So far the summer here in Knights Valley is absolutely perfect! Although off to a slow start, it is now a classic Sonoma County, picture perfect, ‘I should retire here’ summer. The mornings are touched with gentle fog which burns off in it’s fine form to warm, sometimes hot afternoons and evenings. This is why they call us Sonoma County. The grapes are loving it! If this keeps up (knock on grape wood) it could become one of our best vintages yet!

And, now that Summer has arrived in all her glory (I think it’s a her), it’s time for all things play and chill. It’s up to you to provide the ‘play’ but not to worry, we will provide the ‘chill’ tool by way of an icy cold bottle or twelve of Award Winning Ehret Sauvignon Blanc at a sizzling summer sale price. So be sure to pop over to ‘Our Wines’ and and take advantage of this online sultry summer savings.

Beyond that we here at Ehret Family Winery wish all of you a safe and playful, Sauv Blanc filled summer.

Cheers,

The Ehret Family Winery Team

How it got here so fast is truly an enigma wrapped in a conundrum. Here in Knights Valley the grapes are thriving but slowly due to the amazingly cool weather and abundance of rain. It is early yet to know what type of growing year we will have but so far, so good. We will keep you posted.

Synonymous with Summer is of course Events! And Events for us is Synonymous with “Yay, a chance to meet you in person”! Here are two upcoming events for you to come see us:

CigarBQ 2010:

This event will be held in the beautiful Saralee Vineyard. The date is June 19th, 2010 so be sure to put it on your calendars. Wine, Food and for all of you Humidorians Cigars!!

Malibu Calabasas Food and Wine Festival:

This event is sold out but if you already have tickets please stop by and see us. This event is also on June 19th, 2010 and promises to be an amazing day of Celebrity Chefs, Wineries, Breweries, et al!

We will have more to announce shortly and in the meantime be sure to check our events calendar under news and events for the other upcoming tastings that we will be participating in .

Beyond that, we wish you a wonderful Summer filled with great food and wine (and maybe a beer or two thrown in for good measure)!

And to all of you, our deepest thanks for your continued support of our young Ehret Family Winery!

Cheers,

The Ehret Family Team

Spring, 2010 sprung a few surprises on us this year in the form of a late frost in Knights Valley. In order to protect the vines two predominant methods are used: Water and Wind. Our neighbors are using wind machines and in this segment we are using sprinklers to wet the vines so that they will freeze. Frost temps are much colder than freezing…Crazy huh?

We are very excited here at Ehret Family Winery about all of our ‘near future’ plans for 2010. The vineyards may be resting but we are not! We are locking down our twenty-ten tasting schedules among other things and will have them posted soon but as a heads up in the meantime, mark your calendars for the Family Winemakers of California’s big upcoming tasting event in Pasadena Tuesday, March 16th. But that’s not all, in addition to this big annual event, FWM has now added a San Diego Tasting! This will be on Sunday, March 14th, very exciting and yes, we will be there!

Please feel welcome to sign our guest book so that as the year unfolds you won’t miss out on all the exciting news and special offers ahead.

All of us here at the winery hope that all of you had a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to spending more adventures with you in the year ahead. And as always, thank you so much for your continued support of Ehret Family Winery!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Ehret Family,

Pierre, Susan, Alex, Christian and (yes, you guessed it) Bella

Appealing for its refreshing spicy lime peel, tangerine, melon and green apple notes. Light-bodied and juicy with good intensity through the finish. Drink now. 500 cases made.–MW

Help us celebrate our great write-up in the Wine Spectator by enjoying free shipping on any 6 bottle purchase or more of Ehret Family Winery’s 2008 Sauvignon Blanc anywhere in California and other states where shipping is allowed.

Email susie@ehretwinery.com for more info or to place an order.

“Knights Valley, an inland Sonoma County region, is not well known, but is home to some impressive Cabernets.  This one, a first release, shows enormous promise.  It’s made in the modern style, slightly soft but richly textured, with ripe currant, cherry, chocolate and new oak flavors that are grounded with an earthy note of olives and herbs.  This is a winery to keep an eye on.” – SH Wine Enthusiast August 2008

Stay tuned for more news from us …

All the buds have been breaking out of all varieties given the warm weather we currently have in Northern California.

The nights have been rather cool, and during several early mornings the freshly flowered butts had to be frost protected. There is always great danger here that the butts will be damaged in those severe weather conditions, but until now Vyborny Vinyard Mgmt has done an excellent job in frost protecting everything. The bright side of the frost is that it continues to kill all bugs, which will be eventually good for the vines. Rainfall is needed so and would do the vineyards good.

But as of now everything is growing and popping up beautifully.

We are looking forward to an excellent harvest with great grape quality, the most important ingredient for the Ehret Family Winery.