Since our last newsletter we sure have been busy! As mentioned we bottled 2000 more cases. The wine has been flying out the door. Our reserve Pinot Noir sold out in record time! St. Patrick's Day was a great success thanks to Miss Pamela Carr Bell. She made an authentic Lamb Stew and Irish Soda Bread. It was delicious. As many of my friends know, Pam is my favorite cook. Everything is fresh and delicious. She also makes the most beautiful custom quilts. So if anyone is interested in a custom quilt. Email us and we'll forward it on to her.
A Year Older and Wiser
We just celebrated our 2nd anniversary. We can't believe how time flies! Missy and LuLu knew something was up, because anniversary day also means bath day. They got through the bath and enjoyed all the food people were treating them to. (As Scott says I've taught the girls everything they know, i.e. begging act). The pear blossoms cooperated too, by being in full bloom for our event.. The celebration started out to be a little slow on Saturday but by 2:00 we were busting at the seams. Over 230 people meandered through from 2-7:00. And no it wasn't too crowded! There was plenty of parking. We had a great time! Delicious appetizers, marinated mushrooms with garlic and herb, marinated pearl onions with balsamic vinegar and roasted hot peppers. Gourmet cheeses, French bread, and of course smoked steelhead spread. Yum! The band, Peabody's Daughter, was fantastic. The acoustics were perfect for our room. People were dancing and singing. They were the perfect band for this event.
Blossom Court - Proud mom, Pam Bell of daughter Morgan as Pear Blossom Princess
If you didn't make it for this year's anniversary party, no worries May is just around the corner. We're celebrating Victoria's Day, May 20th and Memorial Day weekend so stop on by.
Morgan, Risa, Eva, Bonnie
Paul Krissel, Alison Hodges, Carol Papinchak, & Bob Hodges
Planting and Harvesting
Scott, Manual and the guys have been working extra hard to plant over 7000 plants on Phase B of our project. All the little babies were grown from cuttings Scott took last year. They are taking root and are already showing sprouts of green. They planted Pinot Noir, Tempernio (a Spanish varietal) and Pinot Gris. The transformation is sensational. They pounded over 1290 posts in the ground, put wire up for trellising, and put in a drip irrigation system. As we were being distracted by working on Phase B, we realized we are going to have our first crop from the vineyard from Phase A. Wow, that was fast. We're excited about our first harvest!
More Than Just Mushrooms
Now for an update on "The Boss", (that's Jeri), well she went mushroom hunting and broke her ankle not a good thing for an active girl like her. She thought she had a bad sprain but after x-rays it was determined her ankle was broken and not only that she had to have surgery and have a pin put in her ankle. HHHMMMMM! She has been down for the count. It will be three weeks since her accident. We sure do miss her!
Wine Purchases
Since the recent Supreme Court Ruling allowing direct shipments to different states we have added new states to where we can ship. We can now ship to New York, Wisconsin, Nevada, and California. Some of these states we could have shipped to before but of course the states want their tax money, so the paper work has begun. Remember that tea revolution?
Remember the benefits of joining our wine club. After your initial set-up fee of $50, you get 20% off all future purchases on all items in the winery. Do the math; it turns out to be a pretty good deal!
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