The leaves are turning, and the mornings are crisp.  Color Sunday was indeed colorful.  It’s clearly time to harvest some grapes!  Yes, it’s ripening season.  It’s been a cool growing season, so the grapes will be coming in behind schedule.  We’re still about 2 weeks behind a “normal” growing season.  With some luck and a nice Indian Summer, we’ll do just fine. 

Enclosed are your Wine Club bottles.  This month’s wines for the Dry Colorado Wine Club are:

2007 Chardonnay, Carlson Vineyards

Mild yet flavorful, fruity style with no apparent oak, this is a perfectly straightforward, easy drinking Chardonnay.  You’ll notice the varietal character, but it won’t bowl you over.  There is also a slight spritz that adds to the fruity character.  This wine would be great with roasted chicken, pork chops or fish. 

Palisade Red, Plum Creek Cellars

The Palisade Red is a decent wine for a decent price.  It’s a good everyday wine.  It is fairly light in body and color, with good flavor and a fair amount of mildly seasoned oak.  The nose is almost redwood.  It’s seems to have been aged for a couple of years at least.  The finish is clean but not terribly long.  The whole experience leaves you generally satisfied that this is a well-made wine. 

As always, enjoy the wines in good health!

Sincerely,

Glenn & Natalie Foster