The California Organics Fundraiser for the Challenged Athlete's FUnd was a definite success!  We were able to raise $1300 for the cause, yay!!  So thanks for all of your participation.  I wanted to recap the wines used for this event:
1.  Joseph Prum Riesling Spatlese 2006- This was a very hot year in the Mosel Germany, but this wine still retains it's enamel-ripping acidity known in the world of Rieslings.  Lots of melons, pears, hints of peaches, this 100% organic white is great for the hot weather we are experiencing in San Diego.  I choose this wine as part of the wine line-up because of the German winemakers purity.  They don't manipulate the musts, so Maloactic fermentation, lees stirring, oak aging, etc is not part of the traditional winemaker's repetoire ther.  Hands-free winemaking=clean and pure wine, just how I like em!
2 and 3> Tablas Creek cote du Tablas Blanc and Cote du Tablas Rouge-  Tablas creek is one of my favorite organic winemakers in California. They are located in West Paso Robles, amongst the scenic windy roads and hills of the region.  Their wines capture the essence of the Rhone Valley, here in California.  The grapes they use for their wines are all estate grown on Calcerous clay, like in the rhone valley.  This region faces a major diurnal shift between daytime and nightime temperatures, allowing for intense ripe flavors, but always with a high level of natural acidity!   Their Blanc is a mainly Viognier blend, with roussane, and marsanne and grenache blanc added to the blend.  Their Rouge is a Grenache-dominant blend with syrah, Counoise and Mourvedre. 
4.  Old River Red, sierra Foothills, California 2004- this was a very tasty cab to add to the line-up.  Grapes are grown in Nevada County, CA, so we are talking inland!  All grapes were farmed organically meaning that there was no pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides used, ever!  Instead organic winemakers like this use cover crops to plant between vines, owls and bats to counteract pests, and replanting and encouraging natural wildlife to dominate the landscape.  Cheers to this small production family run winery!  We support their work!
Cheers!
Lindsay Pomeroy