Looking back at 2009 I can hardly believe it’s over. With our soft opening in May, our Grand opening in June, to Harvest Festival rounding out the year, 2009 just flew by. We have finally gotten into a groove but there is always something new and exciting to keep us on our toes.
We are very pleased with the success of our first year (seven months rather) of having our doors open to the public. All of the local wineries and tasting rooms have been more than supportive. We couldn’t have done it without their help. I love that charm of Paso Robles. We are going to continue to “gussy” up the tasting room and make it a bit more warm and inviting. We hope to get some artwork on our big red wall and feature a different artist a few times a year. Along with that we will have some evening wine tastings and art showing.
The local restaurant scene has also been supportive and taken interest in Hearthstone. We have our wines placed on a few wine lists and hope to continue to grow our relationships into the south county.
Our wine club has grown and we thank all of you for your support. We are looking forward to releasing our 2007 vintage with our new label. Our release party will be in April hosted at the tasting room. We can’t wait to meet, greet and revisit.
As for the vineyard, it made it through a cold and wet winter. We did lose a bit of fruit, but what we didn’t’ lose is turning into some incredible wine. Paul and Hoy know what it takes to make a quality product and it just continues to get better!
