WinemakersDirect.us would like to congratulate Andrew Will on the selection of their 2005 Champoux Vineyard from Horse Heaven Hills as #25 on The Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list. It is a well-deserved honor.  Chris Camarda has consistently produced remarkable wines, helping to pioneer single vineyard blends.

Again, congratulations and remember Andrew Will’s and other winemakers’ Washington wines are easily found on WinemakersDirect.us.

WinemakersDirect.us would like to congratulate Amavi Cellars on the selection of their 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon as #42 on The Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list. It is a well-deserved honor.  Winemaker Jean-François Pellet and partners have consistently produced remarkable wines.

Again, congratulations and remember Amavi’s and other winemakers’ Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignons are easily found on WinemakersDirect.us.

Today email invitations to join WinemakersDirect.us were sent to wineries in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Today more than 100 wineries in the Commonwealth of Virginia were sent first round invitations to join WinemakersDirect. Two wineries, Willowcroft Farm Vineyards ( www.willowcroftwine.com ) in Leesburg and Winery at La Grange ( www.wineryatlagrange.com ) in Leesburg and Winery at La Grange in Haymarket responded almost immediately by joining WinemakersDirect. 

Special thanks to North Mountain Winery (www.northmountainvineyard.com and its co-owner Krista Jackson-Foster for being the test winery for Virginia.

Jilbert Winery ( www.OhioHoneyWine.com ) and its owner-winemaker Dave Jilbert were the  Ohio test winery for WinemakersDirect. Jilbert makes both honey and grape wines. We appreciate Dave’s help get us started in Ohio.In response to the first round of email invitations Emerine Estates ( www.emerineestates.com ) in Jefferson and Georgetown Vineyards ( www.georgetownvineyards.com ) in Cambridge joined WinemakersDirect.us. Thanks! 

Today WinemakersDirect.us sent its first round of email invitations to wineries in Ohio. More than 70 invitations were sent. Wineries not receiving an email should contact WinemakersDirect.us via email (Eric@WinemakersDirect.us ) or by phone 888 225-9958. Like the phone call, joining is FREE.

09/07/2007

Today winemaker Tim Narby of Nota Bene Cellars accepted an email invitation to join WinemakerDirect (sent yesterday) which made his winery the first new member of WinemakersDirect.us since this blog was started way back the day-before-yesterday.

We called Tim today to thank him for joining the online directory of US wines, wineries and winemakers. He volunteered that the online joining process was “easy to do” and commended us on the design of the system. We thanked him for the compliments and urged him to contact us if he ever had a problem or a suggestion (eric@winemakersdirect.com 888 225-9958).

But enough about WinemakersDirect.us

Nota Bene Cellars is a Seattle sited winery on a mission to produce “Fine Red Wines From Washington State”. Their Web site features an especially well-written page recounting Tim’s winemaking philosophy. It offers insite into one winemakers thought process and makes a good read.