Vintner's Corner
Vine to Wine
It's harvest season in the Heartland. The grapes are ripe and beginning to be harvested. Ever wonder what it takes to go from grape to the bottle?
| 23-Aug-07 10:59 | Read More... | Tags: Fermentation, Harvest, Viticulture |
Veraison
The official definition of veraison is "the change of color of the grape berries".
| 24-Jul-07 09:50 | Read More... | Tags: Grapes, Harvest, Viticulture |
Bloom
Visit wine country in the spring and winemakers will undoubtedly be talking about bloom.
| 05-Jun-07 08:15 | Read More... | Tags: Grapes, Vineyard, Viticulture |
April 2007 - Cold Snap
Due to the unseasonably warm temperatures this spring, new shoot development was about 2-3 weeks ahead of normal. All of our vines had broken bud and had shoots that were 2" - 5" long. Friday night's (April 6, 2007) low temperatures killed all of those shoots.
| 15-May-07 10:39 | Read More... | Tags: Cold, Freeze, Viticulture |
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Upcoming Events
10/09/10-10/10/10: Colorfest
10/30/10-10/31/09: Halloween Festival
11/26/10-11/28/10: Holiday Open House
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - Sunset
Saturday
10:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
For the safety of our customers, we stop serving open bottles 1 hour before closing and wine by the glass 30 minutes prior to closing. We are always happy to sell wine bottles "to go" up until our posted closing time.
Wine of the Month
Papa's Rosa
10% off each Bottle
20% off each Case
Music
Saturday Music
09/11/10:
J.Brown Band (Workin' Man's Blues)
09/25/10:
Elliott Ranney from St. Louis (Folk/Rock)
10/02/10:
J.Brown Band (Workin' Man's Blues)
10/23/10:
Bud Summers - from Alton (Folk/Rock/Blues)
Sundays in the Park
09/12/10:
Andrea Stader (Folk/Rock)
09/19/10:
Phil&Chuck (Acoustic Folk/Rock/Blues)
09/26/10:
Subject To Change Band feat. Dave Clark(Country/Rock)
10/03/10:
Bill Shotton(Americana/Country/Folk)