On February 15th, we breathed a sigh of relief as the UPS driver closed his truck door, gave a wave, and headed out with the first load of 2011 Cabernet Tasting Packages. They arrived at Annual Tasting Program patrons’ homes throughout that week.

Watch Steve, Ricardo and others in action as they build, personalize and load the Tasting Packages into that first UPS truck.

This shipment kicks off the release of our 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon. It is young and fruit-forward with bright aromas of strawberries, cherries and cassis. Supple and round on the palate, it has notes of mint, dark chocolate, cigar box and toasty vanilla. Already we have started to hear rave reviews from patrons who have tried their 2011. And ordered more!

Our thanks to all of you in the Program. We sure appreciate it! And to make our thanks for tangible, we hope you find the surprise from the Wine Library in your Tasting Package.