It sure looks quiet upon first glance. The vines are dormant and will remain this way until spring. In the winery, grapes from the fall harvest have gone through fermentation and the tanks are silent as fermentation is complete and the new wine is resting and beginning the aging process. We do have a smaller [...] Read More…
Our 4th Annual Wine and Food Festival was definitely a day to smile about! Beautiful fall weather, some of Vermont’s (and Shelburne’s) finest specialty food vendors on hand and a vendor tent donated by Vermont Tent, coupled with the generosity of the 600+ visitors who came bearing food and cash donations resulted in the collection [...] Read More…
We’re gearing up for our 4th annual Autumn Wine & Food Festival at Shelburne Vineyard this Saturday. Co-sponsored by VT Tent, the festival is a benefit for the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and has become our most popular event drawing hundreds of visitors who come for a fun day of free wine tasting and free [...] Read More…
What a season! Vermont weather in 2012 was like Napa! (Well almost). Spring came early and stayed. And, the late spring frosts did virtually no damage. The season progressed in the same manner with consistently warm, relatively dry weather right into late September. And we also had just the right amount of rain to avoid [...] Read More…
We’re thick into blueberry season in Vermont. And we’ve had everything blueberry – from muffins to mojitos. Blueberries are beloved in all kinds of ways, sweet and savory. But there’s nothing like the old fashioned way: a warm Blueberry Crisp with vanilla ice cream melting all over it. This recipe is a great way to [...] Read More…
It’s May. Our white grapes harvested last fall are now finished wine and the wine is ready to drink. So, spring is bottling time for our whites. We try to schedule bottling for rainy days since the vines are also awakening and needing attention. We are very fortunate to have an automated line that moves [...] Read More…
By Lisa Arms When it comes to matching wine and food, there are many pairing guidelines that can help you decide which wine to sip. The most important guideline of course is, “If you like it together, it’s right together“. I find our 2011 LaCrescent just right with so many different dishes, but I particularly [...] Read More…
Friday, March 16 This Sunday (March 18) is the first Annual Ice Wine Festival at Jay Peak Resort Hotel and Conference Center. Vermont is fast becoming a world-class producer of Ice Wine, Ice Cider and Late Harvest wine, so this will be a great opportunity to sample some of the best Vermont has to offer. [...] Read More…
Friday, March 9 Many people (and I mean MANY) have asked me, “How is this mild snowless winter treating your vines?”. The simple answer is “Right now, the vines love it!” After all, vines growing in most of the world typically see winters like this. But I tell people I am worried about what might [...] Read More…
Jan 30, 2012 Folks, when visiting the vineyard look at the rows and rows of vines, and frequently comment that it must be a lot of work and where do we get enough people to harvest all those grapes? While it is always a challenge to find folks to do this kind of farming, the [...] Read More…
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