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Spring Newsletter 2010
WINE CLUB RECEPTION
April 30 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Our special guest and good friend, Chef Mauro Golmarvi (owner of Assaggio Ristorante in Seattle) will prepare hearty special hors d’oeuvres for our evening guests. Signed copies of Mauro’s first cookbook will be available for purchase. We will also feature our new releases and selected current releases that we know you will enjoy. This is a private reception for our Wine Club Members. Members are welcome to bring guests for an additional $20/person (refundable if guests join Wine Club that evening).
Please RSVP by April 16th.
For more information, contact Dominie Heiser at dominie@dunhamcellars.com or call the winery at
509-529-4685.
 SPRING RELEASE WEEKEND
May 1 & 2 | 10:00 - 5:00 PM
We welcome you to visit our tulip filled winery and sample our newest releases. We will serve fresh hand-tossed pasta from our enormous Parmesan wheel bowl for you to enjoy while tasting wines and shopping in our gift shop.
Wine tasting is free to our Wine Club Members; $5 at the door for our other guests (refundable with wine purchase)
BALLOON STAMPEDE WEEKEND
MAY 8 & 9 | 11:00 - 4:00 PM
This annual event is a beautiful tradition in the Walla Walla Valley. We will serve our current releases as colorful balloons fill the skies.
Wine tasting is free to our Wine Club Members; $5 at the door for our other guests (refundable with wine purchase)
UPCOMING SPRING RELEASES
2006 Lewis Vineyard Syrah
Estate Bottled – Columbia Valley $75
Steeped in rich chocolate, caramel and vanilla with a velvety textured mid-palate. The elegance of the finish leaves you desiring more of the mixed berry and graham cracker notes…waiting for you in the next sip.
Available May 1, 2010
2008 Lewis Vineyard Riesling
Estate Bottled – Lewis Vineyard $22
Light orange peel, peach, pear and candied apple. Powdered sugar aromas with a touch of coconut. Great minerality; clean and crisp, yet full of body.
 WINEMAKER’S UPDATES
Spring has sprung and the grape buds are nearly ready to begin the 2010 vintage… WOW, we can’t believe those words were just muttered. Having said that, the entire cellar team is more than happy waiting until September to see any grapes arrive on the crush pad (Chuckle Chuckle). The cellar team is hard at work racking the 2009 Cabernets, Merlots, Syrahs, and other varieties, completing the second rack of the year. Across the board, the 2009 vintage displays luscious, soft and vibrant characteristics, showing great promise. We are also diligently preparing the 2009 White wines (Lewis Riesling, Late Harvest Riesling, and Shirley Mays Chardonnay) for a mid-April bottling. Let us tell you, these are standout wines.
By far the most exciting news of spring is that we are planting our new vineyard, Kenny Hill (named after our vineyard manager, Ken Hart). The land has been prepped, the surveying done, and the vineyard is flagged. Our dormant grape plants arrived in perfect time to be placed in the fertile soil. Kenny Hill Vineyard will produce its first crop three vintages from now, and NONE of us can wait!
I have been posting comments and even pictures of our cellar activities on our Twitter page (twitter.com/dunhamcellars). Please check it out for a more intimate and “behind the scenes” look into our cellar.
Daniel Wampfler, Winemaker
 CRUISE Europe WITH THE DUNHAM FAMILY
Sail on a Windstar Signature Collection Host Cruise from Rome to Venice with Mike, Joanne, Eric and Luana Dunham! The Dunham’s will host various tasting events, winemaker dinners, and shore excursions! The seven-day cruise sets sail on July 25, 2010. Book through World Wide Travel and receive the group rate of $1,949 per person. Call or email Johnna at World Wide Travel at 509-525-8040, johnna@wwts.bz for more information.
AWARDS ON AVAILABLE RELEASES
2005 Columbia Valley Syrah
• Wine Advocate— 92
• Wine Spectator— 90
• Beverage Testing Institute— 91 Points | Gold Medal "Exceptional"
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon XII—Columbia Valley
• Wine Enthusiast—93 “Editors Choice”
2006 Lewis Vineyard Merlot
• Wine Enthusiast—91
• Wine Advocate—90
2006 Trutina
• Beverage Testing Institute— 92 | Gold Medal "Exceptional"
SPECIAL INVITATION
We invite you to become a member of our Wine Club. This special invitation to join will guarantee you valuable discounts (15% off bottle purchase and 30% off case purchase), advance notice on limited wines and many other benefits. Learn more about our Wine Club on our website www.dunhamcellars.com/wineclub
DUNHAM GIFT CARDS
The perfect gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or College Graduation! Wine lovers in your life can purchase just what they want from our extensive wine list. We offer our Gift Cards in any denomination. Our convenient Gift Cards are a perfect way to remember everyone on your special list.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Visit our website for upcoming events at www.dunhamcellars.com/upcomingevents
Also find information on hosting your event at Dunham Cellars, www.dunhamcellars.com/events
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!
 Check out our Facebook page for the latest winery news, pictures and information on all of our upcoming events! www.facebook.com/dunhamcellars
 Follow us on twitter! Our winemaker, Dan Wampfler, tweets from the cellar about winemaking and wine tasting! www.twitter.com/dunhamcellars
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