April 2014
 
fancy-wine-packaging.jpgGreetings!
  
Our New Season is Starting
on Friday, April 4 at Noon! And the following weekend, April 5th & 6th will be the first event of the season for the Lake Ontario Wine Trail: Roll out the Barrels!! You will be able to sample the new vintages coming this year at each winery and distillery of the Trail. We are planning on offering samples of 2013 Vidal and 2012 Pinot Noir. There will be one more that will be a surprise!  
 
Come join to celebrate the new season and spring! The passport is $15 per person, and this year the Trail offers a combo passport for $30 that is good for all 3 events in 2014; it's just like getting one event admission for FREE! Both regular and combo passports are available at all the wineries and distillery during the event or online:www.lakeontariowinetrail.com. 
In This Issue
XXV Anniversary Continues...
Starry Starry Night
A Message From Fumie
Community Events
Lake Ontario Wine Trail
Fumie's Poem "Coming Spring"
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We're Celebrating Our Triple Win! 

Thorpe Vineyard is excited to announce that we received 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals for our newest wines in the 2014 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition!!

We were awarded: SILVER for our Georgia Sampson Rosé "Murdered", BRONZE for XXV, BRONZE for Oliver Curtis Perry White "Insane," and BRONZE for Big Ed Kelly Red "Robbed!"  

In the competition there were...  
Wines entered: 3756
Countries entered: 20
States entered: All 50!
Canadian Provinces entered: 6
There was also 75 of the World's top judges from 16 countries!
Our 25th Anniversary & Jailhouse Wines

Yes, our quarter century celebration will continue this year! We have plenty of our anniversary wine, XXV, which is a hearty dry red with soft oak and smooth mouth feel. We also keep offering our anniversary glass for each case purchase while supplies last. The Jailhouse Wine to support the Wayne County Historical Society awaits your visit, too. Oliver Curtis Perry White "Insane," Georgia Sampson Rosé "Murdered," and Big Ed Kelly Red "Robbed" all have their distinct flavor to please your palates- fun to think of your favorite food pairing!  

Speaking of the Historical Society, I'll be delighted to join their annual Jailbird Antique Festival on Saturday, May 3rd at the Museum of Wayne County History (21 Butternut St., Lyons). The Festival runs from 9am to 3pm; the Jailhouse Wine tasting and sales will start at 11am. Get all 3 "inmates" with a gift box for $55! The lunch will be served from 11am to 2pm ($7 pp) if you'd like. For more information: 315-946-4943 or www.waynehistory.org.  

On the same weekend, there will be another LOWT event: Cinco de Vino! It's gaining the popularity for the unique Sangria and Salsa pairing at each stop. The event will be on May 3rd & 4th from 12noon to 5pm, $15 per person.
Starry Starry Night at Thorpe Vineyard: Story Slam, Poetry and Star Gazing!   
As I introduced in the last newsletter, there will be 3 evening events this summer. Write down your cherished story or poems: rewrite, revise, refine and bring over to one of the nights to share with us followed by relaxing star gazing. Any questions? Just call/email or talk to Fumie when you come in (or click here to read about it in the last newsletter).

It sure was a rough winter- we actually got 4" of snow over this past weekend. Luckily our grapes seem to have survived this history-making cold weather; many thanks to our big Lake in the backyard. There were quite a few days when Lake Ontario looked white all the way to the horizon; that was a rare sight even to us who live right here. So this time I picked another old poem from my library to long for the spring. It was written in February 1983 during my last spring in Tokyo before heading for Oswego in September. "Daphne" in this poem is an evergreen shrub of Chinese origin, Daphne odora of thymelaeaceae, that is praised for its small fragrant flowers. It's probably too cold here to grow them outdoors, but does anyone know if they are available now in the U.S.??

Sincerely,
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Owner, Thorpe Vineyard
Tasting Room Hours: 
New Season!* 
April 4th - June 19th
Fri. - Sun. 12noon-6pm

June 20th - Sept. 7th
Daily 11am-6pm

Sept. 8th - Nov. 1st
Fri. - Sun. 12noon-6pm

Nov. 2nd - Dec. 31st
Sat. & Sun. 12noon-5pm

*Other times by chance or appointment.
Community Events
Jailbird Antique Festival
May 3rd
9am-3pm
Museum of Wayne County
21 Butternut St.

Lyons, NY
WayneHistory.org 


Spring Shopping Fling
May 16th & 17th
10am-5pm

Wine and Artisan Festival
June 20th
5:30pm-9pm
At T. Spencer Knight Canal Park in Newark, NY

Tickets are $15 each, and can be purchased online here or at your starting winery. This is a self-guided tour; you get to choose where to start and end!

Roll out the Barrels 
April 20th & 21st 
12noon-5pm
Taste the samples of the new 2013 wines. Check out the new releases.

Cinco de Vino
May 4th & 5th
12noon-5pm
Visit each of the Lake Ontario wineries for a unique Sangria and Salsa. Each winery will feature a wine in a Sangria recipe and a Salsa pairing.

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spring-raingear.jpg Coming Spring 

by Fumie Thorpe

 

Periodic precipitation is

a sure sign of spring.

Each raindrop must be encouraging

the greens to burst in the soil.

 

The north wind is howling; though,

the sun is shining through the city streets.

The florets of the Daphne have just started to show their white interiors

as if to fill my sight with their scent already.

 

It makes me feel dizzy somehow when

I think of the best of the spring;

that is promised to arrive here

 

from as far as where our dreams go

to embrace us all with the flowers and songbirds;

and nothing more than the blessing of that southerly breeze.


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