Upcoming Events
Februrary 4th-7th
Taste Napa Valley, Florida
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February 10th
Loyola Marymount University
27th Annual Wine Classic
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October Wine Pairing Recipe
Pistachio crusted, Pancetta wrapped-Rack of Lamb Download Now!Pair With: 2004 Frazier Memento. |
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| Opening Memento Wines |
We are very pleased with the 2004 Memento. In terms of strucutre, balance, and complexity we could not have asked for more. If planning to enjoy this wine around the holidays we recommend decanting for a mininum of 3-4 hours prior to enjoyment. Additionally, we recommend that you cellar these wines for at least 6 months prior to opening. Remember, these wines are meant to be aged over the next 15+ years. We believe the results will be well worth the wait!
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Special Holiday Offers...There's Still Time!
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Last day for Ground Shipments to West Coast 12/18/07
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Last day for 2-Day shipments 12/19/07
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Last day for Overnight shipments 12/20/07
Wooden Gift Boxes
Wooden gift boxes make great gifts for the holidays! Three bottles are presented in a stained wooden box branded with the Frazier Logo. Box lid props open to reveal your bottles and a second logo branded inside the box making this a beautiful item for cellar display!
Frazier Cabernet 'Rarities' Vertical $245
1 bottle each: 1999 Frazier Cabernet, 2000 Frazier Cabernet, 2001 Frazier Cabernet
Frazier 'Current Gems'
$200 (Wine Club $165)
1 bottle each: 2004 Frazier Merlot, 2004 Frazier Cabernet, 2004 Petit Verdot |
Notable 'Now and Then' Merlots
$180 (Wine Club $165)
1 bottle each: 2002 Frazier Merlot, 2003 Frazier erlot, 2004 Frazier Merlot
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Season's Greetings
New 8 acre vineyard location
Every year we reflect back on how lucky we are to be doing what we love in one of the most dynamic places on earth. Around this time there is also a great deal of planning as to how the New Year will take shape. We are starting to get requests for winemakers dinners, dinners with Bill, and many other fun things. We are also planning the large events, such as the various open house events and the annual wine club party. While we are planning events for the year, we are also planning the development of the new vineyard and working on a few other projects for all to enjoy whenever they visit the winery.
A sneak peek at the very early stages of one of these projects is the new cave front vineyard. Vineyard Manager Jon Frazier absolutely loves when folks visit and we have the opportunity to point out the vineyard and his handy work. But Jon thinks that the experience of a winery is not complete unless one has had the opportunity to stand in a vineyard, touch the vines and see how they evolve through the growing season. Our belief is that once this vineyard is operational we will have the ability to provide some educational insight on the viticultural aspect of winemaking. We look forward to providing all with a healthy understanding of how we make the wines which come from the estate from vine through barrel-aging to finished product.
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Food We Do
We are often asked by folks visiting us for recommendations we could make in the areas of food and wine. We are all very much into food, whether it be a Tuesday night Thai meal in Bill's kitchen, a four star experience, or a great slice of pizza for those post red wine drinking days. While the Valley has many amazing restaurants we believe the following represent some of the best this Valley has to offer.
While we are rather partial to the southern and mid parts of the Valley we do have a few spots we like to visit "Up Valley" as a local might say. Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena is always worth the trip. The restaurant is always bustling and has great food, a fun menu, and great decor. It is easy to see why it is a spot you will find many locals.
Another one of our favorites is further south in Yountville, Bistro Jeanty. "Bistro" as we refer to the restaurant is where you are most likely to find Bill on a Friday night and is one of our favorite haunts in the Valley. For those of you who have not been there before, it is the epitome of a quaint French Country Bistro. Like all the restaurants in the Napa Valley it has great food, in fact everything is a surefire winner, but it also has phenomenal service and a vibe you just don't get anywhere else in the Valley.
Travelling a little further south to our end of the Valley in the town of Napa there is quite a bit of fantastic food to relish in after a long day of visiting wineries. While Cole's Chop House can not be beat for steaks to pair with a hearty Cabernet Sauvignon, there are few other restaurants worth visiting. The first spot to check out is Zuzu. Zuzu is the only Spanish Tapas restaurant in all of the Napa Valley, and also features an unmatched by the glass list with some phenomenal Spanish wines. We have all had those days when we feel like doing nothing other than tearing into a great pizza, for that day we recommend Pizza Azzurro also in downtown Napa. This place is not merely a "pizza joint" downtown, it is a pizza afficionados dream; wood fired oven, cracker thin crust, fresh toppings (especially when the Farmer's Market is in full swing) and great small production wines available by the glass.
These restaurants are some of our most frequented and places we have had great experiences on multiple occasions. There are countless restaurants that we could recommend throughout the Valley, but we think that the aforementioned will help fill a craving for eveything from a French Bistro to a pizza pie. |
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New & Improved
Those of you who have visited the Frazier website recently may have noticed that we have a new and improved home on the internet. John Gavin of West Egg Web worked closely with Kim Frazier to renovate the site. John's task was to make the site more user friendly by improving the navigational abilities and creating more pages for content thereby eliminating the need for all that pesky scrolling. We believe the result is a cleaner site that will take you where you want to go quicker making your visit to Frazierwinery.com more enjoyable overall.
Kim assisted with content and stepped in to insert the photos and PDF's on the website. One the trade page you will find tasting notes dating back to our very first vintage and including every wine we have produced. The photo gallery is a fun addition to the site which allows you to view a slideshow of photos at the winery. We will continue to get new pictures to drop into the show for your viewing pleasure.
Lastly, the online store has been beefed up as well. It is now much easier to order your favorite Frazier wines and merchandise online from our secure store. As a wine club member, you will automatically see discounts calculated for you while ordering. While the site is seemingly complete we do have one last addition to come. We are still building a password protected section of the site for wine club members only. Here you will find recipes, special offerings for club members, information on past and upcoming club shipments and much more! We expect to have this portion of the site completed by spring of 2008, just in time for your first club shipment of the New Year. If you have any suugestions or comments on the site we welcome them! Email kim@frazierwinery.com to share your thoughts. Surf's up! |
Holiday Tasting Party
From time to time even those of us who are all consumed with wine and work in the business need to clear some space in our cellars. To remedy this situation and to make room for new wines in the cellar we have found that throwing a once per season tasting party is a treat for all, you might too.
Typically, our parties have about 6 to 8 people each of whom bring a bottle of wine in an unmarked brown paper bag (more about that later). We generally bring out six wines; three dry white wines and three dry reds as well. Oh, did we mention you must have enough stemware for each person at the party to taste 6 different wines. Speaking of wine, typically a good mix for the reds would consist of a bottle each of the Frazier Cabernet and Merlot, and maybe a nice Russian River Pinot Noir. While with whites we would stick to Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros Chardonnay, and a dry Riesling from the Russian River. These 6 always seem to make for a good time.
We like to make tasting cards where everyone can note individual likes and dislikes on areas ranging from appearance/ color, bouquet, as well as mouth feel, finish, and any other comments not covered by the note card. These cards are not to make anyone feel inferior but rather serve to teach all more about wine, everyone takes their own card home at night!
The fun part of the night is when everyone tastes the wines blind, makes yet a few more notes and then leaves with a bottle of brown bagged wine to discover yet another unkown wine. | |
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