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As Tantalus continues to grow, our founders have made a commitment to moving the winery into a brilliant future. Tantalus is a Vintner member of the Sonoma County Club and the Sonoma Mission Inn. In the summer of 2003, The Dalton Group, led by Michael Dalton, became the majority shareholder in Tantalus Cellars, Inc., bringing a number of outstanding finance, technology, marketing, publishing and sales professionals to the scene. The Harwoods and the original winemaker, Chris Clemens, have joined the Dalton Group, along with a second winemaker who has consistently won top awards. A new tasting room on our Orange Avenue property allows so many more to enjoy our rich history, deep wines and scenic estate. As noted by the recent 2003 vintage, the team is dedicated to making outstanding big red wines that are drinkable at release or can be cellared for many years. Our trademark is in combining the luscious fruit of our estate and the carefully selected crops from award-winning growers to create wines with a long-lingering, pleasant finish and rich mouth feel. Other recent vintages have featured the exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon fruit of the Van der Kamp Vineyard located at 1200-1500 feet elevation on Sonoma Mountain, and Merlot grapes from the Harwood Vineyard Estate and the Sangiacomo-Donnell Ranch Vineyard. The Pinot Noir and Brooks Cabernet are new projects of our associate winemaker who is using BM45 as yeast, which is expected to greatly enhance the lushness of our wines. The future of Tantalus is tantalizing, indeed.