Lodi Wine & Chocolate this Weekend at Van Ruiten Winery

 

Join us this weekend as Sin City takes over the Van Ruiten Family Winery.

Come walk the Vegas Strip, listen to the jazzy show tunes of “Group Therapy” and dont forget to try your hand at Black Jack. While you are here you’ll be dealt a royal flush with our award winning wines!

No cheesy buffets here, just Stogies cigars with the best showgirls yet! (Where is Janis Lucas?) And of course you wont be able to leave Sin City without our delicious Zins and Sinful Chocolates.

Calling all bets – be sure to stop by because “were all in”! You might even catch a glimpse of Elvis.

Remember… “what happens at Van Ruiten Winery Stays at Van Ruiten Winery”.

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THIS WEDNESDAY, Van Ruiten at Ave on the Mile!

It’s “Winedown Wednesday” from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, February 1st,  “Ave on the Mile” will be Pouring A selection of Reserve Wines from Van Ruiten Family Winery.

Is there a better way to end the day than enjoying Music and great Lodi Wine?

We will be featuring our much talked about, Soon to be Released 2010 Reserve Cabernet.  Along with our newest Cab, we will be pouring our 2009 Reserve Ancient Vine Carignane, and our forever favorite, 2008 Reserve “Double Barrel” Chardonnay!

 

Reserve 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

Remember to join us this Wednesday… I wont be surprised when Stockton’s most upscale Lounge has you relaxing with some World Class Wine TONIGHT and talking about it tomorrow…

When: This Wednesday, February 1st

Place: The Ave on the Mile, 2333 Pacific Ave, Stockton

Time: 6:00-9:00 pm

 

 

Cheers!

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Rosewood Dinner

Join us at Rosewood Bar & Grill for a sumptuous Wine Pairing Dinner on Tuesday, January 17th , featuring Van Ruiten’s award winning Reserve Wines.

Call Rosewood 209-369-0470 for reservations

The Wine Pairing Dinner is $80/person

The menu below shows course by course the exceptional pairings that Rosewood has chosen to showcase the Van Ruiten Reserve Wines!

 

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Lodi Zinfandel on Sale!

Van Ruiten is offering a fantastic selection of Four Premier Lodi Zinfandels!

Van Ruiten “Sideways” Zinfandel is one of our Reserve wines, it is quickly becoming a favorite amongst our Wine Club Members, Family & Friends!

Old Vine Zinfandel
Old Vine Zinfandel

 

Van Ruiten’s Lodi 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel has received a Gold Medal and 91 pts from the Beverage Testing Institute, and just recently was Awarded a Gold Medal for the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition!

Along with these two award winning wines, we are also offering our Winsome 2008 Old Vine Zinfandel and our 2009 Glory Days Zinfandel.  If you haven’t tried these other Lodi Zins Van Ruiten offers you are missing out!

Visit us in our Tasting Room or visit online www.vrwinery.com, to get special pricing on the Zinfandel Vertical.  Non-Members receive 20% off, Wine Club Members receive 40% off.  If you want to take full advantage of this Lodi Zinfandel Sale, and you are a Wine Club Member, order 3 verticals, a total of 12 bottles, and get up to 50% savings!

If you aren’t a Wine Club Member you can become one online or in the Tasting Room to receive these exceptional discounts!

 

Zinfandel Vertical

 

 

 

 

 

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Van Ruiten’s Black Friday Sale-HUGE SAVINGS!!!

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Van Ruiten Family Winery Presents the “Glory Days Wine Sale”

As we celebrate the Harvest, Van Ruiten Family Winery celebrates Glory Days Wine.

What is Glory Days Wine?

Glory Days wine was born of the harvest and is truly the result of Lodi’s nearly perfect growing

At less than 11.99 per Bottle Glory Days is a Great wine Value

conditions and over 1000 acres of vineyards to farm and harvest. The wine was first created from back to back bumper crops that left the winery with so much excess premium fruit and juice, (wine) that the winery created the Glory Days Label as the Winery’s “Value Brand”.

According to Audrey Zunino, the Winery’s Marketing Manager and John Van Ruiten Sr. oldest Granddaughter, “Glory Days was never intended to be sold in the Winery’s tasting room” where it only pours the Family’s Van Ruiten Vineyards Premium label. “We were never trying to compete with our own Premium Label, but we knew we could produce a value label with a higher quality that would compete with other area premium labels”. Glory Days is sold Nationwide in grocery stores and at the Winery’s web site.

Priced at $11.99 a bottle (or less when on sale), Glory days represents the quality of Lodi’s best premium wines in an everyday priced bottle.

The wine is from the same vineyards, crush and tanks as the Family’s premium wine label, but Glory Days Wines also  represent a blend of fruit from several different blocks of vineyards throughout the Lodi area and according to Winemaker Ryan Leeman, is one of the best wine values the region has to offer.

While Glory Days is priced as an everyday wine, it also has that character to stand up with other winery’s premium labels and is known by insiders as a bargain at any price

So begin your own Harvest celebration with a few bottles of
Glory Days Wine and see why this wine is one of the best kept secrets in Lodi.

.Cheers

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OOOPS, We Made a Mistake! (50% OFF Labor Day Case Sale)

OOPS We had some Technical Difficulties

We want to apologize to all of the Van Ruiten Family Winery Customers that were unable to take advantage of our 50% OFF Labor Day Case Sale last weekend!
We have gotten reports that some customers tried to make an online purchase and were blocked by errors at checkout.We know that shopping online should be easy and trouble free and we have gone through great lenghths to try to establish your confidence.
So in an effort regain that confidence we needed to aploogize to you personally by telling you that we had a problem.
So Here is The Good News:
We have fixed the problem and we are EXTENDING the 50% OFF Labor Day Case Sale to EVERYONE through Monday, September 12, 2011.

Save up 50% on Case Purchases of VR Pinot Noir and Double Barrel Chardonnay

You heard right… we are Extending the Sale to
anyone that wants to buy Cases of Van Ruiten Vineyards 2008 Pinot Noir or our 2008 Reserve Double Barrel Chardonnay on line and receive a 50% Discount automatically at Checkout.
So what does 50% OFF mean? How about $137.94 per case? That comes to $11.50 per Bottle for two of Lodi’s premier Wines.
This is not a Mistake, it is our way of saying thank you to all of our loyal customers as we usher in the Harvest Season.
Just Click Here to take advantage of this great Wine Sale.

So, lets try this again and this time if you have any trouble placing your order
please let us know at vrwinesales@vrwinery.com.
Thanks for your Patience, Support and CHEERS!
The Van Ruiten Family Winery

Van Ruiten Family Winery

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Labor Day Case Sale (On-line Savings up to 50%)

 

Save up 50% on Case Purchases of VR Pinot Noir and Double Barrel Chardonnay

The Van Ruiten Family Winery is having a Huge Labor Day  Case Sale on its Van Ruiten Vineyards 2008 Pinot Noir and 2008 Double Barrel Chardonnay (Reserve).

While Labor Day marks the end of Summer and the beginning of the new school year for most, In Lodi, the heart of Wine Country, Labor Day marks the beginning of Harvest Season.

In celebration of this time of year and as a way to say thank you for another wonderful summer season at the winery we are having a BLOW-OUT Sale on two of your Favorite Wines.

 

Beginning Today (online only*) and ending Monday you can buy Cases of either wine online for 50% off… At $137.94 per case that comes to $11.50 per Bottle. These are EXCELLENT Wines and we rarely discount our Reserves. If you are a Pinot Noir or Chardonnay lover this will be your last chance to buy World-Class wines at such a deep discount.

Simply go to http://www.vrwinery.com/categories/Labor-Day-Sale/ and start adding cases to your shopping cart.

Not a Wine Club Member? No Worries, this Online Sale is for everyone.

So what are you waiting for, start stocking up today for the Fall and Winter?

*The Case Sale at the Winery begins when the Doors open at 11:00 am on Saturday.

Cheers!

Van Ruiten Family Winery

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Rate a Wine & Earn a 15% Discount

ON-Line Exclusive: Rate a Van Ruiten Wine for Discounts!

Van Ruiten Family Winery just made it easier for you to save money when you purchase your favorite Lodi wines On- line.

Rate a Wine and Save 15%

We call it Rate a Wine. In reality it’s an ethical bribe for you to write a personal review for any one of our world-class wines.

We want to hear honest reviews of our wines so don’t be shy.

If you want to earn an additional 15% Discount on your next on-line wine purchase and would like to tell others what you think of our wine, what better way is there to do both?

The rules are simple: When you Rate a Wine and it is published* by our staff, we will send you a special coupon code via email that will give you an additional 15% discount on your next on-line wine purchase.

How often and how many wines can you submit a review? You may rate as many wines as we have and submit them as often as you like.  (Our only limitation is One coupon per purchase and they cannot be combined)

Do the discounts add up? You bet because these coupons are designed to give you a  discount in ADDITION to your standard and/or club member On-line discounts.

Non Wine Club Member Discount Example: Any Single bottle purchases up to 11 bottles will receive the 15% discount and case purchases (any 12 bottles combined) will receive a 20% discount plus the 15% Coupon discount. That equals 35% off of any case or 12 bottle purchases. (No other one time discounts can be used in conjunction with this offer).

Wine Club Member Discounts Example: Single Bottle purchases will receive the wine club member  20% discount plus the 15% Coupon discount for 35% off of bottle purchases and case purchases will receive the wine club member 30% discount plus the 15% Coupon discount. That’s a whopping 45% on all case purchases.

Non Wine Club Members Wine Club Members
Bottle 15% 35%
Case (or any 12 bottles) 35% 45%

How do you rate a wine?

  1. Simply go to http://www.vrwinery.com and click on the Shop button
  2. Then click on one of your favorite wines.
  3. Depending on your Browser and resolution, slide down until you see the

    Click on the Green "Write a Review" Tab

    light blue “Reviews” tab and click on it.

  4. Next, click on the green “Write a Review” button.
  5. Write your review.
  6. Enter your name and email address (I know it says optional, but it’s not if you want to get your coupon code)
  7. Once approved* and published you will receive an email with your coupon code from Van Ruiten Family Winery for you next on-line purchase.

Tips for getting your reviews published:

Rate the wine on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. Your Reviews must be complete. Tell us what you like about the wine and don’t be afraid to be creative. You can tell us when and where you first had it (if you remember)… tell us how you pair it with food, your favorite time to drink it, your favorite people to drink it with. Did you have a Dinner party or a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner that our wines were paired with? Did you Introduce or recommended the wine to someone else? Tell us everything.

Don’t forget to include your Name and Email address in the review otherwise we won’t know where to send the coupon code.

Now, go have a glass of your favorite Lodi Van Ruiten Wine and tell us why you like it.

What the Heck… Tell the World!

Cheers!

 

Van Ruiten Family Winery

 

 

*Van Ruiten Family Winery reserves the right to approve and publish any and all reviews in its sole discretion. Reviews will be published within 4 Business Days from receipt. There will be no notification for reviews not published.

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Summit to Perform at Van Ruiten Winery for Wine and Wheels

Van Ruiten Winery Presents Wine and Wheels

It’s official… The Van Ruiten Family Winery has Booked the Rock Band Summit to perform at the Winery’s first Annual Wine and Wheels Event.

What better way to spend a Hot August Night then go Wine Tasting at Lodi’s Best Winery.

The Event will feature the Live Music of Rock Band Summit and DJ Mullins on the Saxophone.

Live Music, Award Winning Wines, Exotic Cars, Cheese, sausage and Lodi’s Best Wines make for an enjoyable evening under the stars.

The event is OPEN from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and tickets are $20.00 in advance and for wine club members and $35.00 at the Door.

Bring a Picnic and enjoy a wonderful evening with the Van Ruiten Family Winery this Saturday.

See you Saturday!!!

Cheers!

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