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The Perfect Gift - Visit Visas -
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What better way to share the bounty of Lake Erie Wine Country? These booklets, valid for one year from purchase, provide generous discounts at wineries, restaurants and other local businesses and will make great holiday gifts. Available at each winery or online. The Visit Visa: just $20 for $500 in coupon value. |
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2011 Harvest Wine Weekends
Take Place in November
Tickets Still Available for Both Weekends
 Tickets are on sale now for our Harvest Wine Weekends! This annual event will be celebrated at 22 wineries November 4-6 & and 11-13.
Ticket holders will enjoy a fall-inspired food and wine pairing at each winery and will receive a wine glass, recipe booklet, a $5 voucher and gift. In keeping with the Trail's desire to buy local, the gift for the event is a Wendell August Forge boxed Harvest coaster, manufactured in Grove City, Pa. To visit the Wendell August website, click here.
Harvest Wine Weekend #1 hours are Friday, November 4 from noon-5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Although advance-sale ticket purchase is recommended, same-day tickets for Weekend #1 will be available at:
1.) Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, 4117 Chautauqua Stedman Road, Mayville, NY 14757. (716) 269-3000. www.mcc.mazzawines.com
2.) Penn Shore Vineyards, 10225 East Lake Road, North East, PA 16428. (814) 725-8688. www.pennshore.com
Harvest Wine Weekend #2 takes place on Friday, November 11 from noon-5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Same-day tickets for Weekend #2 will be available at:
1.) Presque Isle Wine Cellars, 9440 West Main Road, North East, PA 16428. (800) 488-7492. www.piwine.com
2.) Merritt Estate Winery, 2264 King Road, Forestville, NY 14062. (888) 965-4800. www.merrittestatewinery.com
Tickets cost $35/person. Tickets for your Designated Driver are only $20 and include everything but wine tastings and the voucher. Buy Tickets Now! |
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Gourmet Guide for Harvest
Wine Weekends Now Available
The Gourmet's Guide to Harvest Weekends is a great way to plan your visits for this special, but too short, weekend event. The Gourmet Guide lists the food and wine pairings at each of the wineries, so you can focus your taste buds on the things you like best. Click Here to read the Gourmet Guide for the Harvest Wine Weekends.
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Lake Erie Wine Country
Welcomes Their Newest Winery
21 Brix Winery Opens in Portland, NY
"We are thrilled that 21 Brix Winery has opened," said Julie Pfadt, Executive Director of Lake Erie Wine Country. "They are in a location on a stretch of Route 20 that nicely connects the wineries on the east end of our Wine Trail with those in the middle of our Trail. The owner is an experienced, award-winning winemaker, and their facility is beautiful. They are a perfect addition to our wine and grape region."
21 Brix Winery officially opened its doors at the beginning of September, 2011. While construction took about one year, the "behind the scenes" planning began about eight years ago when winemaker Kristopher Kane approached his parents, Michael and Marion Jordan, owners of Olde Chautauqua Farms (OCF) about his plan to open a winery.
As plans took shape, Kris' brother, Bryan Jordan, asked to be a part of the adventure. Together, the four owners began the process of planning and overseeing the construction of a 9,800 square foot building. With three generations now involved with Olde Chautauqua Farms and 21 Brix Winery, education and experience about grape growing and wine making has been combined.
21 Brix Winery is now open at 6654 West Main Road, Portland, New York, just east of Westfield. (716) 792-BRIX. See their website at www.21brix.com. The winery is open daily from 10-6. They will be taking part in Lake Erie Wine Country's next two exciting Harvest Wine Weekend events. |
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