It’s 2009!

It is always so surreal to realize that the year has come to an end and another year is just beginning. 2009 is going to be a very exciting year for John Tyler. We have several big plans in the working for the next year…

1. Probably the most exciting of the year will be the opening of our Russian River Valley tasting room in the fall of 2009. This project has been in the works for the past 2 years and the Grand Opening promises to be like no other!

2. 2008 saw our first public event here at the vineyards at Grape to Glass as a part of the Russian River Valley Grape Growers. 12 visitors indulged in a gourmet lunch cooked by famed Sassafras chef Jack Mitchell as well as a gondola tour of our vineyards and a flight tasting of all our library wines. 2009 will bring more events with fun themes, great food and of course fantastic wines.

3. The launch of our new, interactive 2.0 website. This winter we will be launching our new, totally redesigned website with new photos, videos and the ability for you to post your thoughts about our wine right on the site.

4. The release of our 2005 vintage. Here at John Tyler we know that producing a great wine takes time and patience. 2005 was one of the larger harvests in recent years. With an additional two years of ageing both the 2005 Pinot Noir and 2005 Zinfandel are ready to go!

5. We are all looking towards the 2009 harvest with anticipation and the apprehension of the unknown. it is still to early to tell what the 2009 growing season will bring but we are planning to harvest our first vintage of Chardonnay this year. Also in the working will hopefully be a late harvest Zinfandel port.

So lots new and exciting things are in store for 2009 with John Tyler. Stay tuned for updates on all these plans for 2009 and more!

Questions? Comments? Let us know!