Thousand Oaks Winery Winery March 2011 Newsletter

March 2011 Newsletter

Greetings!

We hope you will enjoy this newsletter. It includes info on when we open for the 2011 season, directions to avoid bridge construction, our Night in Tuscany event, winery upgrades, entertainment, and new wines. As always, we'd like to thank you for your continued support of our family owned and operated winery. We hope you will find this newsletter both informative and entertaining.

Enjoy!

Opening for Season on Sat, April 2, 2011

Thousand Oaks WInery will begin its 4th season on April 2, 2011. We have made a number of improvements to improve your customer experience. We've completed construction of another deck level, enclosed our pavillion for additional all weather seating, added a grilling area for special events, completed a water abatement project, and added a wine tasting bar. We hope you enjoy the improvements and look forward to seeing you again.

'Night in Tuscany' Event, 30 April (7pm)

Our 'Evening in Tuscany' event with Chef Silverio Pagano was such a success, that we decided to schedule another event this year. For this event Chef Pagano will be preparing the following:

Hors d'Oeuvres: White bean Dip with Crostini, Genoa Pesto, Goat Cheese, and Roasted Red Pepper Colis with Crackers.

Appetizer: Spinach, Ricotta, Sun-Dried Tomato, Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli with Oven Roasted Marinara Sauce

Salad: Baby Greens, Red Onion, Red Pepper, with Blackberry Balsamic Vinaigrette with Oven Roasted Sugared Walnuts.

Entree: Marinated Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Primavera serviced with Oven Roasted Vegetables and Roasted Garlic Parmesan Polenta

Dessert: Oranges Valentino

Includes Thousand Oaks Wine with appetizer, entree, and dessert.

Cost: $50 per person or $90 a couple.

We are limiting this event to 35 people and the vent must be paid for in advance.

Contact (573) 866-2522 to reserve your seat.

Buon Appetito !!

Family Business Available Soon

Family Business

Our 2009 Family Business wine will be available soon. This full bodied dry Corot Noir wine was aged in oaks barrels and is one of our best dry wines. The label is a tribute to the railroading roots of our family, which includes my great grandfather, grandfather, father, and uncle.

Winery Improvements

We have been busy since we closed last season. We completed work on our all-season room which now has porcelan tile floors and a second wine tasting bar to help during busy periods. Your can step out of the all-season room onto a new level of deck which attaches to a grilling area we will use for special events. Our food preparation area moved downstairs to make it easier on the staff and we constructed additional pantry and storage areas. We've eliminated the gift shop to make the wine tasking area roomier and built additional tables and chairs. We built a berm and buried drainage pipes to carry rain water away from the winery. Finally, we have broken ground on a detached wine making building to increase seating and allow us to incorporate a commercial kitched in the future.

We hope these, and other, improvements will make your next visit to Thousand Oaks Winery even better.

Wine Coolers

coolers

We plan to add a number of wine coolers that we've created to our menu beginning in May 2011. We hope these refreshing drinks will cool you as temperatures climb over the summer.

Bridge Construction

The one lane bridge on Highway 51, just south of the winery, is closed for construction until April 15, 2011. The best way to reach us until constrction is completed, is to take a right on highway A just before the bridge, then a left on YY, a left onto Mount Carmel Rd (by Mount Carmel Church), and then a right onto Highway 51. All roads except Mount Carmel Road are asphalt. If coming from Jackson,, you have the option of following the marked detour (all asphalt roads) to 51 South. Then take a right onto highway 51. If coming from Marble Hill, your route to Thousand Oaks Winery is unchanged.

New Label Awaiting TTB Approval

Stubborn

We will be releasing a new wine "Stubborn" once the label is approved by the TTB and the labels are printed. This off dry white wine has pleasant apricot notes. The name and label was inspired by my wife calling me stubborn and my reaction to that statement. We hope will enjoy this new wine once we complete the label approval process.

2011 Entertainment

Here's events we have confirmed already for this season

April

30th - A Night in Tuscany (7-10pm) Prepayed reservations are required.

May

1st - Music by Mark Gordon (2-5pm)

8th - Music by Grisham Spur (2-5pm)

15th - Music by Last 2 Weeks (2-5pm)

22nd - Music by Casey Bennefield (2-5pm)

June

5th - Music by Bruce Zimmerman (2-5pm)

12th - Music by Grisham Spur (2-5pm)

19th - Music by Big Idea (2-5pm)

26th - Music by Mark Gordon (2-5pm)

July

3rd - Music by Andre Viloch (1-5pm)

10th - Music by Last 2 Weeks (2-5pm)

17th - Music by Grisham Sput (2-5pm)

24th - Music by Big Idea

31st - Music by Vintage (2-5pm)

August

7th - Music by Bruce Zimmerman (2-5pm)

14th - Music by Mark Gordon (2-5pm)

21st - Music by Barefoot Trolley (2-5pm)
28th - Music by Grisham Spur (2-5pm)

September

4th - Music by Lindsay Bowerman (2-5pm)

11th - Music by Bruce Zimmerman (2-5pm)

18th - Music by Barefoot Trolley (2-5pm)

25th - Music by Randy Houston (2-5pm)

October

2nd - Music by Vintage (2-5pm)

9th - Music by Lindsay Bowerman (2-5pm)

16th - Music by Grisham Spur (2-5pm)

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You can easily keep up with Thousand Oaks Winery news via our social media sites.

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to read our newsletter. Please contact us with any questions at your earliest convenience. We can be reached at (573) 866-2522.

Sincerely,

Bob and Teresa
Thousand Oaks Winery

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