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| Tiny, pre- bloom clusters on this Zinfandel shoot will make our 2004 wine |
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AmicitiA Winery The 2004 growing season is off to a jump-start following an unusually warm March. Little tender budsburst from their warm winter retreat about two weeks before their typical wake up call. An earlier bud-break means growers around the state are nervously counting the days until frost danger is past- typically May 15 inSonoma County. Hillside-grown vineyards are less susceptible to freezing temperatures, as cold air tends to drain into the valleys and spare the upper reaches. Some vineyards use overhead sprinklers or huge fans toprotect from frost. The two vineyards that are controlled by AmicitiA have no such protections in place, so we are praying to sneak by again this year! At the same time that preparations for the 2004 crop are underway, we are getting very excited about the emergence of the first of our 2002 vintage from the aging cellar. In 2002 we made two Zinfandels that wethink are the best we have made to date. The combination of near-perfect growing conditions for Zinfandel (slow ripening without damaging temperature spikes near harvest) and our understanding of the vineyardsgave us two wines to be quite proud of. We will be showing our Zins at a tasting in San Jose on May 2nd and in Healdsburg on May 8th (see details on the left). Beginning this spring, we are inaugurating our Amicitia Wine Club. Make sure to read carefully the details below and on the next page, as membership gives our customers an incredible shot at our new releasewines before the rest of the world sees them. Also, you get 20% off all of our wines and apparel! |
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Zinfandel- Yin and Yang |
AmicitiA Wine Club In order to give our top customers the first opportunity to get their hands on our releases, we are introducing the Amicitia Wine Club. The primary facet of the Club is three shipments of Amicitia new releases throughout the year. Each shipment will consist of two different wines. Customers may choose to receive one of each or two of each wine with each shipment. Along with the bottles will be detailed information on the wineand vineyard so that those who are served the wine can be sufficiently impressed by your knowledge. 20% off all wine and apparel for members  The best
part of this opportunity isthe auxiliary benefit, which entitles members
to receive 20% off all orders of wine and merchandise (we have really
nice aprons and hats!). Please mail or fax the
form to become a member. The first shipment will occur mid-May,
so please get your forms in quickly! Thanks for your support, Chris Russi and Tim Nordvedt Download Wine Club Form (pdf) |
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