WE’RE STILL CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF THE RAIN LAST WINTER!Wesetarecord rainfall fortheseasonwith80.75inchesafterfiveyears ofbelowaverageprecipitation. Thoserecordinches completelyreplenishedthewaterinthesoil,allowingthe vinestohaveaphenomenalgrowingseason. Thestart oftheseasonbroughtuscoolweatherbutonceJunehit, summerwentintoovertimewithwarmtemperatures. Thecoolerearlytemperatureswereverybeneficialfor thevineyardbecausetheyslowedthevegetativegrowth ofthevines,allowingthemtoconcentrateonripening theberries. Theprolongedstretchesofwarmdayslater inthesummercreatedmoregrowththanwe’veseenin awhile. Ofcourse,thatgrowthinturnequaledmore workforusinthefieldbecauseitmeantthattheshoot positioningandleafremovaltookalotlonger. Infact,as ofearlyAugustwewereonlyjustfinishingthethinning andremovalofthegrapesthatdidn’tmeetourquality standards. Butmid-Augustbroughtveraisonandthelight attheendofthetunnel,andHarvest2017waskickedoff inthemiddleofAugustwithourSauvignonBlanc.  -RandyPeters I WANT TO START BY THANKING YOU FOR BEING A LOYAL WINE CLUB MEMBER AT KOKOMO. Iamveryexcitedaboutourofferingfor ourFallselection! Mygoalinpickingout thewinesthatgointoeachallotment istoreallygiveeachmemberavariety packoftheverybestwinesthatwe make. However,alotofthesewines willhavelimitedavailabilityafterthey gointoyourshipmentbecauseoftheir smallproductionasamember-onlywine. ItakeprideinthefactthatIcanoffer youwinesthatareonlyavailabletoour wineclubfamily,infacttheSauvignon Blancistheonlywineavailableoutside oftheclub.I’malsothrilledtosaythat almosteverywineinthefallallotment isfarmedbyourwinerypartner,Randy Peters. Thesewinesrepresentthreemain appellationsinSonomaCountywitha focusontheDryCreek,SonomaCoast, andAlexanderValleys. Beingawineclub memberisnotjustaboutreceivingthese bestofthebestwinesthatwemake,but alsobeingtreatedlikefamilywhenyou visitthewineryforatastingorattend ourwineclubevents. Nexttomaking thewine,spendingqualitytimewithour membershastobemyabsolutefavorite partofthisbusiness. Ican’twaittosee youonyournextvisit! –ErikMiller from our WiNeMaKer from our ViNEYaRd AWARDS 2017 NORTH COAST WINE COMPETITION 2016 Grenache Rosé: Gold (97 points) 2015 Zinfandel, Pauline’s Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley: Gold (96 points) 2015 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley: Gold (94 points) 2015 Pinot Noir, Winemaker’s Reserve, Sonoma Coast: Gold (91 points) WINE ENTHUSIAST 2015 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley: 93 points 2015 Grenache, Dry Creek Valley: 90 points 2014 Malbec, Timber Crest Vineyards, Dry Creek Valley: 90 points 2014 Merlot, Pauline’s Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley: 90 points WINE SPECTATOR 2015 Zinfandel, Pauline’s Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley: 90 points ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ruth’s Vineyard, Alexander Valley: 91 points 2014 Primitivo, Timber Crest Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley: 91 points 2015 Zinfandel, Pauline’s Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley: 90 points K O K O M O W I N E RY  2 0 1 7 A U T U M N W I N E S FALL WINE CLUB PARTY OCT 28 $35 Per Person | Wine Club members only purchase tickets at kokomowines.com WINE & FOOD AFFAIR NOV 04-05 WINTER WINELAND JAN 13-14 PASSPORT TO APR 28-29 DRY CREEK VALLEY upcoming EVeNTS