Each month Team Troon will select & feature a wine that is ready for your cellar. Featured wines will be available for tasting & purchase in our tasting room, while futures will be available for a great price! In many cases due to small productions many of our wines will not be available for tasting after this time period, so be sure to check back often or sign up for our e-newsletter!

May Futures

2005 Reserve ''Blossom Fire'' Cabernet Sauvignon

90% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Cabernet Franc
5% Merlot
100% Applegate Valley

Roasted nut, black licorice, and vanilla bean accent aromas of blackberry and cassis. Tannins are moderately firm, pleasantly wrapped up in a long, plush finish. Deep, red/black color. Drinkable now with hearty stews or thick steaks, should age beautifully.

Futures Pricing
$29.00 per bottle
$348.00 per case
One case maximum

Release Pricing
$39.00 per bottle
$421.20 per case

The fruit was predominately sourced from the old vines of the Layne Vineyard. 2005 was well suited toward bringing out the classic spice and pepper qualities of Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the warmth of Southern Oregon. In tribute to our every day heros here in the Applegate, a portion of all proceeds will benefit fire district #9

Release Date: June 1st, 2008

Each month Troon Vineyard will be featuring a wine on futures

and these wines will be offered at a significant discount during the month

- so be sure to check our website often!

May's Featured Wine

2007 Viognier

100% Viognier

Focused fruit aromas including honey and ripe yellow peach. Light, delicate, midpalate. Long finish of classic Viognier varietal character. Refreshing, not cloying. A perfect accompaniment to sauteed shrimp over pasta.

Futures Pricing
$17.60 per bottle
$211.20 per case
One case maximum

Release Pricing
$22.00 per bottle
$264.00 per case

Another pure example of the extraordinary fruit from our appellation, this bottling of 100% Viognier, all from our Steelhead Run Vineyard was spoiled from the first minute.
The grapes were very gently whole cluster pressed before the juice was settled and inoculated. Fermentation was done in tank to preserve the crispness and finesse as well as to maximize fruit characteristics. Lies were stirred frequently to add body a special yeast was used to release additional aromatics. The result is a bright, fresh and fruit forward viognier with the elegance of the Applegate Valley combined with the spice and warmth of Southern Oregon.

Release Date: May 1st, 2008

Wine Club Pricing
Silver & Gold Members Pay $19.80 per bottle
Diamond & Platinum Members Pay $18.70 per bottle
Inner Circle Members Pay $17.60 per bottle

Wine club members can save even more by buying a case!

Call the tasting room or hop on our website 24 hours a day to reserve your quantity! Just mention the website or your wine club status to get the appropriate discounts!

Vintner's Focus

State of the Winery - Part III

In the March newsletter, I spoke of our commitment at Troon Vineyard to be stewards of our community. In this issue I'd like to share some of our recent efforts.

At the beginning of January, we took on the task of becoming compliant under all the new regulation that came from the Supreme Court ruling a couple of years ago. Compliance with the new requirements has been an undertaking of epic proportions. The information, though promised to be readily available was cryptically difficult to understand and the number of exceptions to every rule numerous.

Through months of hard work, we have finally worked through many of the State offices and now are able to apply the appropriate taxes to the appropriate items in the right states.  In speaking with some of our colleagues, we understand that this process is not feasible to accomplish for some and these wineries are choosing the ''don't worry about it until they come to you'' method of dealing with the situation. We sympathize with these small organizations, but believe this is not a sustainable option. 

We have chosen to move forward in a leadership role, not to say we agree with the new regulations, but we feel we must abide by them.

In an effort to respond to these changes and support not only our legislators but also our clients, I have asked Team Troon to implement an accessible way of receiving our wines for our out of area champions. Effective April  1st, we will honor for all orders submitted on the website an extremely affordable fixed rate for shipping outlined below:

$6 charge for 2-5 bottle of wine

(2 bottle minimum - packaging & applicable taxes apply)

$10 charge for 6-11 bottles

(packaging & applicable taxes apply)

Free Shipping on full case purchases or more

(taxes may apply)

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to mix and match discount offers but we hope that this will make it easier for you to access the numerous new wines released at Troon Vineyard throughout the year.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon,

Chris Martin - Vintner

For more pearls of wisdom from Chris Martin visit his blog:

http://troonvineyardvintner.blogspot.com/

Check out the events calendar!

For all those who have been asking, we have added a calendar to the web site with posts of all our upcoming events. We hope that this will entice you to come out and play more often. So come join us for... "Good times, Fine wines"!