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May 2007 Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge Newsletter
May Day! May Day! May Day!
Greetings!
No this is not a distress call. Ever since we announced that Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge is for sale, folks always want to know 'What are you going to do?' I have grand ideas about sailing the seven seas and writing; but, when Diana caught sight of this old New Yorker cartoon, she couldn't stop laughing. Only time will tell; but I thought you'd get a good chuckle too.

Actually I'm crying May Day! because despite the low winter rainfall, these intermitent spring showers are fueling quite a display of wildflowers. So this is a call to action to come visit us right now during early May to catch the Gold Fields, Tidy Tips, Owl's Clover, Shooting Stars, Lupines, Rose and Crimson clovers, etc. etc. A famous botanist once crawled on his hands and knees here looking beyond the obvious into the canopy of native grasses and showy wildflowers and exclaimed there's dozens more species of wildflowers inconspicuously awaiting one's closer eye for every one the driver-by sees. May Day! May Day! The show has started and with another rain or two may last for weeks.

Our 24th Annual Fair Play Wine Festival
  A retrospective reinactment
With almost twenty Fair Play wineries participating, this years festival will rival the great times of the first two decades of Fair Play Festivals past. This year the Festival is only one weekend, the first weekend of June and for only $35.
Buy the Box Club selections for May
  Important everyday drinking news - 40% OFF
Each month I select three wines to offer to all our customers at 40% OFF when you Buy the case (Box). May's selections are three brand new releases: 2006 Chardonnay, 2006 Eire Ban and 2003 Merlot.

These wines will be available at 40% OFF Buy the Box (case of 12) throughout May until May 31st. If you don't want a case of each you can mix and match cases for 30% OFF.

Great wines for Great Times at great values. That's marketing talk for an unbelievable cheap price. Don't hesitate. You CAN afford to drink excellent quality healthy organically grown wines everyday from Fitzpatrick's. You're welcome!

Wine and Dine with Tempest
  Saturday June 9th
Tickets are available for dinner and a concert with our favorite Celtic rock band Tempest. $35 gets one of 100 seats at a wood-fired oven dinner followed by two sets of music with a dessert intermission. Drinks are a la carte.

Call us at 800-245-9166 or 530-620- 3248 to reserve your tickets now. Operators will not be waiting but Diana and I will answer the phone whenever we hear it ring.

What's happening at the Winery & Lodge in May?
  Pizza Nights, Mothers' Day, Jazz on 18th and great wines
We continue to serve excellent world cheeses at the tasting bar to help put our wines into the context for which they are made - to be enjoyed with foods. And remember whenever you visit us for winetasting, we keep a well-stocked deli case full of cheeses, salami, mustards, crackers, etc. so you can enjoy an impromptu time out with some wine and the best panorama around.

We've started Friday Wood-Fired Oven Pizza Nights and we'll continue every Friday, weather permitting, through mid-October. Call for reservations starting the Monday the week you want to attend. May 18th is our first music at Pizza Night with the Rugiada Jazz Quartet featuring Granite Springs musical winemaker on the Sax. A small cover is charged on musical Pizza Nights.

To make Mom's Day special, take a moment out on Mothers' Day to enjoy our special Mothers' Day Ploughman's Lunch with a complimentary chocolate confection for Mom and Grandma too. Our Ploughman's Lunch is served every Saturday and Sunday all year.

Nicole takes Fitzpatrick wines on the road
  with your help Fitzpatrick wines may be coming to a store or restaurant near you
Nicole Jackson, who I introduced to you in February, has been busy placing Fitzpatrick wines into stores and onto wine bars with her contagious enthusiasm and refreshing top-notch service to retailers. We want to keep our customers up to date where you can find our wines to date.

Even though Nicole is diligent about contacting as many potential retailers as possible, your help can be a great addition to her effort. Let's face it. It's a jungle out there with lots of wines, salespeople and not enough shelves to place them all. So contacts can open doors otherwise closed. You can help by contacting Nicole and your friend who owns that wine shop or restaurant and help open that door. Email Nicole at Nicole.winegirl@starband.net

 

Contact Information

phone: 530-620-3248
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