Wine Wednesday with Teneral Cellars

NEWS, TAMARA. THEY DO. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, MIKE? WHAT GOES NICE WITH HOT WEATHER? A NICE, COOL, REFRESHING GLASS OF WINE, OF COURSE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO TALK WITH JILL FROM TENDRIL CELLARS AND THEY’VE GOT THIS NEW AWESOME BUSINESS VENTURE TAKING OFF IN AMADOR COUNTY. JILL, I’D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO WINE WEDNESDAY. WHAT WAS IT? BE JUST. YES. OH, MY GOODNESS. AND TALK TO US ABOUT YOU’VE JOINED US BEFORE WITH THE WINE AND YOU LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, YOU SAID YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A BRICK AND MORTAR AND YOU FOUND THAT BABY. OH, I DID. AND WE’RE SO I COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED. SO WE JUST PURCHASED WILDA ROOTER VINEYARD AND ESTATE, WHICH ALSO HAS A FIVE STAR BOUTIQUE HOTEL ON IT. BUT THE WILDA DAUGHTERS WERE RETIRING. THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF CURATING AND BUILDING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. AND I NEEDED A THEY’RE THERE FOR TEN SELLERS, A PLACE TO GATHER, A PLACE TO PURPOSE, RIGHT. AND THIS IS IT. I MEAN, IT’S IT’S ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. AND THEIR WINES ARE AWARD WINNING, WHICH WE’RE GOING TO TASTE THIS MORNING. AND YEAH, PERFECT, PERFECT LOCATION FOR TEN YEAR OLD SELLERS. SO HOW DOES THIS WORK? I KNOW I WAS IN THE TASTING ROOM RECENTLY, SO YOU POUR BOTH TEN ROLL AND WILDA WATER. YEAH. SO WE WE ALSO BOUGHT THE BUSINESS, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WILDA ROOTER WINE LEFT AND THE ENTIRE TEAM CAME CAME OVER INCLUDING THE WINEMAKER. SO WE’RE GOING TO WE’RE GOING TO SLOWLY TRANSITION. WE’RE BRINGING IN SOME OF THE GENERAL SELLER’S WINES. NOW, BUT YOU CAN STILL COME AND ENJOY THE AWARD WINNING WORLD OF WATER WINES LIKE THIS SAUVIGNON BLANC THAT WE ARE TASTING THIS WON A DOUBLE GOLD BEST OF CLASS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION, WHICH IS THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE US. SO YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOME BEAUTIFUL LEMON ZEST ON THAT. YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOME SOME APPLE, A LITTLE HINT OF GRAPEFRUIT, BUT IT’S NOT OVER OVERLY GRAPEFRUIT. THIS IS ACTUALLY CALLED THE MARGARITA OF THE FOOTHILLS. THE MERCURY FOOTHILLS. I LIKE THAT. WHAT WOULD YOU PAIR FOOD WISE WITH THIS? BECAUSE I TASTE THIS AND I’M LIKE, YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT GOES WITH A LIGHT DISH OF THE SUMMER AND THE HEAT. I DON’T KNOW. I’M THINKING, HOW ABOUT A PORCH OR A POOL? A PORCH OR A POOL. IT’S THE PERFECT PORCH. OR POOL POUNDER. RIGHT? I WILL BEAT YOU ON THAT ONE AS WELL. NOW, JOE, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE GRAND RESERVE IN BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL MASTER PIECE IN AMADOR COUNTY. THEIR OFFICE, SHENANDOAH ROAD. YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING FOLKS, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD BOOK IT FOR A CORPORATE RETREAT, A GIRLS NIGHT OUT OR ROMANTIC GETAWAY, RIDING ANY ANYTHING. AND SO IT’S A IT’S A SIX BEDROOM, FIVE STAR BOUTIQUE HOTEL. EVERY ROOM IS AN EN SUITE OR A SUITE. AND IT’S GOT, YOU KNOW, A LIVING ROOM. IT’S GOT A FIREPLACE. IT HAS ITS PRIVATE PATIO WHERE YOU CAN’T SEE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE TRANSPORTED TO TUSCANY. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT TEO TORRES SAID WHEN HE STAYED THERE COUPLE YEARS AGO. BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT THINGS WITH THE WINERY. TALK TO US ABOUT ANY EVENTS YOU HAVE UP AND COMING. WELL, WE’RE STARTING TO DO A LOT MORE EVENTS, SO WE JUST HIT A PRIDE IN THE VINES EVENT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE AN INCLUSIVE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE THAT DRINKS WINE. BUT WE’RE GOING TO WE’RE PUTTING AN ENTIRE EVENT CALENDAR IN PLACE WITH LIVE MUSIC, WITH COMEDY. GREAT. WE WANT TO DO WOMEN WINE AND WELLNESS RETREATS. AT THE END. WE WANT TO START DOING CONCERT. SO FOLLOW US AT EL DORADO VINEYARD OR TENDRIL CELLARS, AND THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE EVENT CALENDAR. OKAY. AND JILL, BRIEFLY, YOU KNOW, WINE SEASON PICKINGS GONNA BE COMING UP SOON HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. HOW HAS IT BEEN SO FAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE GOT OUT OF A DROUGHT? YOU KNOW, IT’S BEEN A GREAT SEASON SO FAR. HARVEST IS WILL BE HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. WE HAVE THE GRAPE BARBERA FESTIVAL COMING UP IN AMADOR COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. AND THEN OCTOBER FIFTH THROUGH THE SEVENTH IS THE BIG CRUSH. SO WE’LL BE CERTAINLY HAVING A HUGE EVENT AT OUR WINERY AT WILL DORADO VINEYARDS WITH FOOD PAIRINGS AND WINE PAIRINGS AND SO CHECK IT OUT, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IN OUR COUNTY. I’M GOING TO LET YOU POUR ME ANOTHER GLASS OF WINE HERE WHILE I BRIEFLY GO. I KNOW A SHAME THAT WE ARE DUMPING, BUT WE DO WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME THINGS. SO A QUICK TEN CELLARS, CHARDONNAY FROM EL DORADO COUNTY. SO YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOME MEYER LEMON ON THAT. YOU’RE GOING TO GET SOME GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLE. OKAY. A HINT HINT OF OAK ON THIS IS NOT OVERLY OAKY. IT’S NOT WINE WEDNESDAY, UNLESS YOU SIT THERE AND YOU CHEERS JUST LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TEN WILD ROGERS CELLARS AS WELL AS STAYING AT MAYBE THAT BEAUTIFUL TUSCANY RETREAT THERE, THE GRAND RESERVE IN. YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, CACHE CREEK AND GET MORE INFORMATION. FOR NOW, HAPPY WINE WEDNESDAY, JILL. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THE PATIO. BEAUTIFUL MORNING. BE DOING THIS. MIKE. I KNOW YOU’RE JEALOUS, BUT MAYBE I’LL STASH ONE OF THESE FOR YOU. CHEERS. YOU’VE GOT THE BEST GIG. WHY DON’T YOU JUST TAKE THE REST OF THE 8:00 HOUR OFF?