Scott McKinlay, Editor Vol. 11, Number 6 June 2014
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What's Happening in Wine Country
Greetings from Wine Country RV Park!
Happy Father's Day!
Are you looking for somewhere special to spend Father's Day Weekend? Look no further, we have spaces available, ample sunshine, and the pool is ready. If it's a friendly game of golf you're looking to play don't forget we have it right up the road between Sunnyside and Prosser, Black Rock Creek Golf Course. Call (509) 837-5340 to set you Tee Time.
A few of the wineries are also having Father's Day Specials. The bike trails are great to plan a family bike ride with dad, then go visit the Alpaca Farm, then go pick your own berries at Bill's Berry Farm.
7th Annual McKinley Springs BBQ Showdown & Benefit
June 14- 10am to 5pm
Competitors from all over the Northwest and Canada come to compete. This year we expect up to 29 of the finest teams around. Bring your side dishes, sunscreen, chairs and shade for a day filled with BBQ, friends and wine. Enjoy music by
Lee Koch who was featured on "The Voice" in 2011. Come early and plan to spend the day. To purchase tickets call 509-894-4528 or visit www.mckinleysprings.com
Bills Berry Farm Cherry Festival
Friday and Saturday June 27th and 28th 9am-5pm
Join us for our first festival of the summer... celebrating our fresh sweet cherries! Our fields are clean and beautiful and there are no ladders required so every member of the family will want to ride the wagon out to the field with their own buckets. Or pick up some pre-picked fruit, available in our outdoor store. For more information and upcoming events such as the Blueberry Daze Festival July 4th, and 5th visit www.billsberryfarm.com
Saturday, June 21, 2014 is Prosser's 13th Annual Scottish Fest and Highland Games from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Port of Benton Wine and Food Park. For more information visit
www.prosserscottishfest.org
Prosser's 11th Annual Art Walk & Wine Gala
Saturday 19 July 2014, 06:00pm
6th Street in Historic Downtown Prosser Don't miss the 11th Annual Art Walk & Wine Gala featuring artists from all over the Pacific Northwest. The warm summer evening is the perfect setting as 20 local wineries offer their latest vintages. Area food vendors provide the fare while live music fills the air. NO one under 21 admitted.
30 artists, 20 wineries, 2 microbreweries, 3 specialty food caterers, 1 GREAT evening in the "Birthplace of Washington Wine" Affordable specialty foods available for purchase.
Tickets are limited for this fun event, purchase yours early. Tickets go on sale online or at the Visitors Center June 2, 2014. Tickets are $30.00 each/includes wine and beer tasting.
Sixth Street Art & Gift Gallery (509) 786-3088 will be holding a select amount of tickets for readers of this newsletter just mention Tickets for RV Park/Best Western.
(Subject to Availability)...Don't Miss Out!
Event starts at 6:00pm. FREE parking downtown. Please call 509-786-3177 for more information.
Make sure you read the winery section of this newsletter that also includes our special evening tastings here at Wine Country RV Park, and many Father's Day specials.
Happy June and as always Safe Travels,
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CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS
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Easy Recipe by Louann
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Beat the Heat
No-Bake Layered Lemon Pie
1 pkg. 8oz cream cheese
½ cup sugar
1 can lemon filling
1 carton 8oz. whipped topping
1 graham cracker crust
Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
Beat in ½ of pie filling and fold in whipped
topping. Spread in bottom of crust and spread
remaining cream cheese filling on top. Refrigerate
for ½ hour and serve.
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| Manager's Corner |
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As May comes to a quick end, Memorial Day guests are departing. The calendar turns over to June, New events will be starting. Scottish Fest will be fun for all, Big logs being thrown in the air. The launching of the anvil, Join in the festivities if you dare. Celtic music and pipe bands, Will be sure to entertain you. While Irish dancers can be seen, Others can enjoy a Scottish brew. If that event is not your style, There are many others here in town. So visit us in Prosser this June Lets turn that frown upside down. Louann Rockney Manager Wine Country RV Park
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Monthly Riddle Corner
The answer to last month's riddle was:
Answer: The window cleaner was cleaning the inside window.
Congratulations to Dave Gilliom
Here is this months riddle -
Riddle:
I stare at you, you stare at me.
I have three eyes, yet can't see.
Every time I blink, I give you commands.
You do as you are told, with your feet and hands.
What Am I?
The riddles will be collected for 24 hours, to make it fair to our clients that don't get home from work until later in the day. One name will be drawn from those who entered within 24 hours of the newsletter. Email your answer to: Riddle@WineCountryRVPark.com with RIDDLE in the subject line and the correct answer drawn from the entries to the riddle will receive a free one night stay.
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Featured Winery:
Vine Heart Winery
Vine Heart Winery
44209 N. McDonald Rd.
Prosser, WA 99350
(509) 973-2993
Tasting Room Hours: Thursday-Saturday 9am-5pm
11am to 5pm, Sunday
9am to 5pm Monday
or by appointment please call 509-781-1250
Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
www.vineheart.com
We are a boutique family winery producing 800 cases oh high quality Yakima Valley wines at affordable prices. The estate grown grapes have been hand selected and sorted. Small quantities are harvested at the peak of character with intense fruitiness. Our goal is to create the highest quality wines with a hint of oak using few additives and working toward using 100% Flex Tanks to make our wines. Stop by and taste- you will be pleasantly surprised! If you'd like to experience wine tasting in a fun, friendly atmosphere, this is a great winery to visit. We always have something delicious to go with our wines!
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On the Wine Front
Upcoming Events
Wine Country RV Park
330 Merlot Dr, Prosser
1-800-726-4969
www.winecountryrvpark.com
Our new Wine Bar has been a huge success. Come and enjoy a nice relaxing evening sipping on a glass of your favorite wine, and then take home your Wine Country RV Park souvenir wine glass. This June calendar will help you plan your trip accordingly.
Alexandria Nicole Cellars
2880 Lee Rd, Suite D
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-3497
Fly Fishing with Dad
June 15, 2014 @ 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Prosser Tasting Room
$25.00
Leave the ties at home and spend the day with dear old dad while enjoying some Fly Fishing 101. Learn to cast a fly rod, enjoy an old-fashioned crawfish boil, and drink some great wine.
More details are coming but we will let it slip that we are planning to give away a guided fly fishing trip on the beautiful Coeur d'Alene River! Space is Limited so reserve your spot now!
Pontin Del Roza Winery
35502 North Hinzerling Rd
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-4449
Bocce and a Bottle at Pontin Del Roza
Need to unwind after a long workweek? Toast summer each Friday evening from 5 to dusk with Bocce and a bottle at Pontin Del Roza.
The outdoor space provides comfy seating, tables and a fireplace. Be sure to pick-up a bottle while you play, there is no charge but wine is available for purchase while you play!
Desert Wind Winery
2258 Wine Country Rd. Prosser
509-786-7277
www.desertwindwinery.com
First Thursday Wine Feature: 14 Hands
June 05, 2014
Start: 5:00pm End: 8:00pm
Join us for an evening of complimentary wine tasting from our neighbors at 14 Hands. Select wines by the glass and bottle will be available in the restaurant, along with a menu of chef's specials chosen to complement the wines. First Friday Music & Flatbreads at Desert WindFriday - June 06, 2014 Start: 5:00pm End: 8:00pm Join us on the patio (weather permitting...indoors otherwise) for an evening of food and fun. Live music, $10 flatbread pizzas, and food and drink specials. No reservations required. Cooking Class at MOJAVE at Desert WindWednesday - June 11, 2014 Join us in MOJAVE for an evening of culinary instruction in a small class setting. Learn tips and techniques for mastering your kitchen from the MOJAVE culinary crew. $70 per person ($60 for Wine Club members) includes class instruction and chef demo, recipes, wine and food and a small gift. Class size limited to 12 participants; reservations required at least one week prior to date of class. Wine Sensory Evaluation Class:Wine and Food Pairing Dos and Don'tsFriday - June 20, 2014 Start: 5:00pm End: 7:00pm
Learn tips and tricks for pairing wine and foods, what works and what doesn't. $30 per person ($27 for Wine Club) includes workshop instruction, wine and snacks. Reservations required; class size limited. Friday Night Farm to Fork Dinner at Desert WindFriday - June 27, 2014 Start: 6:00pm End: 8:00pmJoin us for our festive monthly event featuring a three-course family-style dinner highlighting the region's best produce and purveyors. Pre-dinner social begins at 6:00 p.m.; dinner at 6:30. Limited seating available; reservations required one week prior to date of dinner. $65 per person ($55 for Wine Club members) includes pre-dinner social and three-course dinner with wine pairings. Steppe Cellars Winery
1991 Chaffee Road Sunnyside, WA 98911 509-837-8281 www.steppecellars.comCheese PlatesApril-October Every Saturday Guests to Steppe have a choice of 3 different Cheese and Snack plates. The Pacific NW Cheeses plate The International Cheeses plate The OSU/WSU Cheeses plate All cheese plates come with an assortment of cheeses, crackers, a dried fruit & nut bowl, some chocolates, and a little information on each cheese. Prices range from $7 to $9. Early Summer Vineyard Walk-- (Father's Day Weekend)
Saturday- June 14, 2014 The grapes bloom, and set very tiny clusters that you can see early on. Meet us at the tasting room at 10:00 am. We will go for a walk through one of the vineyards and pull some clusters to bring back to the tasting room and get a closer look under the microscope. No fee - but reservations are required.
Cherries!
Saturday-July 5, 12, 2014
Customers of Steppe Cellars will be given a bag for cherries along with their purchases. It is a lot of fun to pick the cherries right off the tree and snack on them with your picnic, or take a few home to enjoy later.
3100 Lee Road, Prosser
Open Wed-Sun 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
509-786-2097
Fathers Day at Mercer
June 14-15, 2014
Free Wine Tasting for Dad's
Pinot Gris & Me
June 7, 2014-June 8, 2014
Cost:$5 Non-Refundable Tasting/Tour Fee
Learn about how we make a crisp white wine out of purple grape! Tour our Pinot Gris Vineyard right here in Prosser at the Tasting Room, while sipping on a glass of our delicious Mercer Estates Pinot Gris!
Contact: Katherine Knee 509-786-2097
katherinek@mercerestates.com
Milbrandt Vineyards
508 Cabernet Court
Prosser, WA 99350
509-788-0030
Tickets to our Flower Bouquet Class
on July 6th with WINE. What do moms love almost as much as wine? FLOWERS. You get a two-fer with this gift, wine AND flowers. Stacey Gingras from Buggirl's Garden will be here with her mom to talk about her beautiful flowers and how to arrange those gorgeous farmer's market bouquets. Each ticket includes a vase, bouquet & glass of wine. $25 per person, call 509-788-0030 or email shelly@milbrandtvineyards.com.
Airfield Estates
560 Merlot Drive
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-7401
FATHER'S DAY WINE TASTING
Friday, June 13th - Sunday, June 15th
Join us for a special Father's Day Wine Tasting! We'll be featuring some of our favorite Summer wines and offering complimentary wine tasting to all dads. Wine flights and cheese platters will be available for purchase.
4TH OF JULY WINE TASTING
Friday, July 4th - Sunday, July 6th
Join us this July 4th weekend for a special tasting! We will be featuring our Vineyard Salute Series Wines.
Please click on websites below for updated Winery Events
Airfield Estates Alexandria Nicole Cellars Apex Cellars
Coyote Canyon Winery Desert Wind Winery
Gamache Vintners Cowan Vineyards Hogue Cellars
Kestrel Vintners Martinez & Martinez Winery Mercer Estates
Milbrandt Vineyards Thurston Wolfe Winery Willow Crest Winery
Wine O' Clock Wine Bar & Bistro Yakima River Winery
Vineheart Winery Pontin del Roza 14 Hands Winery
McKinley Springs
These are just a few of the wineries we hope you will visit while you are here this coming year!!
For the beer drinkers who might be coming along too, we have something for you too!!
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