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Jarman Tasting Room Opens June 2015.
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NewTastingRoomandWineBrandLaunch inCarmelValley! JarmanTasting RoomOpensJune2015 CarmelValley,CA,May 20,2015—Terroiristhemost importantforceincreatingdistinct wines. TheFrenchword speaks toawine’splaceoforigin,itssubtlenuancesof traceablecharacter,flavor,lineageandintegrity. Anestate winefromCarmel Valley,Jarman’s terroirrefers toaspecial place—andalso toaspecial womanwhoinspiredafamily tobottletheessenceofamother’sspirit. JarmanFearingLowdergrewup inChattanooga,Tenn.,and lived up tobeing voted“best allaround” inhighschool.Sheearnedanursing degree,worked asan R.N.and raisedthreedaughterswithherhusbandThomas.Anactivevolunteer,animal lover,athleteand enthusiastictraveler,Jarmanwanted to spend hergoldenyearsmaking wine withherhusband atHolmanRanch,anidyllicpieceof property in Carmel Valley theypurchased torealizethatdream. Tragically,Jarmandied inMarchof2011atage60following a long battlewithearlyonsetAlzheimer's disease. Tohonorhermother’smemory,HolmanRanchmanagerandeldest daughterHunterLowderhasvowed totakethebesthand-selected estategrapesand createtwopremiumvarietals—JarmanChardonnayand JarmanPinot Noir($1fromeachbottlesold willgotoAlzheimer'sDrugDiscoveryFoundation).Founded in1998byLeonardA.and Ronald S.Lauder,theADDFprovidescriticalseed funding toleading scientistsconducting breakthroughdrugdiscoveryand clinicalresearch. Byaccelerating promising drugcandidates through thedrugdiscoveryand development pipeline and spearheading innovativepublic-privatepartnerships,weincrease thechanceoffindingan effectivetreatment,andacure,forAlzheimer’sdisease. Throughthetremendoussupport ofourdonors,theADDFhasinvested morethan$70million toover450Alzheimer’s drug discovery programsandclinical trialsinacademiccentersandbiotechnologycompanies in18countries.https://www.alzdiscovery.org/about-addf “Wewanted tohonorher,givebackandincreaseawareness,” Huntersaid. “Everythingwedohereand thereasonallthisexistsis becauseofher.” TheJarmanlabelwillreflectquality,withonlythebest localgrapesused during aartisanal, small-batch winemaking process.Jarman wineusesonly100percent estate-grown,organicandcertified-sustainablegrapes.Aged inFrenchoak barrels,Jarman’svintagesareheld inlimited
supply,and not availableanywhereoutsidethetastingroom. Thetwovarietalsinclude: • The2013JarmanPinot Noirtakesonnuancesofwarmblueberrypie, clovesandcinnamonthatmingleinthenose withoaknotesfrom10monthsinthebarrel.Themouth-feelisplump andjuicywithovertonesofcassisand blackberries. • The2014Jarman Chardonnayfeaturesfloralnotesreminiscent ofwalkingbyaparfumerieinFrance —subtleand pleasant withahint ofearthiness.Whenserving thiswine lightlychilled,richnotesofunder-ripeberriesand rawhoneywill waltz acrossyourpalate. • Tofurtherhonortheirmother’smemory,thefamilywill openaspecialtasting room inJuneinCarmel ValleyVillage(opennoon to5p.m., Thurs.-Sun.;orbyappointment) nexttoWill’sFargo,therestaurant theypurchased in2014.Thetastingswill featurefull-fledged experiences,including toursand wineeducation,and each will includeafood element thatcomplementsthewine. • ThenewJarmantastingroomwillprovidevisitorswiththreeuniqueexperiences: CruTasting,Premier Cru Experienceand theGrand CruExperience. • Tocelebrate,Jarmanwill hold a publicgrand opening withMontereyPeninsulaChamberofCommerce;CarmelChamberofCommerceandCarmelValleyChamberofCommerceonTuesday,June23,5–7p.m. • Address: 16W. Carmel ValleyRoad, Carmel Valley,CA • Website:jarmanwine.com • •Phone:831-298-7300 • E-mail:info@jarmanwine.com • Contact: • MarciBraccoCainChatterbox • Carmel,CA93923 • 831-747-7455 • http://www.jarmanwine.com • ###