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ROY J MAIER, 2005 – Silver Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, 3/08 Silver Medal, National Women’s Wine Competition, 4/08

Glen Frederiksen is a Certifiable Wine Geek. He has opened the “Wine Seller of Apple Valley”, the best wine tasting bar of the High Desert. Your humble Wine Geru, Glen, will lead many nightly special wine tasting events and group tastings by reservation at (760)961-2500. By the way, wines are available at the bar by the glass or bottle! We sent our 2005 ROY J MAIER and our 2005 MERITAGE to Glen to evaluate for his new venture and to review for his press contacts. Here is how he commented:

2005 Saint Helena Road Roy J Maier Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County Mountains
This is their third vintage, and their finest to date. Winemaker Michael Hirby has produced a deep, fleshy wine that verges on Hedonism. The color is an opaque black plum. Polished aromas of roast coffee, spicy oak, and chocolate frame the solid core of black currant and berry fruit, full in the mouth, lingering on the finish. The tannins are fine-grained. This wine can easily stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the recognized stars of Napa and Sonoma.
MSRP: $49
My Rating: 94 points 2005

Saint Helena Road Meritage
Scents of cocoa dust, vanilla, coffee, and Juniper waft from the glass. Reticent at first, with aeration, the wine shows ample berry and cherry fruit. Lush in the mouth, with well-integrated tannins, the wine is a pleasure to drink now. Not quite a weighty as the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, but neither is the price!
MSRP: $29
My Rating: 91 points

You may find these wines at the “WINE SELLER OF APPLE VALLEY!”

This item showed up on the E. Robert Parker web site, on the Bulletin Board. This report from Paul Lin, Senior Executive Oenophile, is from the Family Winemaker’s of California, Pasadena tasting:

2005 Saint Helena Road Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Roy J Maier – USA, California, Sonoma County Mountains 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% merlot, 2% Malbec, 2% Cab Franc. A very fine expression of mountain fruit. Notes of cassis, graphite, and black volcanic soil. Powerful and intense. 91-92 points. –PL (91 pts.)

Let’s hope E Robert himself finds us in the near future!

ANNOUNCING EXCITING NEWS. …. OUR NEW LABEL!!! (See Announcement)

How does ROY J MAIER Cabernet Sauvignon stack up against 3 other Bordeaux style blends in the ‘FIND THE OPUS’ blind tasting at the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? (See story)

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Sunday, April 13th
Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County
Strong Vineyards, Barrel Room
11455 Old Redwood Highway
Healdsburg, CA
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Tuesday, May 6th
Show Us Your Green, 2008 Business Expo
Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
Santa Rosa, CA
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
www.santarosachamber.com

Saturday and Sunday, May 10th and 11th
Artisan Wine Food & Art Festival
Copia: The American Center for Food, Wine and the Arts
500 First Street
Napa, CA
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
www.copia.org

Sunday, June 29th
Polo Classic for Hospice
Wine Country Polo Club, Oakmont
Santa Rosa, CA
www.poloforhospice.com