Comments for Winterhawk Winery Journal http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal Suisun Valley Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Wine label redesign at Winterhawk! by martha http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=87&cpage=1#comment-1634 martha Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:14:27 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=87#comment-1634 Hi Billie, thanks for your input. We decided to change our brand image after many comments form distributors, marketing professionals, designers, and wine retailers. They all said that we needed to have a branded image consistent with all of our offerings. Having a different bird image with every bottle was not helping us to achieve that. They all said that we needed a clearer, bolder font for the Winterhawk name on the bottle in order to make it easier to read. Yes, I agree we had a beautiful label, but sales have increased with our new releases and I have no doubt that the new brand image is part of the reason why. Hi Billie,
thanks for your input. We decided to change our brand image after many comments form distributors, marketing professionals, designers, and wine retailers. They all said that we needed to have a branded image consistent with all of our offerings. Having a different bird image with every bottle was not helping us to achieve that. They all said that we needed a clearer, bolder font for the Winterhawk name on the bottle in order to make it easier to read. Yes, I agree we had a beautiful label, but sales have increased with our new releases and I have no doubt that the new brand image is part of the reason why.

]]> Comment on Wine label redesign at Winterhawk! by Billie Ogan http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=87&cpage=1#comment-1633 Billie Ogan Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:17:36 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=87#comment-1633 Don't change your label!!!! You have the most original, attractrive, eye catching label around, why would you change it? Not only is the label enticing, but then when you taste the wine and it's even better...you can't go wrong! Why would you change it? The new design is okay, but the old one is far better! Don't mess with a good thing!!! If anything maybe just make the lettering of the words "Winterhawk" more bold.... Just my opinion---love your wine, and your label!!! Billie Ogan Don’t change your label!!!! You have the most original, attractrive, eye catching label around, why would you change it? Not only is the label enticing, but then when you taste the wine and it’s even better…you can’t go wrong! Why would you change it? The new design is okay, but the old one is far better! Don’t mess with a good thing!!! If anything maybe just make the lettering of the words “Winterhawk” more bold….

Just my opinion—love your wine, and your label!!!

Billie Ogan

]]> Comment on Debut Posting from Martha by martha http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-1631 martha Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:43:46 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21#comment-1631 Hi Jan, Sorry this reply to your post is so late. Better late than never! Brix is a measure of sugar density. 27 is very high brix and will result in a fermentation of around and above 15% alcohol. Glad you loved our 2007 Pinot noir and our 2007 Petite Sirah, they are quickly becoming trademarks for our winery and the Suisun Valley. You should try our very limited production 2007 Meritage. It's our super high premium with new packaging. Very handsome bottle and even more beautiful wine. A perfect holiday gift for the wine lover looking to have the best from Suisun Valley. Can't wait to hear what you think of it! Martha Hi Jan,
Sorry this reply to your post is so late. Better late than never!
Brix is a measure of sugar density. 27 is very high brix and will result in a fermentation of around and above 15% alcohol.
Glad you loved our 2007 Pinot noir and our 2007 Petite Sirah, they are quickly becoming trademarks for our winery and the Suisun Valley. You should try our very limited production 2007 Meritage. It’s our super high premium with new packaging. Very handsome bottle and even more beautiful wine. A perfect holiday gift for the wine lover looking to have the best from Suisun Valley. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it!
Martha

]]> Comment on Debut Posting from Martha by Jan DeMaria http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-265 Jan DeMaria Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:22:43 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21#comment-265 I find this blog very very interesting because I am increasingly fascinated with wine, both as it tastes and how it is created. I too graduated from UC Davis, but at the time I had little interest in wines, so I didn't take any viticulture and enology classes. Not sure I can pass them anyway, since chemistry and biochem have always plagued me. What is 27 brix--is that a heat reference? I absolutely LOVE your pinot noir and petite syrah and I'm so curious about how you get that exquisite flavor, while so many other wines miss out. Your wines have such definite distinctive flavors, they are just incomparable. The only other wine I've found that I like as well is from Doug's winery, Sunset 2004 Barbarosa. Just outstanding. I'll be up one of these weekends to ask questions and learn what I can about my favorite wines. P.S. I too love birds! So WinterHawk just had to be my wine. Jan I find this blog very very interesting because I am increasingly fascinated with wine, both as it tastes and how it is created. I too graduated from UC Davis, but at the time I had little interest in wines, so I didn’t take any viticulture and enology classes. Not sure I can pass them anyway, since chemistry and biochem have always plagued me. What is 27 brix–is that a heat reference? I absolutely LOVE your pinot noir and petite syrah and I’m so curious about how you get that exquisite flavor, while so many other wines miss out. Your wines have such definite distinctive flavors, they are just incomparable. The only other wine I’ve found that I like as well is from Doug’s winery, Sunset 2004 Barbarosa. Just outstanding. I’ll be up one of these weekends to ask questions and learn what I can about my favorite wines. P.S. I too love birds! So WinterHawk just had to be my wine.
Jan

]]> Comment on Debut Posting from Martha by martha http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-261 martha Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:42:27 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21#comment-261 Hi Hank, I got your vm while I was on vacation, today's my first day back. I tried to get Jed's Tempranillo for the '08 harvest but he had none available. I am getting it again this year not only because he has some available, but because I am very happy with the '07 bottling, which I will release commercially for my own label in September. I put most of it into a Syrah blend, but produced 25 cases of it as a single vineyard designate. It's that good. His Temp is absolutely beautiful. They looked like ball bearings when they came in, the clusters were flawless and BIG! The acids and ph were good too. I took mine in at close to 27 brix in September, date escapes me. It produces higher alcohol that is apparent. Does not hide alcohol well like Syrah and Zin can. There is more structure in this Tempranillo than many others I've tasted from Spain. Fruit aromas and color is very good, but for me the mid palate needed an elegant barrel and extra time. I wanted to create something serious and complex. As a young red, this fruit will be fabulous. You're giving me ideas... (j/k) Best of luck, Martha Early drinking red, you say? A rose? Hi Hank,
I got your vm while I was on vacation, today’s my first day back.
I tried to get Jed’s Tempranillo for the ‘08 harvest but he had none available. I am getting it again this year not only because he has some available, but because I am very happy with the ‘07 bottling, which I will release commercially for my own label in September. I put most of it into a Syrah blend, but produced 25 cases of it as a single vineyard designate. It’s that good.
His Temp is absolutely beautiful. They looked like ball bearings when they came in, the clusters were flawless and BIG! The acids and ph were good too. I took mine in at close to 27 brix in September, date escapes me. It produces higher alcohol that is apparent. Does not hide alcohol well like Syrah and Zin can. There is more structure in this Tempranillo than many others I’ve tasted from Spain. Fruit aromas and color is very good, but for me the mid palate needed an elegant barrel and extra time. I wanted to create something serious and complex. As a young red, this fruit will be fabulous. You’re giving me ideas… (j/k)
Best of luck,
Martha
Early drinking red, you say? A rose?

]]> Comment on Debut Posting from Martha by Henry&Mary Flynn http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-250 Henry&Mary Flynn Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:19:32 +0000 http://winterhawkwinery.com/journal/?p=21#comment-250 Martha, We're a group of home-winemakers in San Francisco who are considering purchasing Tempranillo grapes from Jed at Cave City Vyds. Would you mind replying to this question?: Do you feel that we could craft an early-drinking Tempranillo from Jed's Tempranillo grapes? PS: We found ourselves at Winterhawk Winery on Father's Day weekend last month and really enjoyed the Blues Band, Pizza, the Winterhawk wines and Don Johnson's hospitality. It was a memorable event! Martha,

We’re a group of home-winemakers in San Francisco who are considering purchasing Tempranillo grapes from Jed at Cave City Vyds. Would you mind replying to this question?:

Do you feel that we could craft an early-drinking Tempranillo from Jed’s Tempranillo grapes?

PS: We found ourselves at Winterhawk Winery on Father’s Day weekend last month and really enjoyed the Blues Band, Pizza, the Winterhawk wines and Don Johnson’s hospitality. It was a memorable event!

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