Limited number of packages and seating for Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend!

100 room packages and 150 dinner only tickets available.
Must make non-refundable reservations by Sept. 1, 2011!

• Room and Dinner Package prices begin at $588 (tax and gratuity not included).
• Dinner-only tickets are $150 per person (tax and gratuity not included)

To make a reservation or for more information please call, 509-524-5110.

There are limited quantities left of the 2008 Geoff Tate Insania red (2 cases) and 2009 Geoff Tate Insania white (30 cases). Once these are gone there will be no more of this vintage. http://www.threeriverswinery.com and scroll to bottom of the page.

Geoff and Scott will be in Walla Walla for Holiday Barrel Tasting, on Dec. 4 & 5. We will barrel taste the 2009 Insania red with Geoff and Holly being on hand to speak with people. Geoff and Scott and friends will play a holiday acoustic set at Three Rivers Winery over this weekend. Book lodging early as it runs out quick. This is a very fun weekend with a lot to see taste and do.

May 19th from 4pm – 7pm

Sportsman’s Fine Wine & Spirits
10893 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480-948-0520

Bottles of 2009 Insania white and 2008 Insania red will be at this event.

Geoff Tate meet and greet and bottle signing of Insania Red.

Friday May 21, 2010 Noon – 3pm

Wine Steals
795 J Street
San Diego, CA
Phone# 619-255-7452

http://www.winestealssd.com

We will kick off Spring Release weekend Friday and we will be open from 10am to 5pm through Sunday. New releases will include our 2008 Merlot, 2006 Svelte, 2008 Riesling, and both our Geoff Tate Insania White and Red. Geoff Tate will be at the winery both Saturday and Sunday in the Barrel Room for a bottle signing as well! We will have imported cheeses, salami and proscuitto with french baguettes and feature some in-store food demos such as our custom wine chocolate sauces, wine brittle and cheese accompaniments. Choose from a selection of 10 wines for $5 (fee refundable with purchase or waived for wine club members).  We will host a special showing of the new VIETRI Italian home decor collections all day on Saturday May 1st.  See ‘VIETRI Primavera Event’ for further details.

For more information, please visit: http://www.threeriverswinery.com

Prepare to be dazzled by Chef Andrae Bopp as he creates culinary mayhem paired with the extraordinary wines of Three Rivers. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres at 7:00 PM, followed by an incredible four course dinner specially paired with the two new Insania releases and some of Three Rivers finest.

On this special night Geoff will be performing acoustically during the course of the evening.  This masterpiece of food, wine and music is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. To be part of this extravaganza, please contact the winery at 509-526-9463.

Tickets are extremely limited and are available at $200.00 per person.

VICKI HILLHOUSE — Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

WALLA WALLA — The rock star stood out on the bottling line at Three Rivers Winery like a twist cap in a sea of corks.

Sandwiched into the Signature mobile bottling unit Wednesday, Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate stood out in his slacks, jacket and fedora among a T-shirt-clad crew for the bottling of his first Insania white wine. Serenaded by the humming of a furnace and compressor and the clanging of bottles moving along the automated line, the unit was a stage of sorts for a musician now finding his voice as a winemaker.

Tate inched along through each step of the process, personally taking the chance to load the bottles, monitor the wine pumped in and cap the corks.

The rock musician’s short trip to Walla Walla this week with his wife and manager, Susan Tate, ceremoniously capped the latest phase of his winemaking venture.

“You dream it up, harvest, blend. The bottling is the finishing of that phase,” said a goateed Tate, sporting a shaved head for yet another artistic venture: an upcoming role in his second psychological thriller.

For an oenophile like Tate, the partnership with Three Rivers makes good on a longtime crush. His tours and travels take him all over the world, where his love of wine has been cultivated from France to Italy.

“It’s a wonderful way to sample wine, and that’s what got me into it,” the 51-year-old singer/songwriter said at the end of the 200-case bottling.  But the partnership has also brought newfound attention to Three Rivers, said winemaker Holly
Turner.

“I think it’s opened up a whole new fanbase for us,” Turner said during a break from bottling under the sun of a brisk morning.

Loyal listeners of Tate’s music are now getting to the age where more of them are likely to appreciate a good glass of wine, she said. His shows often open with tastings.

In the case of his latest blend — sauvignon blanc and semillon that Tate describes as a floral signal to summer — the initial pour will be at the Snoqualmie Casino next month in conjunction with a cabaret style, adults-only rock show featuring aerial acts, go-go and burlesque dancers, a contortionist and more.

Where Tate’s Insania is poured, so are other blends from Three Rivers Winery.

A new batch of consumers is learning about Walla Walla wines this way, Turner said. “They’re finding it in a different way, but it’s definitely through Geoff,” she said.

Tate is not the first celebrity to join Walla Walla’s wine industry. Actor Kyle MacLachlan has partnered with Dunham Cellars in projects. Former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe started his own Walla Walla winery a couple of years ago.

All three have Washington roots. Bledsoe, of course, grew up in Walla Walla. For Tate, the ties to the Northwest have infused a sense of pride Washington’s wine industry.

“I kind of think of myself as a spokesman for the state’s wine industry,” he said. “I’m kind of like a relentless salesman with it.”

With the local industry in a state of infancy compared to the old world wines of Europe, Washington and Walla Walla wines are just now beginning to appear on international menus, he said.  Consequently, those pouring the wines are still learning about what the Northwestern U.S. has to offer.

For Tate, who got his start with Three Rivers bottling a red blend in 2008, the venture into wine making has show him a similarity between making music and wine that he never expected.

With wine, different people taste different things. With music, different people hear different things.  For the consumer, it’s a matter of taste. For the winemaker/musician, it’s all about providing an experience through a unique art form.

“It all starts with inspiration,” he said. “But the success of what you do is part of the craftsmanship.”

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INITIAL WINE TASTING AND LAUNCH TO TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO QUEENSRYCHE CABARET SHOWS IN SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON IN FEBRUARY

Hot on the barrels of his sold out “Insania” red wine signature blend, Queensryche front man Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery (www.threeriverswinery.com) for a white wine blend of the same name.

The new “Insania” — an artfully balanced offering that shines with honeydew melon, pear and apricot — is a classic blend of Sauvignon Blanc (78%) and Semllion (22%) that will be available early next year for an anticipated price of $25 per bottle.

The initial tasting and launch of the new blend will take place at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington on Thursday, February 4th and Friday, February 5th, 2010 in conjunction with Queensryche’s forthcoming performances of the highly anticipated “Queensryche Cabaret.” (heralded as “The First Adults Only Rock Show!”).

Crisp and lively, the finish of the “Insania” white lends itself to an encore performance with its bright, crisp acidity, leaving you wanting more…

“Insania” (a Latin word meaning insanity, irrationality, madness) has become a labor of love for Geoff Tate, who remains deeply involved with its development and looks forward to further collaborations with Three Rivers Winery in the future.

“Wine has been an important part of my life and the creation of Insania is yet another avenue to express my creativity and give my fans something more they can enjoy,” states Geoff. “I hope to keep producing wine with Three Rivers as long as I enjoy drinking it… and that’s likely going to be for a very long time. May everyone enjoy this new white blend.”

“Insania” is certainly off to a good start as Geoff and Three Rivers red wine signature blend were prominently featured in the March 31, 2009 issue of Wine Spectator (online version available at http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Talk-Geoff-Tate_4436).

Cheers to “Insania” for years to come!

Geoff Tate of Queensryche has once again collaborated with Three Rivers Winery making a monster of a wine. His 2007 Insania has already sold out, but this year brings a new vintage that will be sure to rock your socks off.

Click here to place your 2008 Insania pre-order today.

As with last years vintage Tate and Three Rivers Winery collaborated efforts have spawned yet another red Bordeaux Blend, with Three Rivers winemaker Holly Turner. Read about his winemaking experience in this insightful article from Wine Spectator Magazine.

If you missed out on the 2007 Insania, you still have a chance to purchase a bottle. Whole Foods Markets has a limited supply remaining and will make them available for sale during two personal appearances by Geoff and Holly. See the schedule to the right for times and places.

Cheers!
Amy Locati
Three Rivers Winery
locati@threeriverswinery.com