 UNCLE MOE'S SOUL FOOD!
Also this Saturday, Uncle Moe's Soul Food will be
our catering partner here at the farm, selling food from
12 - 5 p.m. Anyone who has tried it can only say
mmmmm! Uncle Moe specializes in
southern style soul food including fried chicken and
catfish, french fries, and his wife Stephanie's homemade
baked macaroni and cheese. They will also be offering
burgers, hot dogs, Italian sausage, and non-alcoholic
beverages for sale. Don't worry about bringing a
picnic when you can enjoy a delicious, unique selection
of homemade food! Uncle Moe's will be here again on
August 7 and 14th.
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25C UPDATE
Remember to visit 25C, our downtown wine shop, on
Friday, August 6th for "First Friday"
Gettysburg. This month's theme is "Summer
in the City" and several merchants, including us,
will be offering great specials! Stop by and receive a
free Adams County Winery reusable fabric tote with
any $25.00 purchase (limit one per customer)! This
earth-friendly bag holds 6 bottles of wine and makes a
great beach bag, too! Don't miss out on a great
opportunity to enjoy a balmy summer evening stroll
amongst the uniquely original downtown Gettysburg
stores.
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News from the Tasting
Room
Ladies, you'll still find a sale rack in both of
our gift shops where select jeweled shirts on
sale for BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE! Designs include
Living in Zin, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Got Wine?
and others. We also have several NEW designs in stock,
including Group Therapy; Wine Diva; Save Water, Drink
Wine; Drinks Well With Others; and Wines Constantly.
Wear your love of wine proudly!
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How to Make Blueberry
Wine
It's harvest time for our
blueberries! We're picking them now to begin
the next batch of Yankee Blue wine. After the
blueberries are picked, we freeze them to get better,
more concentrated flavor, and in a week or two, thaw
them out. Then Evan and Jessie will start vinification,
the process whereby fermentation changes the juice into
wine. FYI: it takes 55 pounds of blueberries to
produce 5 gallons of juice! Yankee Blue will be
ready in the fall; stay tuned for the exact release
date.
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| Rusty's
Sidekick Photo
Contest |
 Vote for your favorite pet photo and make
a monetary donation to the Adams County SPCA at the same
time. The photo with the most votes (money collected) is
the winner! The contest winner will be featured
on the wine label of Rusty's Red wine along with Rusty
for the entire month of August. And $1 from
every bottle purchased in August will go the SPCA
too!
Please come into the winery to
cast your vote (our Farm Winery in Orrtanna or our
downtown Gettysburg wine shop at 25 Chambersburg
Street). You can also vote at the Adams County SPCA
shelter in Gettysburg, or vote
on their website.
The
contest will end on Wednesday, 7/28/10, so vote today
for Rusty's
Sidekick!
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1st
Rockbridge Artillery Living History this Saturday
7/24 |
 The
Rebels are coming and they want all our Rebel
Red!! This Saturday, July 24th, come
take in some history (and some wine) as the 1st
Rockbridge Artillery makes camp here at Adams County
Winery.
Along with firing demonstrations, they
will be conducting a living history and recreating camp
life of the War Between the States. These Redlegs
recreate a unit that fired the first shots in the
Shenandoah Valley and continued with Lee's Army until
the surrender at Appomattox.
So, when you've had
your fill of the battlefield, ditch the bottled water,
get yourself a glass of wine, and enjoy a little bit of
history (and music) at Adams County
Winery! |
Free
Concerts Every Saturday This
Summer |
 Visit Adams County Winery every
Saturday this summer to enjoy live music,
relax, dance, eat, and of course, drink your favorite
Adams County Winery wine! Bring your family, your
friends, your dog, or a hot date - just a suggestion.
All concerts are free of charge, and
are held rain or shine every Saturday in July &
August from 1-5 pm.
This Saturday, July
24, the encampment (above) will overlap with one of the
Winery's free summer concerts when the Alfred
James Band takes the stage from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. This cello-driven acoustic rock group has been
compared to Sting, Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson and Dave
Matthews. Check the full band line-up at the
Concerts page on our website.
Pack a picnic or enjoy food from onsite
vendors. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket or come early to
get a picnic table; sit outside in the sunshine or under
one of the tents. Enjoy a glass or a bottle of
Adams County Winery wines (no outside alcohol please,
including
beer). |
Great
Pennsylvania Wine Toast on August
14th |
Who among us hasn't dreamed of
being part of a world record? Well, now's your chance!
On Saturday, August 14, Adams County Winery will be
taking part in The Great Pennsylvania Wine
Toast, and we'd like you to join us.
Under the watchful eye of the folks at the
Guinness Book of World Records, over 60 wineries across
the state will open their doors for this chance to enter
the record books for the largest wine tasting ever
conducted. The event's toastmaster, whose toast will be
broadcast simultaneously to all participating locations,
is racing legend Mario Andretti - a man who knows a
lot about wine, Pennsylvania, and setting world
records.
Our event will start at
1:00 p.m. with a "golden oldies" concert by the Billy
Hedrick Band, and a pig roast going on throughout the
day. The world record toast will take place
precisely at 4:00 p.m. Join us and
be a part of wine history!
For more
information about The Great Pennsylvania Wine Toast,
visit the Pennsylvania Winery Association website at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103577889257&s=13450&e=001FPngn4NhP4R5sRGBO7sMtXuT5rAgcEwVuxRfmgfBXsF8Lc3pmuegbn8RTAdh-93Gth9Z7-avRb-adbrVyQ5kAOX8Si77K7xgLZj6FUzE1uTfw0CszdLfBvwyN_du-jUu. |
Upcoming
Festivals |
July
31, 2010 ~ Hanover Dutch Festival
Come discover Hanover's heritage, history and
have a great time at the annual Hanover Dutch Festival!
This event features authentic ethnic food, over 300 arts
& crafts vendors, antique cars, a carnival and live
Pennsylvania Dutch music. Adams County Winery will be
sampling and selling a select variety of our most
popular wines.
August 14, 2010 ~ Benigna's Creek
Summerfest Beautiful mountain scenery
and lots of fun! Enjoy horse drawn carriage rides for
vineyard tours, food, crafts, music, and of course,
delicious wine!
August 14-15, 2010 ~ Seven Springs Wine
& Food Festival Don't know the
difference between cabernet and merlot? No need to
worry. The 19th Annual Wine & Food Festival at
Seven Springs Mountain Resort offers a tantalizing
experience for anyone who loves exceptional
wines. |
Serendipity Summer
Cooler |
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Here's a
great summer party idea for our Serendipity
strawberry wine...Strawberry Wine Ice!
All you have to do to is pour a bottle of strawberry
wine into a big saucepan along with ½ a cup or so of
sugar (sweeten to your taste). Heat the strawberry wine
mixture until the sugar has melted completely, and then
freeze this mixture in ice cube trays.
When it
comes time to serve, just take the strawberry wine ice
cubes out of the freezer and pop them into the blender.
Blend until smooth and pour into drink glasses and
serve. If you are having a party you can add a little
sprig of mint to each glass as a garnish. It's a great
way to show off your culinary skills without straining
yourself at all!
This frozen drink is a
real crowd pleaser, but you can use just a couple ice
cubes to make it for yourself. Any time of year, this
recipe will add some fun and flavor to your
day. |
If you have a Facebook account, please
visit Adams County Winery's fan page and become a Fan.
You'll hear the latest happenings, know when new wines
are bottled, and be up on all things going on here at
the farm.
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