Fess Parker and son Eli Parker

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1 Fess Parker and son Eli Parker We have been going through personal items and albums in recent weeks, and we have uncovered some wonderful old photos of Fess and the family. The cover shot from 1961 is a prime example. We look forward to sharing more of them with you. FALL NEWSLETTER 2012

2 FESS files head WINEMAKER Believe it or not, we made it virtually unscathed through the Spring Frosts of We successfully completed a major installation of frost protection on the upper mesa at Rodney s Vineyard which consisted of plumbing 46 acres of overhead sprinklers, pumps and generators. We finished in the nick of time and are now protected into the future. Frost events seem to happen more often in the recent few years with the change of climate. With that behind us we have seen a perfect start of the growing season with ample spring rains, uniform growth and long warm days with plenty of sunshine. Summer appears to be warm and dry, and we will have to wait and see what weather comes in the Fall. Eli Parker As I write this, my wife Laureen and I are heading home from a week s vacation in Hawaii. We ve had a wonderful time sipping Mai Tais and sitting on the beach, but I m ready to get home and enjoy summer California style. We re all about barbecues with family and friends, and maybe a little sailing on the weekend. Ah, there is no place like home! When I was a child, I remember summer seemed to last an eternity. Now, it feels like the time whips by in the blink of an eye. I remember my father telling me when my sister and I would say we were bored during the long summer afternoons as kids, Enjoy these days, because they will go by faster as you get older. This always seemed absurd to me as a child; now I know what he meant. I hope you all have a terrific summer season with your family and friends. Don t waste a minute of it, because it goes by far too quickly! In the winery we are blending and bottling all of our white Rhone blends like the 2011 Rodney s Vineyard Viognier, 2011 Santa Barbara County Viognier and our 2011 Mélange Blanc. These wines Blair Fox all possess fresh, bright, fruity and floral aromatics with refreshing acidity perfect for the warm weather. We are also bottling the 2010 red Rhone wines that have been patiently waiting in barrel for almost two years. Now that the tannins have softened and flavors have fully developed, the wines are ready to be bottled and rest for another few months. We are also starting to prepare the cellar for Harvest. We are cleaning up the harvest equipment and making sure everything is in perfect working order. We rely heavily on all of this equipment during harvest, and do not want to have anything break down. Let s keep our fingers crossed for an excellent 2012 Harvest Season. Cheers! Eli Parker Blair Fox 1 Fall Newsletter 2012 P.O. Box 908 Los Olivos, CA (805) (800) FAX (805)

3 upcoming EVENTS Wine Club Pick-Up Party In the Fess Parker Winery VIP Barrel Room August 18, :00am 3:00pm Come by the Barrel Room anytime between 11:00am & 3:00pm on the 18 th to pick up your Fall shipment and enjoy an assortment of cheese and chocolates along with a sneak peak of the new releases in your shipment! There is no cost to members for the Pick-Up Party, we only ask that you RSVP to Elaina if you plan on attending. Please note: This is a Wine Club Member Only Event RSVP: Elaina elaina@fessparker.com Movie Night at Fess Parker Winery On the lawn at the Fess Parker Winery August 18, :00pm 10:00pm Ticket Price $ 10 Join us for a fun, family-friendly evening on the lawn at the winery where we will be showing Smoky, starring Fess Parker as a cowboy who develops an unbreakable bond with a wild stallion he captures and patiently trains, but they are separated by circumstances beyond their control, eventually reuniting after numerous adventures. Wine, non-alcoholic beverages, hot dogs & tri-tip sandwiches will be available for sale. Complimentary candy and popcorn provided. Don t forget to bring a blanket or low lawn chairs to sit on! Movie starts as soon as it is dark enough for optimal viewing. RSVP: Elaina elaina@fessparker.com Call The Fess Parker Wine Country Inn for special packages for the Movie Night weekend Wine Club rates for that weekend range from $ 415 $ 565 From the Kitchen of Marcella Parker Chicken in Sour Cream and Wine 4 Chicken Breasts, boned and skinned 6 Tablespoons Butter ¾ Cup White Wine 1 Small Onion, finely chopped 1 Cup Dairy Sour Cream Salt and White Pepper Brown chicken lightly in 4 Tablespoons of the butter, turn occasionally. Sprinkle ½ cup of the wine, cover, simmer 25 minutes until tender. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a saucepan. Brown onions, soft but not dark. Add remaining ¼ cup of wine. Slowly stir in sour cream. Add salt and white pepper. Heat only long enough to warm the cream, pour over chicken. Pairs well with the 2011 Ashley s Chardonnay! Celebration of Harvest Oct 13, :00pm 4:00pm Santa Barbara Counties annual celebration of the year s bounty, where vintners take a break from the vineyards and cellars to share with you harvest tales and wines. The highlight of the weekend is the Festival itself, where 100+ member wineries gather to present their wines, often poured by the winemakers themselves. The Festival also presents some of the best local food from restaurants, catering companies and gourmet food creators. Join us at the Fess Parker table to try some great wines! Tickets are $ and can be purchased online at or calling Venue Rancho Sisquoc Winery Contact Information@SBCountywines.com OctoberFess Keep checking the Winery Events Page for updates about OctoberFess Details coming soon! For updates on all events and activities, please check out our website at F a l l N e w s l e t t e r

4 the Innside scoop Orange County R e s t a u r a n t s Fess Parker s Wine Country Inn ~ The Parker Suite We ve Done Some Work Around the Inn Summer and fall are wonderful times to visit the charming town of Los Olivos. It s also a great time to get family and friends together. Wine Club Members receive exclusive room rates at the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa. Our concierge can plan the perfect getaway from just a weekend visit to a week-long stay. The area is rich in activities beyond just wine tasting. We can plan fishing excursions, horseback riding, bicycle tours and more. Call our reservationist or visit us at to book your stay. We are fresh off an extensive renovation and are looking forward to showing you the best of Los Olivos and the Santa Ynez Valley. For reservations call Grand Avenue Los Olivos, CA We d like to recommend any of the below restaurants in the Orange County area. Stop by and enjoy a glass of Fess Parker with your meal! The Cannery Newport Beach... (949) Summit House Fullerton... (714) Oceanfront Newport Beach... (949) Yves Bistro Anaheim Hills... (714) Mozambique Laguna Beach... (949) Mastro s Steakhouse Newport Beach... (949) Ralph Brennan s Jazz Kitchen (Downtown Disney) Anaheim... (714) Catal Restaurant (Downtown Disney) Anaheim... (714) Fall Newsletter 2012

5 available NOW Prices subject to change. All of the wines listed below are available through our website at or for you traditionalists out there, through our tasting room at Shipping is available to the following states only: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NV, NY, NM, ND, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY Retail Bottle/Case WINE CLUB Bottle/Case 2011 CHARDONNAY Santa Barbara County... $19 / $ $15.20 / $ CHARDONNAY Ashley s... $35 / $ $28.00 / $ CHARDONNAY Bien Nacido Vineyard... $35 / $ $28.00 / $ RIESLING Santa Barbara County... $14 / $ $11.20 / $ DRY RIESLING Rodney s Vineyard... $24 / $ $19.20 / $ VIOGNIER Santa Barbara County... $25 / $ $20.00 / $ VIOGNIER Rodney s Vineyard... $35 / $ $28.00 / $ MÈLANGE BLANC Santa Barbara County... $24 / $ $19.20 / $ PARKER FAMILY RESERVE WHITE Rodney s Vineyard... $28 / $ $22.40 / $ PINOT NOIR Santa Barbara County... $29 / $ $23.20 / $ PINOT NOIR American Tradition Reserve... $35 / $ $28.00 / $ PINOT NOIR Bien Nacido Vineyard... $55 / $ $44.00 / $ PINOT NOIR Ashley s... $50 / $ $40.00 / $ PINOT NOIR Clone $55 / $ $44.00 / $ PINOT NOIR Pommard Clone... $55 / $ $44.00 / $ SYRAH Santa Barbara County... $28 / $ $22.40 / $ SYRAH Rodney s Vineyard... $49 / $ $39.20 / $ THE BIG EASY... $35 / $ $28.00 / $ FRONTIER RED Lot 122 (Flag label)... $14 / $ $11.20 / $ TRADITIONS Port style wine (500mL)... $20 / $ $16.00 / $ F a l l N e w s l e t t e r

6 Fall 2012 Wine Club CHARTER CLUB 1 Red + 1 White 2011 Ashley s Chardonnay $ Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir $ 30 Retail Price: $65 Club Price: $48.75 WHITE WINE CLUB 2 Whites 2011 Ashley s Chardonnay $ Rodney s Vineyard Viognier $35 Retail Price: $70 Club Price: $52.50 REDS ONLY CLUB 2 Reds 2010 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir $ Clone 115 Pinot Noir $ 55 Retail Price: $85 Club Price: $63.75 QUAD CLUB 2 Reds + 2 Whites 2011 Ashley s Chardonnay $ Rodney s Vineyard Viognier $ Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir $ Clone 115 Pinot Noir $ 55 Retail Price: $155 Club Price: $ Prices are subject to change and do not include shipping or taxes required by each state. If you are not receiving s regarding shipping dates, tracking information, or special offers please wineclub@fessparker.com and let us know. 5 Fall Newsletter 2012 in this SHIPMENT 2011 Ashley s Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills Vineyard Source: 95% Rancho las Hermanas (formerly Ashley s Vineyard) in the Sta. Rita Hills, 5% Hayes Ranch Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills Tons per Acre: 2.5 Composition: 100% Chardonnay Harvest Dates: 10/17/11 10/21/11 Harvest Brix: 28.9 Barrel Aging: 8 months in 43% new French oak, 17% 1-year old, 40% 2-year or older Alcohol: 14.3% alcohol by volume p.h.: 3.25 T.A.: 0.903g/100ml Malic Acid: 164mg/100ml Production: 2000 cases Aromas: White peach Apple Pear Honey 2011 Rodney s Vineyard Viognier Santa Ynez Valley Vineyard Source: 100% Rodney s Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley Clone Selection: R Composition: 100% Viognier Harvest Date: 10/19/11 Harvest Brix: 25.6 Tons per Acre 2.0 Barrel Aging: 100% barrel fermented, aged 8 months in 1-year and older French oak barrels Alcohol: 14.9% alcohol by volume p.h.: 3.58 T.A.: g/100ml Production: 200 cases Aromas: Ripe peach Pink grapefruit Jasmine Honeysuckle Pear Baking spices Touch of oak Baking spices Flavors: Pear Citrus Lemon cream Green apple Flavors: White apricot Honeydew melon Citrus Hint of oak Pastry crust Baking spices 2010 Clone 115 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills Vineyard Source: 100% from Rancho las Hermanas (formerly Ashley s Vineyard) in the Sta. Rita Hills Blocks: 70% ASH-U, 30% ASH-1A Clone Selection: 115 Composition: 100% Pinot Noir Harvest Date: 10/5/10 Harvest Brix: Tons per Acre Barrel Aging: 16 months in 75% new French oak Cooperage: François Frères, Rémond, Seguin Moreau, Mercurey Alcohol: 14.5% alcohol by volume p.h.: 3.71 T.A.: 0.589g/100ml Production: 246 cases Color: Dark garnet Aromas: Black cherry Sage Earth 2010 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills Vineyard Source: 60% Rio Vista Vineyard from Sta. Rita Hills, 40% from Rancho las Hermanas (formerly Ashley s Vineyard) in the Santa Rita Hills Composition: 100% Pinot Noir Harvest Date: 9/8/10 10/31/10 Harvest Brix: Tons per Acre Barrel Aging: 10 months in 40% new French oak Alcohol: 14.6% alcohol by volume p.h.: 3.78 T.A.: 0.599g/100ml Production: 8,123 cases Color: Garnet Forest floor Garrigue Lavender Nutmeg Aromas: Black cherry Forest floor Lavender Raspberry Graham cracker Flavors: Black cherry Red currant Red plum Cranberry Clove Rose petal Flavors: Bing cherry Red currant Cranberry Aged tobacco Dark chocolate Nutmeg Earth Cacao Mineral For further information please call your Wine Club Coordinator, Elaina, directly at her toll free number Receipts for Wine Club shipments are not included in the package due to time constraints. See cost per shipment under each Club Offering at left. The amount will show on your next credit card statement.

7 recent PRESS Fess Parker Winery Sales Team Now Selling Shipyard Craft Beer in California Excerpts taken from the Daily Vista s June 7, 2012 article by Managing Editor, Josh Stone. Please go to to see the article in its entirety. Early this year, Fess Parker Winery forged an innovative partnership with New England-based, family-run brewer Shipyard Brewing Co. to grow their presence in California. We originally began working with Shipyard s distribution company about four years ago in northern New England. Shipyard s Director of Sales & Marketing, Bruce Forsley, states, We ve been in the wine business for about 10 years. We saw that as a way to get more vertically integrated in our pubs. We wanted to control soft drinks, because we also make those, obviously we make the beer, and to have a hand in the wine business. We ve always felt that the craft beer consumer is more often also a wine consumer, and going back the other way, wine consumers are more often than not craft beer consumers. We re basically looking to sell to the same demographic. With this partnership we are hoping to make both companies stronger, provide more leverage with wholesalers and open new doors. Forsley states, We have more breweries in America now than we ever have in the history of this country, and we re probably now more aligned channel wise with wineries than ever in the history of beer in America. It makes perfect sense for a wine sales rep when talking to a chef or the buyer of a fine dining establishment to talk about craft beer as well. After conducting research, Tim Snider, President of Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard, agreed with Forsley finding a convergence with fine wine and craft beer drinkers both at the restaurant level, including fine wine boutiques and specialty shops, and consumers. Snider stated, Once we started to study that a little bit, it made a whole lot of sense for our sales people to sell both categories, because oftentimes we re talking about a very similar consumer base and a very similar account base. So next time you are in the mood for a good beer, make sure to keep an eye out for Shipyard brews. Getting My Viggy on with Fess! Excerpts taken from A Glass After Work June 20, 2012 blog post: An honest, straight-forward look as I learn about, taste my way through, and just generally explore the world of wine, while also searching for a great glass that calls for forgetting about work and settling into a relaxing evening. Please check out her blog at A Glass After Work Let s be honest, I m not a huge Viognier fan. I try. I really do, particularly because it s Virginia s signature grape and I try to support the local wineries. But, Viognier just never does it for me. Considering my tumultuous relationship with Viognier, I was torn on whether to participate in this month s Wine Blogging Wednesday: Get Your Viggy On. The whole idea of buying a wine that wouldn t wow me just to participate in WBW seemed like a waste of wine. At the same time, my whole goal with the blog is to taste new wines explore new horizons push myself beyond my wine comfort zone. (drinkwhatyoulike.wordpress.com) So I decided to get my Viggy on and I m so glad I did! The 2009 Fess Parker Viognier is from Santa Barbara, California and is made with 80% Viognier, 13% Marsanne, 5% Grenache Blanc, and 2% Roussanne grapes. The wine was a light lemon yellow. On the nose, there was honeydew, white nectarines, champagne mangoes, and hints of pineapple and vanilla. In the mouth, there were white nectarines, champagne mangoes, and hints of drawn butter, pineapple, vanilla, and wet stones. The wine was well-balanced with a medium body and medium acidity. Is this worth a glass after work? It s worth more than one! What are you waiting for? At $ 24, this wine is a delightful summer white that will be perfect for Friday evenings up on our roof deck (notice I said will be, as I expect the Wine Ladies and I will be drinking this white again in the near future). It is food-friendly maybe some guacamole and chips or some manchego cheese and prosciutto to snack on while on the roof deck but also the perfect sip-and-type wine to accompany me on my afternoon of blogging. My one word of warning is that the wine has 14.5% alcohol, so it definitely packs a wallop without tasting like it. If you re gonna get your Viggy on, this is the wine do it with! Special thanks to Frank Morgan for hosting this month s Wine Blogging Wednesday. Clearly, I wouldn t have picked up this wine without the WBW excuse, and I would definitely have been missing out. Cheers! Price: $ 24 ~ Purchased at Whole Foods Market ~ Overall: 4.5 Corks F a l l N e w s l e t t e r

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