Love is in the Air at LLWC! 🍷💖

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If you haven’t been into the winery in the past few weeks, now is the time. We kicked off our 20th year with 2 new releases – 2021 Malbec & 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – both are receiving great praise in the tasting room. And Wine Club Members, don’t forget that this is the last weekend to receive the exclusive Wine Club release flight (2oz each of the new ’21 Cab Sauv, ‘21 Malbec and the Wine Club exclusive ‘21 Touriga Nacional Reserve). 

This time of year there’s a slowdown in winemaking duties at the winery. Mark just racked the 2024 vintage to age in barrels until next year. Racking is the process of removing the wine off the sediment/lees in the bottom of one barrel and moving it to a clean barrel. We do this to clarify the wine instead of filtering. Typically this is done with a pump, but we use gravity at LLWC to move wine between barrels. It is gentler on the wine which creates a smoother mouthfeel and allows us to use the absolute minimum in sulfites. The sediment is what creates the purple mess in the parking lot from time to time. (Don’t pour it down the drain in the winery! That’s an expensive mistake you only make once).
 
This is also the time of year that we’re moving all the barrels and cased goods around to make room for our bottling season, which starts in March. It’s also a great time to ask for a tour of the production facility. We do everything in house from crush, to press, to bottling, to tasting. 
 
Closing Early at 4:00 p.m. on Valentine’s Day
We’re closing the tasting room at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14th for our private Valentine’s Day event. Wine Club Members, we still have a few spaces open at 4:15 or 6:00. Respond to this email secure your space!
 
International Syrah Day February 16th
We love an excuse to celebrate and any wine holiday! This Sunday join us in the tasting room for a glass of our 2021 Syrah Reserve for International Syrah Day. This Syrah just won Double Gold at the 2025 American Fine Wine Competition in Miami, Florida! If you can’t make it in on Sunday, make sure to stock up ahead of time.
 
Inlander Restaurant Week – February 27th – March 8th
We’re excited to be the featured wine for Restaurant Week at two of our favorite CDA restaurants! Honey Eatery & Social Club is featuring glass pours of our Tahija. Chardonnay & Stylus Wine & Vinyl Bar is featuring our Tahija. Sangiovese. Make your reservations for these great places and tell them we sent you!
 
Low Inventory Alert!
We’re running low on our 2020 Sangiovese – approximately 10 cases; 2021 Touriga Nacional (Wine Club exclusive) – approximately 10 cases; and 2021 Somm’s Select Reserve – approximately 17 cases. All Gold Medal award winning, all fantastic! If any of these are your favorites, stop in and grab them before they’re gone.
 
We Recycle Bags
We’re always looking for ways to cut our waste ,and we are constantly being asked if we recycle our bags. YES we do! If you have a stack of either paper bags or the cloth tote bags from LLWC please bring them back and we’re happy to reuse them. We also reuse wine shipping boxes from any winery.
 
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.

Cheers!
Mark & Sarah