Our Robert Foley Release Email Newsletter

January 23, 2010 by admin

Every year we release our annual allotment of Robert Foley wines to our email list. They tend to sell out quickly and this year is no exception. The following is our email newsletter and below we have updated the wine that we have left. Follow instructions below to order and sign up for our email newsletter so you don’t miss great offerings of food and wine throughout the year!

Newsletter dated Jan. 22, 2010 4pm:

What better way to start 2010 then with a Robert(Bob) Foley release! I”m a bit late this year with our annual release as we have been wrapping up 2009 and mopping up the weather in 2010. Storms have kept our doors closed in Rutherford for the last two days so it’s given me time to focus on our other offerings.

Bob Foley on his Howell Mountain Property

Next week we will be offering some romantic gift combinations in both bath and food that will make your valentine swoon…so stay tuned! My inspiration came from our recent 2 week revisit to Firenze…yes we snuck away without even letting you know! We stayed in our old home and went to our old haunts. We were welcomed back with open arms and once again, it was hard to say our good-byes. Check out our really bad home movie of our adventure into the Chianti Hills…I know Tuscany is beautiful under the sun but under the snow….even more amazing! Unfortunately, it is the only footage we have as every other time I tried to film on Emmy’s flip camera, I apparently did not turn it on…only confirming my teenagers belief that I know nothing. The girls will kill me when they see I’ve published this but I wanted you to see the olive trees in Tuscany covered with snow…nothing like it!

Anyway, back to Bob….as many of you know, Bob Foley has been a friend of mine since childhood. He and my sister were good friends and played in a band called The Primates. My parents would drag us to the Yountville Saloon (anyone remember that place?!) for Buffalo Stew while we listened to them perform. Bob has such a passion for creating music that even at that time he had a very cool studio in his house where The Primates cut their first, and I believe, last album. They were actually really good but for some odd reason, Bob decided to put more energy into his passion for winemaking…lucky us! Bob has always retained his passion for music…he continues to have his own band and thoroughly enjoys his time touring the United States. Check it out at Robert Foley Band!

Foley wine sells itself. But, for those of you who want a bit more background on his cult wines, you can simply google him or check out our blog…. knowing that in the time you take to google, his wine may be gone…no joke…this email sells out our allocation immediately…you may just have to trust me on this.

I spoke to Bob’s wife, Kelly, this morning and she said that they are really low because they bottled over 1/3 less of their varietals in 2007. Their next release is not until the Fall of 2010. Below is what they have left just for us.

WINE LEFT AS OF JAN 23, 2010

2007 Claret 750ml 12-pks SOLD OUT
2007 Merlot 750ml 3 BOTTLES LEFT
2007 Petite Sirah 750ml 1 CASE LEFT
2008 Charbono 750ml 1 CASE LEFT
2008 Pinot Blanc 750ml 2 CASES LEFT
2007 Griffin Red Table Wine SOLD OUT

And…out of our total appreciation of the support you gave us in 2009, we are going to let Foley wine purchases fall under our “complimentary shipping over $75″ offering. So, if you buy more then $100 of wine or wine and other items combined, you get complimentary shipping! No discount coupons can be applied to Foley wine purchases.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. Sale is only final when we verify that we have inventory left. We will notify you within 24 hours if we can not fulfill your order but we are going to watch this very carefully and take down wine pages once they are sold out to avoid such issues.

ORDERS WILL ONLY BE TAKEN VIA THE WEBSITE. NO PHONE OR EMAIL ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

WINE WILL BE SHIPPED BY JANUARY 30, 2010.

NOW PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE PROCESS SO YOU DON’T LOSE OUT….we don’t offer these wines to the public so they are not available for general viewing on our website. You can purchase the wine by either clicking on the particular wine above and it will take you to that product on a private page of our website OR you can go to our website and type “foley” in the search bar and it will show you all the Foley wines…OR click here to go to the page that lists the Foley wines available for purchase. Once you are in to the Foley wine pages, you can proceed as you normally would through our website. If you need to go back to a wine, simply type Foley in the search bar and the wines available will appear. Again, no coupon codes or club member or any other discounts can be applied to Robert Foley wine purchases.

I’m sorry that it’s a bit complicated but it’s the only way we can do it so it doesn’t get out to the public traffic of our site.

If you have any questions, please call Charelle at 1-707-967-1003 Ext. 14.

I hope this email finds you happy and healthy…and surrounded with people you love!