Wine Tasting & Tapas Pairing!

Sunday, March 25th at 6:00pm

Van Ruiten joins up with the historic Union Hotel Restaurant & Bar for Tapas and Wine!  This will be our second Wine Dinner with this fantastic, friendly Restaurant located in charming Benicia, Ca.  The owner, Gabby, greets you as if you’ve been coming for years, the food is sinfully good, and the atmosphere is warm and inviting.

Menu:

Union Hotel Restaurant & Bar

2010 Van Ruiten Chardonnay paired with Paella, with mussels, prawns, salmon, chicken, sausage, peas and cilantro in a saffron Chardonnay.

2009 Van Ruiten Reserve “Ancient Vine” Carignane paired with Chicken Breast, stuffed with prosciutto, mushrooms, and fresh mozzarella.  Topped with a rosemary Carignane reduction and served with pesto linguine.

2008 Van Ruiten Cabernet Sauvignon paired with Filet Mignon.  Grilled and topped with shallots, thyme, and a brandy Cabernet demi-glaze, served with polenta and spinach.

2007 Van Ruiten Reserve “Late Harvest” Viognier paired with Bread Pudding in a house made whisky sauce.

$45.00/person

The Union Hotel & Restaurant is located in beautiful Benicia, Ca.

401 First Street, Benicia, Ca 94510

call 707-746-7847 or 925-351-4489 for reservations

Time and Date: This Sunday, March 25th @ 6:00pm

GREAT DEALS ON WINE TO TAKE HOME AND A GREAT PRICE FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL DINNER!

Van Ruiten Wines

Sunday March 4, 2012 3:00 PM at Wine & Roses in Lodi

As long time friends of the Van Ruiten Family, F&M Bank is proud to share the news that John and Ann Van Ruiten will be recognized as the “2011 Lodi Distinguished Citizens of the Year”. A recognition dinner, organized by the Boy Scouts of America, Greater Yosemite Council, will be held on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at Wine and Roses in Lodi.

This annual event is a special way to recognize and celebrate the contributions of a local commumity member, whose hard work; character, community involvement, and principaled leadership have helped to build Lodi into the quality community we all value. As many can attest, these words so accurately reflect the success story of John and Ann.

Wine Tasting with Hors d’oervres – 3:00 PM

Cost – $75 per person – Business Attire

Contact Janis Lucas or Jackie Van Ruiten at the Van Ruiten Family Winery for tickets or call 209-545-6320, extension 102.

We invite you to come and join us celebrate this great family.

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”.

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!

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!

• 2008 Reserve “Sideways”
• 2009 Van Ruiten Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel
• 2008 Winsome Old Vine Zinfandel
• 2009 Glory Days Zinfandel

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

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

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

OOPS We had some Technical Difficulties

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

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

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