February 12, 2010

I must say I am in a pretty good mood. It has always been my practice to write newsletters with a nice bottle of wine. This time it is the 07 Tempranillo. I feel rested and relaxed after my vacation to Brazil. I know what you are thinking, how nice Brazil, and you would be correct. My wife and daughter stayed down for a few extra weeks with family. So I am also pleased to have them home. My daughter changes so quickly at this age. If I blink I miss so much.
It is the same with our wines. That is why I am happy after visiting our barrel room earlier this afternoon. The wines are blossoming and becoming beautifully complex. If you would like to catch up with our wines there are plenty of exciting events coming up over the next few months.

Upcoming Events

with Castillo de Feliciana Winery

March 4th
Looney's Harvest Foods, in Walla Walla. Looney's puts out a huge spread, compliments of their deli department, paired with some of our finest wines. 3:30-6:30

March 6th
Sip of Snoqualmie, at the new Snoqualmie Casino. Gourmet appetizers paired with Northwest wines. Information/ticket sales at encompassnw.org or snocasino.com

March 18th
Picnic, Our friends Jenny and Anson will be featuring our wines with their amazing array of appetizers made with local seasonal ingredients. Think globally drink and eat locally! Contact info: 6801 Greenwood Ave North - Seattle, Washington - 98103. (206)453.5867 or info@picnicseattle.com

March 28th
Taste Washington, Over 200 Washington wineries with 75 area restaurants team up for the tasting event of the year at Quest Field Event Center. Tickets on sale now through TicketMaster!

April 30th
Castillo De Feliciana Winemaker's Dinner. Yes the winemaker will be making dinner, for those early birds who make it into town on Friday. We will feast on Paella, no one will go hungry!!! More Details coming soon. If you are interested email me at ryan@castillodefeliciana.com

May 1st and 2nd
Spring Release Weekend, Try our new releases paired with cheese and salami from Salumiere Cesario plus our incredible chorizo sausage marinated in our Miercoles red wine.

May 22nd
Hellam's Vineyard, I will be pouring our latest releases at my friend Jeff Hellam's wine shop in La Conner. In the Historic Limedock Building 109 North 1st St. #101 - La Conner, WA 98257, phone 360-466-1758

Hope to see everyone soon!
Cheers,

Ryan Raber, Winemaker
Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery

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January 4, 2010

We'd like to be one of first to welcome you in to the year 2010. We hope your holidays were as wonderful as ours was. We look forward to an exciting and prosperous year! See you soon.

Sam and Deborah Castillo

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December 15, 2009

It's a winter wonderland at Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery. Looks cold doesn't it!

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December 14, 2009

The first weekend in December marks winter barrel tasting. It was a beautiful weekend. A bit cold, I might say, but all in all a good weekend. We had quite a few visitors from all over to enjoy our winery as well as enjoy the wine. Winemaker "Ryan" was barrel tasting the 2008 Tempranillo. We will be bottling this some time during late winter. It is sure nice to meet all the wonderful people who stop by. I didn't realize having a winery would be so much fun!
Now that we are done with winter barrel tasting things will slow down . Guess it is time to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the new year! We hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season.

Sam and Deb Castillo

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November 10, 2009

Saturday November 7, 2009 marked our Grand Opening at Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery. We had over 300 people attend our opening. You should have seen the parking lot! Cars were lined out the gate! Deb and I were "Blown away" by the attendance. Many of our friends from the west side of the mountains came by to join us as well as many people from the Walla Walla area. It was so exciting to see people just come through the door and really really like what they saw. We had a Flamenco Guitarist provide the music for us throughout the day. Antonio was a hit! For those who were hungry an assortment of Spanish Tappas were prepared and served. Everyone thought they were delicioso!

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