March is almost here and another wine club order is heading your way! We will be processing all orders on Monday, March 4th. All orders that are scheduled to ship will also go out and all pick up orders will be available on Monday the 4th. Remember, you have 75 days to pick up each order (Please pick up before May 15th).

2010 Cabernet Sauvignon $28.00/bottle/$22.40 Wine Club Tasting Notes: The nose is greeted with woody aromas of vanilla and cedar, fol-lowed closely by hints of fruit, such as strawberry jam and prunes. This Cabernet delivers a full body, enhanced by tasty and complex tannins. The mouth feel lingers and reflects the structure of the wine. It is clear this wine has been shaped to age.

Drink now till 2017.

Wine C lub Release Notes . . .

2010 Malbec $28.00/bottle/$22.40 Wine Club Limited Production Tasting Room Exclusive

Tasting Notes: Malbec will astonish you with its explosive aromatics. The nose is a complex blend of black-berry, strawberry, cas-sis, and prune. The first attack of the wine is followed by a pleasant round palate, flavored with eucalyptus, smoke wood and vanilla taste. The Malbec will leave you with a pleasant fruity after taste and a smooth tannin finish.

Here are your Spring selections . . .

90 Points Wine Spectator!

Stop by the tasting room and celebrate the March wine club order with the staff at Del Rio! Enjoy special treatment in our upstairs ball-room, where you can kick back and relax. This year our upstairs ballroom is getting a makeover . Be sure to join us for its big reveal at the Open House. Wine tasting and delightful appetizers will be served. Winery tours will be available both Saturday and Sunday at 1pm and 3pm. Taste our award winning wines and try our new release, 2010 Pinot Noir or sample our 2010 Viognier winner of Best of Class at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Be sure to also take advantage of our super case sales on the Rose Jolee for $100 and the 2010 Syrah for only $200! See you in the tasting room!

Wine C lub Open House P ick Up Party Fun!

Details: Date: Saturday & Sunday March 9th & 10th Time: 11am to 5pm Where: Del Rio Tasting Room Guests are welcome

SOLD OUT! The Rio Club & Reds Only will be receiving the following two reds for this order:

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Wine C lub Gift : Seed Bombs Wine C lub Case Sale!

March 9th & 10th Only To order: Drop in, phone, email

or purchase online.

2010 Syrah $200/Case

Rose Jolee

$100/Case

This spring your wine club order will be accompanied by the gift of two seed bombs: Herbs & DIY salsa. The herb bomb includes parsley, dill and basil and the DIY salsa includes a tomato plant, jalapeño and cilantro. What is a seed bomb you might ask? Made from a mixture of clay, compost, and seeds, seedbombs are a great way to combat the many forgotten grey spaces you encounter everyday: from sidewalk cracks, to vacant lots and parking medians or just toss into your home garden.

How to make a Seed Bomb

*Instructions from The Guerilla Art Kit

Instructions:

Dinner Under the Stars

Save the date for our annual dinner in the vineyard with delicious food from the Jacksonville Inn beautifully paired

with Del Rio wine selections.

Saturday, August 10th 7pm

Tickets - $75.00 Limited Availability

Reserve your spot today! Please

call us at 541.855.2062.

News & Updates

Wine C lub Upgrade! We have added a new opportunity for wine club members. Now you can opt in to receive 12 bottles of wine per shipment and in doing so your wine club membership discount increases to 30% off!

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taste@delriovineyards.com. OR add this email address to your whitelist (contacts/address book): Del_Rio_Vineyards@mail.vresp.com

Smoked Gouda & Bacon Burgers with BBQ Sauce

Ingredients 2 tablespoons vegetable oil One 1-pound onion, halved and thinly sliced Salt 1/4 cup Frank’s RedHot or other hot sauce 1/4 cup beef broth 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened Eight 1/2-inch-thick slices of firm white bread 8 slices of thick-cut bacon 2 pounds ground beef chuck (20 percent fat), formed into 4 patties the same size as the bread slices 3 ounces smoked Gouda, shredded (1 cup) 1/4 cup barbecue sauce

Directions 1. In a large skillet, heat the oil. Add the sliced onion and a pinch of salt, cover and cook, stirring a few times, until the onion is crisp and tender and just turning translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and beef broth and remove from the heat. Season with salt. 2. Heat a large griddle. Spread the butter on 1 side of each bread slice and griddle buttered side down over moderate heat until toasted, about 2 minutes. Transfer the toasts to a plate. Add the bacon to the griddle and cook over moderate heat until crisp, about 4 minutes per side; drain on paper towels. Wipe off the griddle. 3. Season the beef patties with salt and cook on the griddle over moderately high heat until medium-rare, about 2 minutes per side. Top each burger with ¼ cup of smoked Gouda and cook until the cheese melts, 1 minute. 4. Set the burgers on the unbuttered sides of 4 toasts. Top with the bacon, onion and barbecue sauce. Close the burgers and serve, passing more barbecue sauce at the table. —Brian Perrone

March Recipes

Enjoy with Del Rio Mal bec

Hip Hip Hooray for V iognier! For the 3rd year in a row the judges of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition have unanimously chosen the Viognier to be among the very best in the world. The 2011 was just awarded another Double Gold!

Your Opinion Matters! We would love to hear what you think about our events and wine club. Please let us know if you have any sugges-tions or events you would like to see at Del Rio. Feel free to email, call, or stop by with your ideas.

Save the Dates: March Wine Club Open House - Mar 9th & 10th Easter Holiday - Mar 31st - Closed

April Earth Day - Recycle & Save - Apr 20-21st

May Pinotpalooza - Online Sale - May 1st Mother’s Day - Vine Starts -May 12th Roam the Rogue - May 25th

The Upper Rogue Wine Trail will no longer be host-ing 2nd Saturday events. This year will be the begin-ning of new events from case

sales to winemaker dinners! Look for more information coming soon!

Bottling at the Winery

In these first few months of winter, bottling is in full swing here at Del Rio! All of our 2011 premium reds are now in bottle after aging for 15 months of barrel aging. Despite the late harvest, the 2011 reds are al-ready accessible with a lush mouthfeel and round tan-nic structure. These wines are layered and show great length. I am hoping to receive good reviews for this vintage in the future. A great addition to our bottling line up this year is our new 2009 Syrah Port. This delicious wine was aged for three years in neutral oak and the Syrah grapes come from the upper Block 11, one of Del Rio Vineyards warmest sites. Expect to see it release this summer. Our bottling schedule is in tune with the holidays this year and in mid-February, just as many people have pink hearts delivered ,we are bottling the famous pink Rose Jolee, the official wine of Valentine’s Day! So, let’s pop a bottle of Rose Jolee for the occasion and hope that its frizzante can lift up the fog on the valley. Santé! Jean-Michel Jussiaume

Bottling the 2011 Cab!

2013 Summer C oncerts

Mark your calendars for the following Fri-day night concerts coming this summer to Del Rio. Concerts start at 6pm. Admission is $7.50 for the public & $5.00 for wine club members. Enjoy dinner from a local food cart & relax on our tasting room grounds as you groove to the sounds of these great bands:

June 28 - Apropos Musique July 5 – Lovebite July 19 – Blue Valentines August 2 – East Main Band August 16 – Mercy August 30 - The Roadsters September 13 - The Lincoln Project

Del Rio V ineyards 52 N River Road

Gold Hill, OR 97525

Tasting Room Winter Hours Monday– Sunday

11am to 5pm 541-855-2062

Return Service Requested

www.delriovineyards.com 2013 - Wine Club Release Schedule

*The schedule is subject to change

Rio Club 2013

Reds Only 2013

March 2010 Malbec 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

2010 Malbec 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

June 2011 Viognier 2010 Merlot

2010 Merlot 2010 Cabernet Franc

September 2011 Pinot Gris 2010 Claret

2010 Claret 2010 Pinot Noir

December 2012 Muscat 2010 Syrah

2010 Syrah 2011 Merlot

Enjoy a sneak peak at the 2013 wine club release schedule. Don’t forget if you refer a friend as a wine club member, you will receive a gift bottle of wine.