[rcvd Apr-1998] Wind River Cellars Spring 1998 Volume 1 Issue 1 WIND RIVER CELLARS RELEASES NEW PRODUCTS: Cheers! Here's to the release of the first two wines produced under the Wind River Cellars label. Now available at the winery: 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley, Washington $20.00 Opaque, dark ruby red. Moderately full-bodied. Mildly tannic. Chocolate and ripe cherries. Drinking nicely now, will age if patient. 1995 Chardonnay Columbia Valley, Washington $20.00 Brilliant deep golden color. Moderately oaked. Ripe citrus, toasted oak & vanilla flavors. Refreshing without being tart. Both these wines have limited availability. Order now to taste history! DATE SET FOR GRAND OPENING: Mark your calendars! Saturday May 9th, 1998 is the date for the official grand opening of Wind River Cellars. We invite you join us at the winery for wine tasting, hordoevours [sic] and entertainment by the local musicians, "The Cascade Trio". Wind River Cellars will have wines available for tasting and purchase as well as special discounts on remaining "Charles Hooper Family Wines", available in limited quantities. The event will take place from 2-6pm, Saturday afternoon, May 9th! We hope to see you there! Limited "Hooper Wines" still remain, order yours before they're all gone! 1995 Dry Gewutztraminer, 1995 Chardonnay, 1996 Merlot, 1996 Lemberger, 1996 White Riesling, 1996 Gewurztraminer, Huckleberry-Apple BAD SEED HARD CIDER AVAILABLE IN APRIL Though the image and price will be much different from the flagship "Wind River Cellars" product line, the winery is excited for the release of its first hard cider. "Bad Seed Cider" will be released mid April and owner Kris Goodwillie is anticipating a very positive response from wine consumers of all levels. "There are several hard ciders out there now but the style we've created is much more similar to an easy drinking riesling", says Goodwillie. "With a slightly lower alcohol content than most wines, we feel that Bad Seed will open a whole new category for us. This will be a fun product to produce, sell and consume and the packaging will definitely be fun. QUARTERLY WINE CLUB Membership has it's advantages! Join Wind River Cellars "Quarterly Wine Club" and receive two bottles of a selected wine along with a recipe especially chosen to compliment the wine selection 4 times a year! What you can expect... As a member you'll receive two bottles each quarter of a selected wine from our reserve library, a new release or a pre-release wine, and a recipe chosen to compliment the selected wine. Included will be a profile of the selected wine, how the wine was produced, where specifically the grapes came from and winemaker notes. We wlecome "wine reviews" from you, our consumer and recipe ideas as well. Each quarter we will include with your quarterly selection a newsletter and information on upcoming special events. What you get - Detailed descriptions of the wine you receive each quarter - Preferred customer status. Notifications of new releases - Wine recipes to compliment your wine selection - Advance notice of new wines being released - Gift packaging services - will provide personalized gifts FIRST ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIAL...AUGUST 1ST, 1998 August 1, 1998 will be the first annual "Music Festival", wine and music at Wind River Cellars. "This event is our one day out of the year where we throw the best party we can" says entertainment coordinator Scott Woodbury, "With the mountain in the background and the fantastic summer weather, we have an ideal place for outdoor music." Woodbury expects seeral hundred people to attend the event and looks forward to watching the eent grow oer the next several years. Though the headlining band is still to be determined, the winery does promise a big name regional act. One thing is for sure though, The Beatles, Elvis and Spice Girls have been removed from consideration. Mark your calendars, Saturday, August 1st, 1998, 1-6pm at Wind River Cellars, in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Tickets $5.00. BARREL SELECT MEMBERSHIP Own your own barrel at Wind River Cellars. Here's how it works: Only 15 barrels will be sold for the 1998 harest. The cost is $400.00. How Barrel Select Membership works: You purchase from Wind Rier Cellars an oak barrel, which will be numbered and will have your name plate on it. The $400.00 that you pay for the barrel goes on a credit account for you in our tasting room. As a member you receive your choice of wines produced by Wind River Cellars up to your $400.00 credit at a savings of 20%, offered only to "Barrel Select Members". Extras: In addition to receiving wines at a wholesale price, you will be invited to attend our annual "Barrel Tasting" dinner at the winery. All members will be at the dinner and will have the opportunity to taste from their barrel, as well as barrels belonging to other members! It's guaranteed to be a great event! Additional Perks: "Barrel Select Members" will be notified in advance of any new releases and have the opportunity to purchase wines before they are offerered to the general public, restaurants and bottle shops. One more thing: At the end of your barrels winemaking life, (approx 6 years) the barrel is yours to keep! Outrageous disconts Barrel tasting dinner Advance notice of new releases We still have a few barrels left! UPCOMING EVENTS... 1998 Check out Wind River Cellars at the following events this summer: July 11th "Gorge Grape Escape" in association with the Gorge Games, Bingen, WA 6-9pm at the Bingen Marina July 18/19 "Trout Lake Arts Festival" Trout Lake, Washington, Saturday 12-7pm, Sunday 12-5pm. July 25th "Seattle Enological Society" North Seattle Community College, 6-10pm August 1st "Wind River Cellars" Annual Music Festival, 1-6pm, at the winery at Husum, WA August 22nd "Auction of Northwest wines" Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Wind River Cellars P.O. Box 215 Husum, WA 98623 509-493-2324