The Moment Fresno State Winery Fans Have Been Waiting for!

Why? One might ask…….. I will tell you. On Saturday June 20, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Gibson Farm Market will be hosting their 3rd annual summer festival! The best part about this is every Fresno State wine is available for tasting, free of charge! What a deal! The summer festival will feature free samples of student-produced farm products, wine tasting, music and an array educational activities.
Bobby’s Wine Corner will not be up and running this weekend do to the event, but this farm festival is not one to miss. Be prepared to have fun in the sun with great food and wine. Tell Jennifer you follow the blog and you will receive a FREE wine glass on Saturday!

Where do Rhone varieties come from?

The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône river valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The region's major appellation in production volume is Côtes du Rhône AOC.
The Rhône is generally divided into two sub-regions with distinct viticultural traditions, the Northern Rhône and the Southern Rhône. The northern sub-region produces red wines from the Syrah grape and white wines from Viognier grapes.

Saturday’s Wine Tasting

What a turn out for the first wine tasting of the summer! It was so great to see how interested people were in Fresno State wines. Tomorrow I will be posting pictures of Bobby’s Wine Corner on the blog, so make sure you check it out so you know what to look for when you come next Saturday! Also tomorrow I will be releasing the next two wines that we will taste this coming up Saturday. I’ll give you a hint; we will taste two Rhone varieties. EXCITING!

Red Wine Weekly Special

Now that you know which white wine is the weekly special, I'm sure you have been waiting to see my red selection! The featured red wine of the week is our Our 2006 Sangiovese! This wine is amazing! This outgoing Italian style wine is a perfect representationof Italy. Produced with modern winemaking practices, this Sangiovese contains flavors and aromas of abundant cherry and cranberry.

Your wine education starts here!

Fresno State Winery Presents
Summer Wine Tastings at:

Bobby’s Wine Corner

Located In the: Gibson Farm Market


Come Enjoy a Taste of Fresno State Wines for Free!

Join us every Saturday throughout the summer from 11am-3pm

Starting Saturday June 6th, 2009

Receive a 10% discount on the Featured wine of the week!

Each week the Varietal will change

Be prepared to learn about:

Food that pairs well with the featured wine
Flavors and Aromas of the featured wine
Fresno State Winery Events and Programs

It’s time to experience Fresno State Winery’s award winning wines!

Bobby's Pick of The Week!

Drum roll please! The pick of the week is going to our SJC Sauvignon Blanc! Produced from grapes from the Duarte Family Vineyards in San Joaquin County, our 2006 Sauvignon Blanc is light in body and crisp in style. Its abundant melon, lime, and lemon-grass aromas coupled with a slight edge of minerality and culminate in a lingering finish. Served slightly chilled, this wine pairs well with light hors d'oeuvres and light seafood dishes. In 2008 at the Florida State Fair Wine Competition, this wine won a Bronze Medal!

Fresno State Winemaster- Ken Fugelsang

Ken Fugelsang - Winemaster Biography: Professor Ken Fugelsang received his master in Zoology and Botany from California State University, Fresno in 1972 and is the current winemaster and an associate professor for the department. Ken has authored and co-authored over ninety technical papers and seven books in the area of wine stability and microbiology, including Wine Analysis and Production and Wine Microbiology. His areas of expertise are in wine stability and microbiology. In 1990 he was awarded the Claude Laval Research Award for Innovative Technology and was also honored by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology as the Salgo-Noren recipient for excellence in teaching and advising. In recent years, he was named one of Fresno State's "Top Dogs" by the California State University, Fresno Alumni Association. Ken is a member of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture, American Society for Microbiology, and the Society for Industry Microbiology. Ken can be reached at kennethf@csufresno.edu

Fresno State wines

Launch of Bobby's Wine Corner

Today CBS 47 came out to the Fresno State Farm Market at 5am to promote the summer wine tasting kickoff! Don't forget this upcoming Saturday from 11am-4pm at the Farm Market I will be tasting 2 amazing Fresno State wines. I might even throw in a discount on the featured wines! Who knows!? Expect 2 new wines every Saturday!