true 9414 0 2010-03-01T22:54:15Z 2177 false 22291 681 false 0 false false Cleavage Creek Winery features breast cancer survivors on every label and donates 10% of all gross sales to research and support programs. 2010-03-01T14:54:14Z 2177 0 true 9295 0 2010-02-05T19:48:58Z 2121 false 22266 668 false 0 false false This is from a painting that I created for the purpose of honoring women. It symbolizes their freedom and strength. 2010-02-05T19:48:58Z 2121 0 true 9240 0 2010-02-03T17:06:52Z 17 false 22261 false 0 false false Since 1945, many well known artists have been invited to create the label for this top Bordeaux maker - this year it's Bernar Venet. From the Bordeaux Wine Experience Newsletter "Venet is known for his steel "lines", which combine the strict geometry of straight lines and curves with random coils. His creations are found in the United States, Germany, Japan and in France. Artists have their artistic freedom while creating the label. But most artist are attracted by themes like the vine, the pleasure of drinking or the Mouton Rothschild ram. Bernar Venet created for Mouton arcs suggesting the swell of a barrel. The arcs look like chalices rooted in the earth. They seem to open like the vines, to the precious gifts from above..." 2010-02-03T18:06:11Z 17 0 true 9136 0 2009-08-22T20:17:25Z 1632 false 19186 false 0 false false Hard Row to Hoe is a double entendre. The labels tells the whole story about a row boat taxi service that took miners from Lucerne across Lake Chelan to a brothel at Point Lovely...hence a Hard Row to Hoe! True story. 2010-01-27T20:06:11Z 1632 0 true 9125 0 2010-01-25T16:06:45Z 2071 false 22253 665 false 0 false false A few months back, good friends Glenn and Gayle Cook and Bob and Cathy Janis were having dinner at the Cook Family Vineyards in the Napa Valley. One of the wines they enjoyed was sealed with the Vino Seal glass stopper. At one point, the dinner conversation turned to the Glass Ceiling encounters the two career women had faced in their working lives. The next day, Bob was reflecting on the pleasant evening and the light bulb went on. He called Glenn and suggested they create a label to honor their wives and make use of the stylish glass closure they had seen on the dinner wine. The result: Glass Ceiling Sauvignon Blanc. 2010-01-25T16:06:45Z 2071 0 true 5933 0 2009-05-13T05:52:55Z 1267 false 919 false 0 false false Misha's Vineyard "The Audition" Pinot Noir 2007 was the first Pinot Noir made by Misha's Vineyard. Just 100 cases were made and everything was an audition! It was an audition of the newly-hired winemaker (Olly Masters of ex Ata Rangi fame), an audition of 2010-01-16T21:31:12Z 17 0 true 8944 0 2010-01-07T04:12:07Z 2021 false 22206 false 0 false false This is our best selling wine. It has won 5 international awards since its release in August of 2008 plus the label won Artistic Achievement Award from Taster's Guild. It has a HUGE bold flavor and is finished quite sweet with no oak. Very unique. Since most of you reading this are probably not from Minnesota, I have included some background information that will hopefully help you understand and enjoy this label more. HOT DISH RED: Here in Minnesota, casseroles are called “Hot Dishes” and are the food that most Minnesotans grew up eating. Each region of Minnesota has its specialty Hot Dish and rare is the family gathering that doesn’t include one or two. We felt producing a wine to specifically pair with our unofficial state food was long overdue. In addition, since most Hot Dish recipes are calibrated for 12 plus servings, we were especially pleased to see how well this wine served with left-overs. 2010-01-07T04:12:07Z 2021 0 true 8286 0 2009-10-27T01:17:24Z 1868 false 20678 594 false 0 false false All along Marlborough’s wild coast, clinging to rocks at low tide, is the seaweed Durvillea. To locals, it is known as Bull Kelp or Rimurapa. This seaweed is the inspiration for our label. This wine label is about business, family, lifestyle and of course excellent wine. It is driven by the women in our family and aims to be accessible. It reflects the sustainable principles that we aim to live by at Astrolabe Farm. 2009-10-27T01:17:24Z 1868 0 true 8062 0 2009-10-03T22:50:08Z 1814 false 20348 false 0 false false 2009-10-03T22:50:08Z 1814 0 true 7827 0 2009-09-15T18:54:55Z 1740 false 20130 561 false 0 false false Softly tannic and creamy, and bone dry, with black and red cherry, red currant, cinnamon, cocoa, bacon, black pepper and violet notes that have a pleasant bite on the finish. This complex wine gets better as it breathes in the glass. It's a blend of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. 2009-09-15T18:54:55Z 1740 0