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Issue
No. 6 October
2005
Contents:
- Our recent Winery Adventure to West Virginia
and Pennsylvania
- Upcoming Winery Adventures
- What's new at
the Winery Adventures website
- Feature Article: "The Health Benefits of
Elderberry Wine"
- Local winery events
Our Visit to West Virginia and Pennsylvania
On
Labor Day weekend, we set off on a winery adventure to
the
Morgantown, West Virginia area and the Laurel Highlands of
Pennsylvania. We encountered several wonderful
wineries and lots
of breathtaking scenery on our trip. Our adventure
included
visits to Forks of Cheat, Mountaineer, Plum Run,
Christian W.
Klay, Michael Charles, Glades Pike and Stone Villa.
Visit the
Winery Adventures website to read our reviews of these
wineries.
Pictured below: Gary standing outside the Forks of Cheat
Winery.
Where we're headed: Indiana
September 30 and October 1, 2005 we will be visiting
the following wineries:
Chateau Pomije, Guilford, IN
Lanthier Winery, Madison, IN
Madison Vineyards, Madison, IN
The Ridge Winery, Vevay, IN
Thomas Family Winery, Madison, IN
Villa Milan Vineyard, Milan, IN
Watch the Winery Adventures website for upcoming reviews of
these wineries.
Also ahead...
Late October: Pennsylvania / New York - Lake Erie
Shore
What's new at the Winery Adventures website
Monthly wine recommendations from area wineries.
October is "Fruit Wines". Visit the Winery Adventures
website to view our five picks for October
2005.
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The health benefits of elderberry
wine
On one of our first trips to
Pennsylvania, we stopped by a winery that made elderberry wine.
While
we were sampling it, the winemaker
was touting the health benefits. She swore to me that if I
felt
like I was getting the flu, I
should drink a glass of elderberry wine before bed. She said
when I woke
up in the morning, all of my flu
symptoms would be gone.
I completely dismissed the idea at
first. How could wine cure the flu? I tried to put it out of my
mind...
but I couldn't. The past two times
my mother has come down with the flu, it has turned
into
pneumonia and put her in the
hospital for several weeks. I had to wonder if wine could
possibly
help her. I figured it might be
worth looking into the mysterious elderberry.
The elderberry has a rich history
dating back many, many years. Ancient Egyptians applied
the
flowers of the elderberry plant to
heal burns. Early Indian tribes used elderberries in teas
and
other beverages. In the 17th
century, the British began making elderberry wine.
They claimed
it could cure the common cold and
would prolong your life.
Elderberries
can be used in pies, pancakes, muffins, jam and jelly. Unripe
berries and all parts
of the elder plant are somewhat
toxic and can cause nausea when eaten.
Recent research shows that elder
builds up the immune system and directly inhibits the
influenza
virus. Elder contains an enzyme
that smoothes the spikes on the outside of the virus, which
the
virus uses to pierce through cell
walls. Elderberries have also been recommended in cases of
bronchitis,
sore throat, coughs, asthma, colds
and constipation.
Elderberry extracts, syrups and
lozenges are available over the counter to build the immune
system, ward-off
illness and to fight colds and
flu...but drinking elderberry wine sounds a little more
enticing to me. On my last
trip to Pennsylvania, I bought my
mother a bottle of elderberry wine. I'm hoping that my source
was right, and
next time she feels the flu coming
on, a glass of wine will do the trick...at least it couldn't
hurt to try.
This article should not be considered
medical advice. It is for general information purposes
only.
Please consult a doctor before attempting
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- This article was written by Sharon
Alexander of www.WineryAdventures.com. Copyright ?© 2005. All rights reserved.
Local Wine Events
Ohio
October 14 & 15, 21 & 22 and 28 &
29
Fall is coming. Halloween is just
around the corner. Join the wineries of the Canal
Country Trail for the second
annual Halloween Haunt event.
Dates for this year are
October 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 from 1 p.m. until 6
p.m.
each day. Award winning wine samples
and hors d??™oeuvres will served by all wineries during those hours.
This year??™s collection begins with a
pumpkin decorated tin pail. Travelers will receive a scented votive candle
from
the Sierra Mountain Candle Company at
each winery they visit.
These high quality hand made votives can be
burned in the tin throughout the Halloween and
Thanksgiving seasons.
The eleven participating wineries
include: Al-bi Winery in Delroy, Breitenbach Wine Cellars and Swiss
Heritage
Winery, both in Dover, Candlelight Winery in Garrettsville,
Its Your Winery in Fairlawn, Jilbert Winery in Valley
City, Maize Valley Winery in
Hartville, Mastropietro Winery near Youngstown, Troutman
Vineyards in Wooster,
Viking Vineyards near Kent,
and The Winery at Wolf
Creek in Norton.
Come celebrate the fall season with a
relaxing self-drive tour to your favorite wineries in and around
the Akron-Canton
area. Advance ticket sales
only! Cost is $30 per couple or $25 per
single traveler. Each ticket will entitle the adult
travelers to sample wines and
snacks.
To make reservations visit our web
site: www.OhioWines.org or
call Ohio Wine Producers
at 800-227-6972.
November 4 & 5
The tanks are full, the 2005 harvest is complete. Come celebrate with the
family owned boutique wineries along the
Appalachian
Trail for their first ever
fall trail event. Dates for this year are November 4-5
and 11-12 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.each day.
Award
winning wine samples and hors d??™oeuvres will
served by all seven wineries during those hours.
This year's trail gift begins with a very attractive
insulated wine tote. At each winery, travelers will collect all
the items needed to
fill the tote with the accoutrements needed for a
'mobile' wine tasting. Included will be two 8 ounce decorated
wine glasses, two
restaurant quality napkins silk screened with the trail
logo, a foil cutter, cork puller and decorative bottle neck
hanger. The completed
tote will be perfect to carry to your next tailgate
picnic - or to take along to a friend's home to watch a great
football game. All that
will be needed to complete the package would be a bottle
of wine from one or more of the wineries along the
trail.
The seven participating wineries include: Flint Ridge
Vineyards and Winery, Hopewell, Marietta Wine Cellars, Marietta,
Raven's Glenn
Winery, West Lafayette, Shawnee Springs Winery,
Coshocton, Slate Run Winery, Canal Winchester, Coffee Cake
Winery, Hopedale
and Terra Cotta Vineyards, New
Concord.
Come celebrate a successful harvest on a relaxing
self-drive tour to your favorite wineries in and around the
beautiful southeast Ohio.
Advance
ticket sales only! Cost is $30 per couple or $25 per
single traveler. Each ticket will entitle the adult travelers to
sample wines and snacks.
Make reservations at www.OhioWines.org or
call Ohio Wine Producers at
800-277-6972.
December 2, 3 &
4
"Christmas Party & Open House",
Old Firehouse Winery in Geneva-on-the-Lake. Fri: 6PM -
Midnight.
Sat: 2 PM to
Midnight. Sun 1-6
PM. No admission
charge. Special
sales, snacks and prize drawings. PH:
1-800-UNCORK-1.
www.oldfirehousewinery.com
info@oldfirehousewinery.com
Michigan
November 5 and 6
Kick off the holiday season by
participating in the Chautauqua Lake
Erie Wine Trail
Holiday Weekends. At each winery, guests will
sample a delicious food creation
paired with a wine. A single ticket purchase
includes the glass, one recipe card
packet
and unique holiday gift. A couple ticket
includes two glasses, one recipe card
packet
and one unique holiday gift. Book early, tickets sell out fast. Many of
the local B&Bs have
ticket packages available, call for details.
Pennsylvania
October
2, 9 & 16
Put down your rake, put together
a picnic,and come out to Chaddsford Winery and
enjoy the crisp, sunny days of Fall with Spiced
Apple Sundays. Our staff will be
preparing all your favorite spiced apple recipes and there will
be lite music to enjoy on the deck
from 2pm-5pm. Tasting room fee
$6.00.
October
8
Music at La Casa
Narcisi. Since he discovered his love for
performing early in college (Indiana University of
Pennsylvania), Pittsburgh,
PA's Tony Lee has moved from
cover artist to the
talented writer and musician." Bring lunch, and get a
bottle of La Casa Narcisi
Wine for a great
afternoon.
October 9
Noon to 5 PM - Jewelry Trunk Show at Eagle Rock
Winery. Join Mary Kay Donnelly, award winning
jewelry artist,
as
she shows and sells her unique wares. Hostess Wendy
Hastings will assist you in your early
Christmas
purchases while you enjoy lite snacks and our selection
of fine wines. No charge for this event.
October
15
Music at La Casa
Narcisi. Named one of Pittsburgh's top Blue's
Women, Jill Simmon's Sultry Voice will knock
your socks off! Bring
lunch, buy a bottle of wine and relax.
October 16
6 pm - Wine Dinner ~ Italian. Ready your taste buds for fabulous
wine paired with exquisite
food.
La Casa Narcisi
Winery is pairing their luscious Italian wines with
true Italian cuisine from
Gran
Canal Caffe. Enjoy the feast in our own
little piece of Italy. RSVP with La Casa Narcisi Winery
at
724-444-4744. Tickets are $79 per
person; ticket includes dinner, wine, and all
services.
October 29
Music at La Casa
Narcisi. Join us for Andrea Pearl's second appearance
at La Casa Narcisi Winery.
Great wine, and cool jazz
for the autumn season. Bring a lunch and a
chair.
November- Tree Trimming at
Eagle Rock Winery. Details to be
announced.
New
York
October 8
Millbrook Vineyards
& Winery, 26 Wing Road,
Millbrook, New York (Hudson Valley).
15th
Annual Harvest
Party, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. A unique food & wine tasting experience with
food
by the Culinary Institute of
America's Certified Master Chef, Thomas Griffiths, and wines
from
Millbrook Winery and sister winery,
Williams Selyem. Price includes hors d'oeuvre
reception,
six food and wine pairing
stations, dessert, and recipes of all menu items. $100 per person, plus
October 8, 9 and
10
North Salem Harvest Festival from 10AM to 5PM
all three days. This event is hosted by
North
Salem Vineyard and run by the North
Salem Lions Club. This is a family event with
games,
vendors
and the non-profit organizations of North Salem. North Salem
Vineyard will be tasting
and
selling wine.
October 23
The Buttonwood Grove
Winery, Romulus N.Y., Fall Festival Live
music, refreshments, hayrides & more.
October
29
Chestnut Festival at
Goose Watch Winery (12-5 pm). We will be
roasting freshly harvested
chestnuts,
grown right at Goose Watch. Visitors can enjoy the freshly
roasted nuts, along
with additional
chestnut specialties, while sampling some of the most unique and
finest wines
in the
Finger Lakes. Enjoy great live
music and take in the breathtaking view of Cayuga Lake
during
the fall season. Bags of fresh chestnuts will be
available for purchase, so you can stock
up for this holiday
season! Chestnut roasting pans, culinary tools, and recipe books
will also
be available for
purchase. Also available locally produced honey and maple
syrup. Admission
is free to the public
and all are invited to join us for a fun filled day of food,
music and wine!
Goose Watch Winery has
a 120-acre diversified farm that includes 17 acres of nuts,
mostly
chestnuts with smaller
plantings of hazelnuts and walnuts. Our chestnuts are bagged
up
and sold from October
to late winter.
November 5 and
6
Champagne and Dessert
Wine Festival at Swedish Hill Winery. Swedish
Hill is hosting our
19th Annual
Champagne & Dessert Wine Festival on Saturday November
5th & Sunday
November 6th
from Noon to 5 PM. Several of our fine champagnes, dessert
wines, and port
will be offered with a
complimentary selection of delicious desserts! Get an early
jump on your Holiday shopping with our great gift ideas
including our beautifully decorated
gift baskets, holiday
labeled wines, personalized
labels, sweatshirts, t-shirts and more.
We also have wine
accessories, sure to please all the wine lovers on your holiday
gift list.
There is no admission
fee so come and enjoy the festivities and wine specials.
November 12 and
13
Keuka Holidays
I. Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning
red
wines! Each ticket
holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their
starting
winery and an ornament
from each participating winery. Each attendee
will
receive a free holiday
wine glass, food and wine pairings. Come see
the
wineries decorated for
Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are
advance
sale only. Sorry,
groups larger than 20 not accepted.*Fee $45
per
person; $50 per couple.
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday.
Contact:
November
13
Olive Oil Tasting at
Castello
di Borghese Vineyard & Winery.
Tasting of imported Italian oil.
1:00 - 3:00
p.m.
November 19 and
20
Seneca Lake
Wine Trail Deck the Hall Weekend. This is our 14th
annual Deck the Halls! Go
to your assigned starting
winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while
sampling
holiday wines and food
tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season.
Over the
two day weekend event, visit
up to 27 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and
relaxation.
(All member wineries
participating with the exception of Miles Wine Cellars). (
SORRY, TICKETS
ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.) EACH
TICKET includes a grapevine wreath, ribbon and recipe
book
at your starting winery,
then enjoy decorating your Christmas wreath with a unique
ornament from
each winery you visit. EACH
PERSON receives a food and wine pairing. Recipe book allows
you
to repeat the delectable
combinations at home. Time: Sat/Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Price:
Tickets are
limited. $65/couples ticket
(admits two people) DDs are $58 per couple (one tasting
wine/one
non-taster $43/single
ticket (admits one person) DDs are $36 for a single ticket.
Visit www.senecalakewine.com
for more
details.
November 20
Curated
Gallery Tour at Castello
di Borghese Vineyard & Winery.
A guided
tour of the Borghese Terracotta Gallery
by one
of the winery??™s owners. 1:00-
3:00 pm. $15 per person. Includes wine tasting. Please call to
make reservations
(631) 734-5111.
November 27
Winemaker??™s
Walk: A guided
tour of the winery, production facility and wine tasting at
Castello
di Borghese Vineyard
&
Winery.
1:00
pm. $15 per person. Please
call to make reservations (631)
734-5111.
December 3
Italian
Renaissance Music for Lute, Castello
di Borghese Vineyard &
Winery.
Enjoy
a romantic evening in the Terracotta
Gallery while you are romanced by the sound of the
lute.VIP tickets are $45 a person and include a wine tasting
reception
with
a Q&A with the vineyard owner before the show. VIP ticket
holders must arrive at
5pm. Tickets
for show only, $30 per
person. Show begins at
6:30pm. Please
call in advance for ticket purchase, (631)
734-5111. This
event is part of The 40 Days
of Holidays, hosted by the Long Island Wine Country B
& B Group.
December 3 and
4.
Keuka Holidays
II. Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning
red
wines! Each ticket
holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their
starting
winery and an ornament
from each participating winery. Each attendee
will
receive a free holiday
wine glass, food and wine pairings. Come see
the
wineries decorated for
Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance
ale only. Sorry, groups
larger than 20 not accepted.*Fee $45 per
person; $50 per couple.
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday.
December 3 and
4
Seneca Lake
Wine Trail Deck the Hall Weekend. This event is so
popular we offer
a second weekend! This
is our 14th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned
starting winery and
begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling
holiday wines
and food tastings. The
wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over
the
two day weekend event, visit
up to 27 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and
relaxation.
(All member wineries
participating with the exception of Miles Wine Cellars). (
SORRY, TICKETS
ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.) EACH
TICKET includes a grapevine wreath, ribbon and recipe
book
at your starting winery,
then enjoy decorating your Christmas wreath with a unique
ornament from
each winery you visit. EACH
PERSON receives a food and wine pairing. Recipe book allows
you
to repeat the delectable
combinations at home. Time: Sat/Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Price:
Tickets are
limited. $65/couples ticket
(admits two people) DDs are $58 per couple (one tasting
wine/one
non-taster $43/single
ticket (admits one person) DDs are $36 for a single ticket.
Visit www.senecalakewine.com
for more
details.
December 10
Celebrate the Holidays
Swedish style as Swedish Hill Winery
hosts their Annual
Santa Lucia Day on
Saturday December 10th from Noon-5pm. Our annual
event
kicks off the holiday
season ??“ so join us for great wine and a great
time! In
Sweden,
Santa Lucia
traditionally marks the start of the holiday season and we will
join in
on the celebration at
Swedish Hill! Santa Lucia will be here dressed in her
white
robe and crown of
candles serving Swedish goodies. Sip some Glogg,
a
spicy aromatic red wine
and sample more award winning wines in our
beautifully
decorated tasting room
while listening to live local music. There is no
admission
fee and we will have
wonderful wine specials and discounts just in time for the
holidays!
February
3
Singles
Round Table, Castello
di Borghese Vineyard & Winery.
Warren
Strugatch to host an evening of art, wine
and
mingling singles! Please
call for more information,
(631)734-5111.
If you have questions, comments,
winery events you would like listed or if you would like to
submit an article
for consideration in a future
newsletter, you can contact me by emailing sharon@wineryadventures.com.
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