WOODRIVER CELLARS AWARD-WINNING 2008 RIESLING IS BOTTLED AND NOW AVAILABLE!!!

2008 Riesling Has Earned Two Silver Medals in Major Wine Tasting Competitions In New York and California In Advance of Release

Eagle, Idaho, August 19, 2009 – Woodriver Cellars (www.woodrivercellars.com) officially released today its 2008 Riesling, which has already won two Silver Medals in competitions on both U.S. Coasts. The new Riesling is made in the traditional style and features citrus and tropical fruit on the nose and a delightful dried apricot finish. While Woodriver Cellars’ new Riesling is sweet, the balance of sugar and acid make it a truly superior wine in terms of balance, structure and taste.

“Our 2008 Riesling has been received really well already by our customers and also by judges at two major wine tasting competitions, where we have earned silver medals,” Woodriver Cellars’ winemaker Neil Glancey observed. “This new Riesling is made in the traditional style with 3% residual sugar, hints of dried apricots and a balanced finish. We are really proud of this award-winning Riesling. The natural flavors of the fruit really shine through as a result of the stainless steel fermentation. The volcanic Idaho terroir is also revealed in this truly wonderful wine.”

Woodriver Cellars’ 2008 Riesling Awards

• Silver Medal – 2009 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (N.Y.)
• Silver Medal – 2009 West Coast Wine Competition (Northern California)

About Woodriver Cellars

Woodriver Cellars is the best kept secret among Idaho’s fine wineries. Named after the much acclaimed Woodriver Vineyard, which the company purchased in 2008, Woodriver Cellars uses environmentally sustainable practices and has gained a reputation for creating unique, award-winning wines from the best grapes in Idaho. Located at an optimal 2,200 feet elevation at the heart of the Snake River Appellation, the Woodriver Vineyard has a history of producing outstanding grapes. In fact, the vineyard has contributed towards other wineries winning awards for over 15 years. Celebrated winemaker Neil Glancey takes advantage of Woodriver Vineyard’s optimal rocky, Bordeaux-like soil and purposefully limits harvests to two tons per acre to produce memorable wines with intense fruit flavors that stay in the minds of wine lovers long after they have finished a bottle. Based on its limited wine production, Woodriver Cellars award-winning wines are available only at select restaurants, boutique wine shops and the Woodriver Cellars winery. Their wines have won numerous awards at renowned wine tasting competitions, such as the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the West Coast Wine Competition, the Idaho Wine Festival and the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in New York, to name a few. For more information or to order wine directly over the phone, call (208) 286-9463.

Media Contact:

Steve Zunich
Woodriver Cellars
Communications Director
(208) 286-WINE
szunich@woodrivercellars.com

2008 Riesling

100% Riesling

Woodriver Cellars’ 2008 Riesling is made in the traditional style with Citrus and Tropical Fruits on the nose. Its complex balance of sugar and acid presents a delightful Dried Apricot Finish. Before it was even available to the public, this Riesling earned Silver Medal recognition at the 2009 Finger Lakes International (New York) and 2009 West Coast (California) Wine Competitions.