03-14 March Newsletter

Barberian Wine Club..
Boeger Winery
March 2014
Not Lost For Lookin' By LEXI BOEGER
A fly-fishing romance ghost-story adventure of the high Sierra!
Old beat-up trucks, dive bars, gold-rush towns and the epic beauty of the high Sierra Nevada is the backdrop to
this tale of two women who fly-fish their way through a summer of heart-break, high-jinks, drug-lords, wild men,
fish and ghosts. A sweet memoir of deep family outdoor tradition threads through this wild and unpredictable
adventure.
[excerpt]
"The first time I saw Alder Creek was in the Safeway parking lot when I was seven. A fisherman walked out of the
grocery store in the dead heat of summer carrying a full bag and the bag ripped and everything spilled out.
Bottles broken and apples rolling under trucks and into oil puddles. The fisherman just shook his head. He shook his
head and breathed way in and closed his eyes and didn’t bend to pick anything up. He just stood there and he was
done. He turned off his head. He sold his car. He quit his job. He left his wife. And he stood there doing those things
and shaking his head and breathing. And as he did these things the water flowing from the broken bottles swelled
and pooled and went around his feet and up over his boots. The
trucks slumped into rocks and the cars into sand and those little
rolling apples began to spin and shine and they popped out of
their orbits and swam away fish. The Red Delicious turned into a
Brookie and the Pippin was a Rainbow and the Pink Lady spun
out into the first Piute trout I’d ever seen. And there around this
fisherman swelled Alder Creek and it was beautiful and it loved
him. He stood there on the shore and took off all his clothes and
put them in his ripped grocery bag and set it on the sand and
then he waded into the stream. He walked all the way in up to
his chest and it was cold and he smiled and took a deep breath
and went face in and swam downstream and away. I saw him
round the bend. Then he was gone. And as soon as he was gone
the water went down the cracks in the asphalt and drained away.
The trucks came back and the cars and the sand disappeared and
the parking lot was damp but Alder and the fisherman were
gone. I saw the broken glass of the bottles and the bag and
the apples sitting still except for that one Pink Lady. She was still
spinning and I snatched her up quick. She pulsed in my hand
and quivered and I folded her in my skirts and I took her. She
was the first trout I ever caught."
Where to buy online: Not Lost For Lookin' is available for
download in all digital formats at www.smashwords.com and
the Amazon kindle and Apple stores . For hard-copies online:
www.lulu.com or find signed copies in the Boeger Winery
Tasting Room for $20.
Boeger Winery 1709 Carson Road Placerville, California 95667 530/622-8094 or 800/655-2634 www.boegerwinery.com
Splendor in our Garden May 4th
This spring we are offering you an exclusive
opportunity to learn the secrets of our soil. Spend a
Sunday morning with the talented Garden Designer
& Artist, Mo Daly at this premiere gardening seminar.
Sunset Sippin’May 30th - Sept. 12th
Open Late Friday Nights!
Kick back and relax with friends every Friday night and
enjoy music, wine by-the-glass (or bottle), wood-fired
oven pizza from Heyday Cafe and a delicious array of
snacks for sale in the tasting room.
Lobster Dinner June
28th
Join us for a truly barbaric outdoor feast! Sit family
style amongst friends in our beautiful grounds at
banquet tables heaped with fresh hot lobster, all the
fixin’s and plenty of Boeger wine!
Dog Days of Summer
A Wine & Weenie Weekend
August 2nd
Spend a relaxing day at the winery with man’s best
friend at this first annual event. Wine and Weenie
pairing with Ruffhaus Hot Dog Co., doggie fun and
much more!
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Contact Tara to reserve your space
For complete event details visit
www.boegerwinery.com
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1.5Lt. Barbera ‘MAGNUM’.....................(=2 bottles) $50 / $40 club
3Lt. Barbera ‘DOUBLE MAGNUM’ ......(=4 bottles) $115 / $ 92 club
5Lt. Barbera ‘JEROBOAM’...................(=6 bottles) $190 / $152 club
Upcoming Events
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2011 Barbera
Aromas: Clove, cherry, butter, vanilla,
popcorn, pepper
Palate: Lush and round with a full
mid palate and lingering finish
Aging Potential: Until 2019
Blend: 97% Barbera, 3% Cabernet
Sauvignon
Cooperage & Aging: 24 months in
neutral and second fill oak barrels
Wine Chemistry:
Alcohol 15%
R.S. 0.013%
Harvest Dates: Sept. 28 - Nov. 5, 2011
Bottling Date: February 24-25, 2014
Vineyards: Estate & Stonehouse
Production: 5,350 cases
$14.40/club & $18/retail
Featured Wines
2013 Pinot Gris
Aromas: Honey, apricot, peach, pear,
green apple
Palate: Delicate, light palate, crisp
and lingering.
Aging Potential: Until 2016
Blend: 95% Pinot Gris, 5% Pinot Blanc
Cooperage: 100% stainless steel
Wine Chemistry:
Alcohol 13.5%
R.S. 0.3%
Harvest Dates: September , 2013
Bottling Date: February 18, 2014
Vineyards: Pinot Grande & Delfino
Production: 830cases
$12/club & $15/retail
2012 Estate Zinfandel
Aromas: Blackberry, oak, vanilla,
plum, cassis, black pepper
Palate: Soft and supple throughout,
medium-bodied, sturdy tannins.
Aging Potential: Until 2018
Blend: 82% Zinfandel, 13%
Petite Sirah, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
1% Barbera
Cooperage & Aging: 14 months in
American and French oak barrels
Wine Chemistry:
Alcohol 15%
R.S. 0.16%
Harvest Dates: Sept. 30- Nov. 8, 2012
Bottling Date: March 6, 2014
Vineyards: Estate
Production: 500 cases
$15.20/club & $19/retail