Right on the heels of our Wine Advocate accolades, now Wine Spectator has awarded its own 90 points to the 2006 Roads End, qualifying it as "Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style." Writing in the Dec. 15, 2008 issue, p.149, reviewer Harvey Steiman calls the wine:

"Smooth and refined, with some power in reserve behind the cherry and dark berry flavors, picking up a black olive note as the finish sails along. Drink now through 2014. 600 cases made."

See both reviews here.

Fortunately for our fans, there's still a small supply of the 2006 left, due to the hurricane cancellation (see Message in a Bottle No. 7). So you can taste for yourself the wine that has garnered the acclaim of Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate.

Just wait until they try the '07!

Come pop the cork with us and restock your cellar at our annual Thanksgiving Open House.

It's the wine weekend of the year, and we'll be releasing the new 2007 Roads End and Cape Lookout Oregon Pinot Noirs — the first vintages made right here in our own facility!

• when: Friday & Saturday, Nov. 28-29
                  11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• where: Carlton Cellars Winery
                  130 West Monroe Street, Carlton, Oregon (see map)
• tasting fee: $10 includes 4 winemakers
                  (free for Connoisseurs Club members)

Get the details on our Events page or call 503-852-7888.

One of the things that sets us apart from a lot of wineries is that we truly roll up our sleeves and do everything ourselves. We may get more dirt under our fingernails than other winemakers, but we wouldn't have it any other way. It's how we love to make the wines you love to drink.

We recently flipped through all the snapshots we took this year, and we could hardly believe everything we've accomplished. We've been digging and planting and building at the vineyard. And we've completely overhauled the winery, including the beautiful new cedar siding you see below:

We're especially happy that we made these improvements in time for the Thanksgiving release of the first vintages we've produced ourselves in our very own facility, the 2007 Roads End and Cape Lookout.

We wanted to share our excitement about all the new developments, so we put the best of the year's pictures in our online photo album. Take a look, and let us know what you think.

Join our Connoisseurs Club in time to attend our exclusive Pre-Thanksgiving Preview on Saturday, Nov. 22, before the Thanksgiving release.

A single case purchase of Roads End or Cape Lookout — or a mixed case of the two — is all it takes for a year-long membership that gets you a lot of great perks, including:

• Exclusive Preview Events before Thanksgiving and Memorial Day, and other special events;
• tasting fees waived at all open-house events;
• priority access to new releases;
• exclusive offers, such as the V6-Pack, featuring rare vintages.

If you're not already a Connoisseurs Club member, but you'd like to take advantage of the exclusive Pre-Thanksgiving Preview next Saturday, contact us online or call 503-852-7888 to arrange a case purchase that you can pick up right at the event.