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August is Just Another Word for
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An appropriate tagline, don't you think!
August will be a very busy month for us here at the
winery. Concerts, Classes, and Wine Festivals are going
to make just about every weekend here a busy one, but we will
always have time for
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Concerts |
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We are now halfway through
our 2008 concert season. So far the music has been
great, the weather agreeable, and most importantly - the
wine has been delicious. If you have missed out on
all of the fun and entertainment so far, it is still not
too late to join us. We have TWO exceptionally
great returning bands from July, "The WOW Brothers" and
the "Skyla Burrell Blues Band," plus TWO bands debuting
here at the winery this season. Be sure to mark
the following dates on your calendar. Whether you enjoy
country and classic rock, foot stompin' bluegrass or the
blues, we guarantee you will have a great afternoon,
sipping wine, here at the winery with
us.
August
9
Traditions Unleashed
Country &
Classic Rock. "Traditions Unleashed" brings to you
the best of classic rock and country music performing a
variety of tunes including legendary classic and the
marvelous chart busters of today. A sound so
astounding, it will leave you longing to hear
more.
August
16 The WOW
Brothers
August
23 The Hanover
Express Bluegrass Band
What can we
say about "The Hanover Express Bluegrass Band"?
Some folks identify their style as foot stompin' or hill
music. The Hanover Express prefers
Bluegrass. They are four individuals traveling the
countryside playing and singing traditional bluegrass
music with the help of four instruments (guitar, bass,
mandolin, and a 5-string banjo). If you enjoy a
blend of history and ballads with that high lonesome
sound only Bluegrass music has, then WE ARE THE PLACE TO
BE SATURDAY THE 23rd.
August 30 Skyla Burrell
Blues Band
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Locations |
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Farm Winery
251 Peach Tree Road
Orrtanna, PA 17353
10
a.m. - 6 p.m.
Seven
days per week
Downtown Gettysburg Wine
Shop
25 Chambersburg Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
11 a.m. - 7
p.m. Monday through Saturday.
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on
Sunday.
Carlisle Central Farmers
Market
117
North Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA
Friday and Saturday Call the Winery for
hours
717-334-4631
vintner@adamscountywinery.com
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Classes! |
ATTENTION! It is not too late to sign up for
our Home Wine-Making Class with John the Vintner on Sunday, August
10th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. John in his own little quirky
way (if you know John, you know what I mean) will take you through
the process of making your own wine at home. John uses either
the Heron Bay's Ultra Premium 6 week, 16 liter wine kit or the Heron
Bay's 4 week, 8 liter wine kit. During the class these premium
wine kits offer the wine lover a large selection of wines to make
and share with friends and family.
The
Heron Bay's wine kits have no added sugar and are made from superior
quality grape concentrates. The Ultra Premium (6 week) and
Premium (4 week) red and white wine kits allow winemakers to create
a fine wine that is rich in body and flavor similar to our own Adams
County Winery wines. Making a wine as delicious as the ones we
make here at the winery might prove difficult, but you might be
pleasantly surprised with what you create.
If you can
not make the August 10th class you will have one more chance this
calendar year. The final Home Wine-Making Class will be held
on Saturday, October 18th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. These
Home Wine-Making Classes do require reservations so call
717.334.4631 or stop by the tasting room and sign up today!
You need to bring only yourself to the class. ALL winemaking
materials used during the class will be available for purchase in
the Tasting Room.
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Festivals |
Well,
after a much needed break during the month of July, we find
ourselves back in festival mode. Just about every weekend in
August you will be able to find us at a wine festival. If you
have never been to a wine festival you simply must find the
time. Festivals are a great way to spend lazy summer
days. At most festivals, you will find excellent music,
outstanding food, and terrific wines. They are a great way to
spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I will list the coming
festivals, all you have to do is mark them on your calendar and
ATTEND.
August
9th A Walk in the Clouds Beer
and Wine Festival
Come touch the sky and enjoy a great
time!
Blue Mountain Ski Area hosts BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS, wineries and breweries, good food and good times on
Saturday, August 9th from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. located in
Palmerton, Pennsylvania. This is the first 2008 Walk in the Clouds
Wine Festival to be held at Blue Mountain Ski Area and we are
excited to be a part of this. Fun is expensive these days!
Blue Mountain Ski Area has created an affordable festival in
your own backyard complete with wine, beer, music, food AND WE WILL
BE THERE, "the nation's oldest continuously operating bank barn
winery".
August
16th Benigna's Creek Wine
Festival
Summerfest Wine Festival 2008 from
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in Klingerstown,
Pennsylvania.
Our friends over at Benigna's Creek
Winery have extended an invitation to us, yet again, to participate
in their summerfest wine festival and we just could not
resist. We always have a good time and we are sure you will
too. This is the area's hottest summerfest wine festival AND
WE WILL BE THERE, "the nation's oldest continuously operating bank
barn winery".
August 23rd and
24th Seven Springs Wine and Food
Festival
So if the Tastes of PA Wine and
Music festival is the big brother of Pennsylvania Wine festivals,
then Seven Springs must be the little brother. It is not quite
as large or old but full of just as much pomp and
circumstance. This, the 16th annual festival at Seven Springs,
is well established and one trip will help you understand why.
This festival runs both Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. Circle this date! Attend this festival! You
will not be disappointed AND WE WILL BE THERE, "the nation's oldest
continuously operating bank barn winery".
September 6th and 7th Gettysburg Wine and Music
Festival
One of the best wine and music festivals in the
entire state is right here in our backyard. This festival, now
in its fourth year continues to grow and grow. In fact, The
Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival has grown so large that they've
moved it to a new location. A location we are sure that you
will enjoy even more - GATEWAY GETTYSBURG at the intersection of
Route 15 & Route 30. This fantastic center of
entertainment will have a great new larger floor plan, more parking
and easy accessibility from all major area highways AND WE WILL BE
THERE, "the nation's oldest continuously operating bank barn
winery"! The festival operates from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm both
days. Tickets are $22 at the gate and a designated driver
ticket is available for $15. Tickets can be purchased in
advance for $18. Save money and click HERE to purchase your tickets in
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Tasting
Room |
Celebrate the good life by adding color to your backyard
barbecue or your informal gathering of friends with our newest
collection of Uptown Acrylic Wine Glasses! Beautiful,
functional, versatile! Great for today or any time during the
fast approaching holidays. Keep it indoors or take it
outdoors, by the pool, campsite, or here at our concerts. Choose
from 4 color options: red, green, smoky black, and clear. Of
course, you will need to purchase a set of the newest wine glass
charms. "Suction Cup Wine Charms" are available in gold or
silver and come in a set of six so that your new acrylic wine glass
doesn't get too far from your fingertips. We also have
neoprene (the stuff of wet suits) Bottle Totes to hold wine,
champagne, or whatever comes in a bottle. We offer these in a
wide variety of colors for sale in the Tasting Room. There are
actually some in red to go with your red acrylic wine glass to
complete your outdoor table setting.
Bottle jewelry is
a charming way to add a special touch to your table or gift of
wine. Each individually designed piece can be used over and
over again. It is the gift that keeps giving. Browse
through the Tasting Room on your next visit and see our newest
Bottle Jewelry arrivals of Jeweled Flower, Fleur De Lis, Golden
Cluster, Harvest Cluster, Grape Swirl and Sea Dollar. If you
want to add a little extra to your gift add Glass Slippers.
These are embroidered coasters to slip right onto your glass, so you
can mingle all you want and never worry about where to set your
glass. You can purchase the Seascape, Seashells or Grapevine
designs individually or in a gift box of 4. Of course, we
always have the ever popular Flip Flop wine glass
coasters.
Our tasting room is open every day of the
week!
There are just too many unique, elegant,
traditional, vintage and artfully designed gifts here in our Tasting
Room to mention. Yes, we are open every day of the week so
please think of us when you are trying to decide on that special
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Vintner's
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Not
much going on this month, campers. The vines are growing, and
the lads are up there right now doing farmy type stuff. That
includes opening up the canopy to the sun and wind. This will
allow better ripening of the fruit, and help control
disease.
Evan is in the operations area, and has become
the bottling gnome. We are catching up on bottling last year's
wine so we have room for this year's crop. Some of your
favorites are there (Rebel Red and Stray Cat Strut), plus some new
ones. More on that later
What wonderful responses
we got from you on our request for the one word that best describes
our winery! You guys are great, and we appreciate your
response. We narrowed the choice down to the final six - a
very tough decision! Many of you know that we have a Vintners
Club that includes all of you who have purchased one or more cases
of wine. The case discounts grow - 10%, 15%, 15%, 15%, and
then 20% off on the fifth and future cases. Once you're at the
20% level, we place you in our Barrel Tasters Club (BTC). We
have specials, free gifts and other fun with the members of the
BTC. We will submit the final six entries to our BTC for
voting and announce the winner in a newsletter in the next month or
two.
For you Anglophiles, we had a contest in which we
asked you to identify the translation of SWMBO. One creative
person came up with "So, where's my bottle opener"! If you ever
viewed the BBC's "Rumpole of the Bailey", you know that Horace
Rumpole's wife, "Hilda!", was She Who Must
Be Obeyed. I even gave you the hint of
Pomeroy's Wine Bar, Rumpole's favorite watering hole, where he drank
"Chateau de Thames Embankment". Anyway, the first person to
correctly answer this was Nicole B. - she won a bottle of wine of
her choice. Congratulations, Nicole!
Our concert
series is in full swing. It is a great time to sit under a
tent, have a picnic, sip on some Adams County Winery product, and
enjoy the music. Come on out. Concerts start at 1300
hours, and go until 1700 hours. We have great food available
for purchase, and Gavin has shown quite a flair for running our
booth out in the concert area. Oh. Don't forget.
Nobody else's wine or beer is allowed.
This month's
contest is as follows; be the first to answer correctly and win a
free bottle of wine. Who was Portia of the Bar? Send
your answer to cathy@adamscountywinery.com not later than Friday,
August 15th.
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