Tasting room open daily
11am - 5pm
(On route 7, immediately south
of historic Shelburne Village
between the Shelburne Museum
and VT Teddy Bear Factory.)
6308 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne VT
802-985-8222
www.shelburnevineyard.com
 
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Thurs. June 24
Steve Hartmann
to benefit
The Intervale Center
American Flatbread Oven onsite!
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Free - Open to the public
5pm - 7pm
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Pete's Greens CSA pickup at Shelburne Vineyard
Sign up for a share today!
The Vegetable Only Share
($29/week) delivers and assortment of fresh organic vegetables from Pete's Greens each week.
The Localvore Share
($44/week) delivers the same vegetables plus a diverse array of
locavore products sourced from the many great producers in our area.
Over the course of the share peiod, you will receive breads, eggs,
cheeses, flours, grains, cooking oils, sweeteners, fruits, tamari and
soy products and many other great products produced in our area using
mostly local & organic ingredients.
The Meat Share ($49.75/month) delivers an assortment of locally raised, sustainably grown, pastured meats once a month.
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Each
week, share members also receive an emailed newsletter with news from
the farm, info about the food in that week's share, and recipes using
the week's share ingredients.
Check out the Pete's Greens website for more information about
joining the
Good Eats Summer Share.
Check out the blog for info about what you might receive week to week.
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Events
Eden Ice Cider
Launch of the 2009 vintage
Friday July 2 11:00-5:00
Come
to the official launch of the new 2009 vintage of
Eden Vermont Ice
Cider. For this
special occasion, we'll be offering free ice cider tastings, along with
Vermont cheeses and hors d'oeuvres. Eleanor and Albert Leger, owners and winemakers, will be here to answer questions
about this unique Vermont specialty.
Shelburne Vineyard Tasting Room
Special Dinner Invitation:
Join Eden Ice Cider for a private dinner that evening just down the road at Bistro Sauce. Eden is offering 8 places at their table for dinner at this wonderful
locavore restaurant. Tickets are $25;
Eden Ice Cider will cover the
cost of dinner and wine.
Get your dinner ticket here at brownpapertickets.
They are available first come, first served.
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Lake, Land, Light.
An exhibit of images
capturing the special light and fleeting moments
of Lake Champlain and the
Champlain Valley
Large giclee color photographs printed
on
watercolor paper by
Jean Carlson Masseau
Exhibit runs through August 31
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New Releases
Whimsey Meadow Rose 2009
This wine blends grapes of VT, NY and Quebec to produce a barely
off-dry wine with ripe strawberries on the nose, notes of cotton candy
and a refreshing cranberry finish.
Lakeview White 2009
This semi-dry blend of Cayuga White with Chardonnay and a touch of
Louise Swenson and Gewurztraminer offers a floral nose ripe with berry
and peach and a soft, long balanced finish that melds strawberry and
pear.
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Winemaker's Notes:
Getting one's wine safely
into bottle is a great relief for a winemaker. Over the past few months
bottling of our white wines has been a top priority, and we are almost
there. With the exception of a Chardonnay and a dessert wine, all of
our 2009 whites are waiting to hit shelves. The reds on the other hand,
are a slightly different story. Right now almost all our red wine is
aging in the barrel. Six to eight months in, the wine is softening nicely
and picking up subtle hints of its oak companion. Just the other
day we racked our 2009 NuMondo out of the barrels and into a tank for
settling before bottling soon.
On the vineyard end of things,
the season is off to an early and rapid start. Berries have formed on
our Northern Varietal grapes, and bloom is approaching on our later
varieties. Right now we are amidst a heated battle against ever-growing
weeds, finishing up the last of our shoot thinning, beginning to position
longer shoots, and always remembering to enjoy a glass of wine after
a hard day's work.
Another important and recent
development was the establishment of our newest vineyard site in Charlotte.
On June 2, we planted 4.35 acres of the cold-hardy hybrids, LaCrescent
and Marquette, with a minor amount of Prairie Star. We will also plant
a trial of a new red variety, Petit Pearl. In addition, our Rt 7 Vineyard
increased by another 0.5 acre of Marquette, planted just North of our
existing acreage. All this rain is great for the un-irrigated young
vines, but there's a downside to everything. Wet, humid weather at
these temperatures is optimum for disease. So far we have seen very
little, but let's hope for some sunny, warm conditions soon.
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Book an Event
An elegant and unique venue for your special celebration.
Call, email or stop by for more information.
802.985.8222
galbert@shelburnevineyard.com
or
lcarms@shelburnevineyard.com
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Our Mission
Simply,
to make the best possible wines from Vermont and regionally grown
grapes, while using sustainable agricultural practices and maintaining
good stewardship of the land.2009
Sustainable Agriculture Farm of the Year
Shelburne Vineyard
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