Events:

Spring Impressions:

Flowers and Landscapes in Acrylic, Oil and Pastel

Artist's Wine and Cheese Reception

Sunday, March 27    2pm-5pm

Artists- Laurel Fulton & Marni McKitrick  

Art exhibit will be on display at our Tasting Room Gallery

March 6 through May 31.    

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Music in the Loft: Concert Series   

Thurs. March 31 - 5-7pm

Mike Coburn / John Tower Project

Thurs. April 28 - 5-7pm 

Lila Mae & Jeff Hahn

Thurs. May 26 - 5-7pm

The Beerworth Sisters  

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SAVE THE DATE!

Vermont Cheesmakers Festival

Sunday, July 24 - 11am - 4am

The Vermont Cheesemakers Festival has become one of the area's most wildly popular events!  With beautiful Shelburne Farms and Lake Champlain as your backdrop, sample tasty bites from over 40 cheesemakers and 15 artisan food producers.  Indulge in wine and beer tastings from 20 wineries and breweries around the state.  Cheesemaking demos, cooking shows and over 100 products to sample and purchase.

Interested in learning about Vermont Wine?  Attend a tasting seminar that explores Vermont's exciting new wines and the varietals grown here in our Northern climate.  Led by Wine Spectator columnist Sam Gugino and VT Chef, writer and Food Advocate Sean Buchanan, you'll learn all about Vermont wines and the foods they compliment.

Click below to buy tickets now - they sell out early!

The slow pace of winter is soon coming to an end, and the rush of spring will certainly be here soon. Our high-cordon trained vines have all been pruned and once the remaining snow disappears, we will begin pruning our VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) trained vines. Until recently, some of them were buried up to three feet in drifts! So sure, there's been some twiddling of fingers, but it's not hard to find things to do on a farm winery. Once vines are pruned, the canes or cordons need to be fixed to the fruiting wire of the trellising system. This helps support the weight of the season's growth and prevents the wind from blowing the vines over once the canopy fills in. We use a combination of rubber band like ties and special tape to keep our vines secure. It's important to use a material that will stretch or break as the cane or cordon increases in size, as to not girdle it.

In the winery, our wines are still resting peacefully in their stainless steel or wooden homes. Tasting, of course, is done regularly. 2010 has produced some wonderful wines. Bottling will be underway soon.