Just received this email last night and thought it needed to be shared. I talked to Clay last night as he was finishing up a walk with the family through the vineyards. As I was driving home late from a tasting through the rain and traffic in Charlotte, I realized even more what a special place Clay and Margarita have developed in Lake County....everyone reading this should visit Shannon Ranch...the sooner the better.
From Clay:
"Ahhh , spring at shannon ridge, If you have not been here during this time of the year, you need to plan a trip. The weather mid 70s day, night 30s with frost daily. Snow on the mountains, frogs are croaking at the pond and the ducks are chasing each other around trying to get a little. All the oak trees are starting to grow and dropping yellow pollen all over the place. Wild flowers all over the place. Because we do very little weedspray we are starting to get a lot of California poppies growing all over the avenues. Even the buck brush and manzanita is blooming. All the grass on the hills is lush green and the vines are starting to grow. Budbreak here is way behind napa as we are in the mountains, much cooler here. Sunday it was in the low 60s in Sonoma county and napa and we had a high here that day of 46. our fire place still is going every night. Cumberland is taming down a little , I can touch him now. we wil have to sell more wine because that guy eats a bale of hay a week.
We are planting a few olive orchards on the ranch and lining some of our roads with olives. We will make olive oil some day.
Met with the county today at the rolling knolls vineyard ( I think we are going to call it “Maverick Ranch or wrangler ranch”), they said we can do whatever we want there as far as tasting rooms cottages and entertainment stuff. They will grease all the wheels for us to get any permit we want, I think.
That property truly is a trophy for us. If anyone likes turtle soup, come this way as there has to be a million turtles in that reservoir. I have never seen anything like it.
Anyhow not to be too talky, but it is truly gorgeous up here now. See you all soon.
Joey, Kim , please pass this on to wawnita and the tasting room staff.
PS, Joeys tasting room sales are up 35 % so far in feb and march, and we are shooting for 50% this month."
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I have just joined the Shannon Ridge team as their Southwest Regional Manager and I am without words as to how excited and fortunate I am to have this opportunity. As I get immersed in my new position/territory I will be able to share the activities happening in the southwest.
I concur with most everything that Chris has posted. So far this has brought me back to what the wine industry is all about; family, teamwork, hard work that pays off, quality of wine that tells you where it came from, and a business run with integrity. Yes, I am gald to be a part of this team. Once I figure out how to post pictures I'll be able to share my first experience of Shannon Ridge; "My first visit at the Ranch". Until then, same Shannon Ridge time, same Shannon Ridge channel.
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