New Freestone Wine Club Debuts with 2007 Vintage

By Stephen Pavy, Director of Hospitality

I have important news for Phelps Preferred members about our Freestone and Fogdog Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Many of you have enjoyed these Sonoma Coast wines which, because the Freestone winery was under construction, were produced here at Joseph Phelps in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Beginning in 2007, with the winery completed in time for harvest, we were able to produce and bottle all of our Sonoma Coast fruit on the Freestone estate. Therefore, starting with the 2007 vintages, these wines are available only through Freestone Vineyards in Sonoma County and will not be available at our winery in St. Helena. And perhaps most important of all, we will have three single vineyard wines from the 2007 vintage that are available only to members of the Freestone Private Collection.

To support customer access to these limited production wines at the best possible pricing, we created the “Freestone Private Collection”, a new wine club modeled after “Phelps Preferred”.

By joining Freestone Private Collection, you will receive the following:

• Access to Single Vineyard Estate Wines – three new wines, in extremely limited production of less than 50 cases each, are available with the 2007 vintage.
  They include:
  • Freestone Chardonnay, Pastorale Vineyard
  • Freestone Pinot Noir, Pastorale Vineyard
  • Freestone Pinot Noir, Quarter Moon Vineyard
• 20% off on all wine purchases (except single vineyard wines).
• 20% discount on merchandise.
• Complimentary wine tasting at the Freestone Vineyards Guest Center for up to four persons per visit.
• Three different membership levels from which to choose.
• Special Event invitations at the Freestone Vineyards Guest Center.

Under the direction of Duane Harris, the same great customer service team which has taken care of your Phelps Preferred needs will also be handling all Freestone transactions.

Look for details about the club in upcoming e-mails and letters from us. Or, if you would like to sign up now, please call Customer Service at 1-800-707-5789.