The Holidays Have Arrived at LLWC!

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The Holiday Season is here! 

As this newsletter gets delivered to your inbox, we’re busy at work decorating the winery for the festive season. It’s always fun to switch gears from winemaking to holiday-making. Speaking of winemaking, we wrapped up the 2024 vintage on October 29th, with the final press of the season of Kiona Estate "Old Block" Cabernet Sauvignon. This year’s season was really compressed into about 6 weeks of furious activity. Those 90 degree days in late September and early October made the grapes ripen fast! We brought in a little over 50 tons of grapes which will make about 3,000 cases of wine. New to us this year was the addition of Mourvedre, which is grown in the Heart of the Hill vineyard next to our popular Carmenere. Mark was also sponsored by the company Laffort to do a trial with a yeast strain that has never been used before in North America. 
 
Spokane Winery Association Holiday Wine Fest Weekend
November 22nd – 24th
Join us as we kick off the holidays for Holiday Wine Fest. Stop in during our normal hours to start your holiday shopping and stock up on wine for the holidays. We have gifts for every wine lover on your list!

  • The Big 3, wines for every celebration! $70 3-pack 
    ’20 Tahija. Sangiovese - the perfect turkey wine for Thanksgiving
    ’20 Cabernet Sauvingnon -  the heavy hitter sure to pair perfectly with any Christmas meal
    NV Brut Rose’ - bubbles to ring in the New Year
    $70 for the 3 pack
    ($103 value, no wine club discounts) 

  • 3 Packs of past vintage wines for $75, $90, and $105. These are some of the best wines produced from 2006-2013 and are a great excuse to try some older wines

  •  Give the gift of a Wine Club Membership for a year! 
    We’ll wrap up the first allocation for the lucky recipient, and they’ll receive wine in February, May, and August plus all of the perks that come along with the membership. Email Sarah at sarah@libertylakewine.com to purchase a membership for a year.

  •  Still unsure what to give, how about a Gift Card! You choose the amount and the date to be sent to the recipient. - gifting made easy. To purchase a gift card, click here.

Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
We’ll be opened limited hours the weekend of Thanksgiving

  • Thursday, November 28th – winery closed

  • Friday, November 29th – winery open Noon-5

  • Saturday, November 30th – winery open Noon-5

  • Sunday, December 1st – winery closed

Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer: 

  • flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership), 

  • bottle discounts, 

  • wine club exclusive wines (currently Touriga Nacional), 

  • wine club events, and 

  • our most popular Wine Club Thursdays! 

There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Happy Global Champagne Day!!!

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We’re so excited to be celebrating this year with the release of our very own sparkling wines! Our non-vintage Tahija. Brut Rose’ and Tahija. Blanc de Blanc are now available in our tasting room. This is a project we’ve been working on for a little over two years and we couldn’t be more pleased with how it’s turned out. In keeping with our traditional house style, both sparkling wines are dry and not sweet. These wines will be available as part of our wine flights, by the glass, or by the bottle. Come celebrate these new wines this Friday Noon-8, or Saturday & Sunday Noon-5!

LOW Inventory Alert!
When we say we’re running low, we mean it! We have less than 2 cases of ’20 Petit Verdot and less than 4 cases of ’20 Syrah Reserve. The ’20 Malbec is next on the low inventory list with about 13 cases left closely followed by the ’21 Tempranillo with about 21 cases left . If any of these are your favorite make sure you stock up. If you can’t make it in within the next few weeks, respond to this email and we’ll set them aside for you.

Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer:
·      flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership),
·      bottle discounts,
·      wine club exclusive wines (currently Touriga Nacional),
·      wine club events, and
·      our most popular Wine Club Thursdays!
There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Crushing It During Harvest at LLWC!

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As I, Sarah, write this, the forecast is projecting a few more glorious patio days. We hope that you’ll come drink some wine and take advantage of them before they’re gone. We’re also about finished with harvest, with two more days scheduled to bring in the rest of our Cabernet Sauvignon and Touriga Nacional. That means a few more days to sample grapes straight off the vine before they’re made into wine. Make sure you’re following us on social media to see when the grapes will be in the tasting room.

But the fun doesn’t stop there! Once the grapes are crushed, they ferment for 15-20 days (on average) before the wine is pressed and put into barrels. This is the funnest part of the winemaking process (in my opinion) and the best time to see winemaking in action. A typical press day starts around 10 am and goes until about 3:30 pm. If you’re at the winery on a press day, grab a glass from inside and come outside to try the wine straight from the press. This is your opportunity to try the wine before it’s barrel aged, bottled, and released to you 3-4 years from now! We’ll be pressing from now until the end of the month. Check our social media for exact days.
 
For the next month, we’ll have portions of the parking lot blocked off for winemaking. But don’t worry, there is plenty of parking on the street. We do ask that you respect our neighbors at both Acrafab (to our east) and Swiss Productions (to our west) and not park at their businesses.

$6 Mimosas & Sparkling Glasses this Weekend Only!
Stop in the tasting room this weekend (Fri Noon-8, Sat/Sun Noon-5) for $6 mimosas or a glass of sparkling wine. The weather is going to be perfect for the patio, and this is the perfect way to celebrate!
 
LOW Inventory Alert!
We’re running low on ’20 Syrah (6 cases), ’20 Petit Verdot (4 cases), and ’20 Malbec (20 cases). If any of these are your favorite make sure you stock up. 
 
Barrels for Sale!
Mark has 2 barrels for sale for $80 each (cash). First come, first served.
 
CDA Resort Taste & Toast Yoga Retreat – Featuring LLWC
Sunday, October 20th at the CDA Resort
We’re excited to be the featured winery for the Taste & Toast Culinary Adventure Class. Mark & Sarah will be on-hand to discuss the LLWC wines paired with appetizers. For more information and to book, click here.
 
Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer: 

  • flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership), 

  • bottle discounts, 

  • wine club exclusive wines (Touriga Nacional, currently), 

  • wine club events, and 

  • our most popular Wine Club Thursdays! 

There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Cheers!
Mark & Sarah