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Best in Glass
Satek Winery's eNewsletter
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Just a little Crush
The month that really kicks it off, September is time to find your inner-outdoorsman, muster some clusters, lug some lugs, rush to crush and press your luck. September will see the return of both a new old friend, Manzana, and an old old friend, Baron Von Steuben. We'll run a race against time, and see the wines of tomorrow today. If that's pressure, so be it. You don't get diamonds, or juice, without it.
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Coming Soon:
Noiret 2013
Marquette 2015
Manzana (tomorrow)
Syrah 2014
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New Releases:
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2014
Vidal Blanc 2015
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Almost Gone:
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Sold Out:
Lakes Red Pouches
Merlot 2015
Autumn Classic
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Run N Wine
The Satek Winery Run N Wine, our 5th collaboration with Shape Up Steuben, a 5K walk/run and a 10K run (featuring chip timing) is coming tomorrow, Saturday September 3rd. More information can be found here , and you can register up to 30 minutes before the 9am race time. It's a fun event, with a wider range of runners and will keep getting bigger and better. Hope to see you there!
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Rum N Wine
Our wine project from last year's Run N Wine is on target to return and christen this year's race! Manzana, an apple wine that has spent extended time in a rum barrel, was a big hit last Fall and we've got a new batch coming, but it will be in a new container (the old one wasn't available) yet that apple/rum fusion flavor is there in force. We'll have about the same amount as last year, so it should hang around for a bit, if you didn't get any of 2015's, but that also means that it will be a known commodity and that may cause it to move faster. If you are in the area, don't miss out on the apple appeal.
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Shape Up Steuben Acting President Bill Maddock is a major mover when it comes to the Run N Wine, and he penned this article recently for the public, and we reprint it here as a lead-in to our Labor Day weekend.
Just do it
The Nike swoosh is probably one of the most recognized symbols in the world. You will see it on many of the uniforms of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. The slogan that goes with the symbol is, "Just do it!" As a slogan it is simple, but powerful. As I grow older it means even more to me. It means that I should be a do-er. Life is a participation sport. So I walk, I jog, I ride my bike, I play some tennis, and I walk the golf course. I don't compete for medals and I don't look like anyone I see on TV. It doesn't matter, moving enhances the quality of my life. These past weeks, Dr. Rudy Kashmann was the guest speaker for our community wellness initiative, Shape Up Steuben. He spoke at the Potawatomi Inn discussing his new wellness book, Sitting Disease is Killing Us. In this book he discusses how our technology has put most of us behind a desk and in a chair at work and at home. We all have multiple TV's, computers, IPod's, and cell phones that we cannot put down. Unlike the Nike, "Just do it!" philosophy, we have become a society of "Just watch it!" Right now we watch the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, in a few weeks it will be college and pro football on a daily basis. Dr. Kashmann wants all of us to move. Just walk, just run, and just dance. It doesn't matter if it is with our dog, or our spouse, but his book reflects how we sit on an average of 10 hours a day. He suggests that we get up at half time of the game and move. He suggests that we replace the 10 hours a day of sitting with 10,000 steps on our Fitbit. As the fifth annual Satek Run and Wine 5K Run/Walk, 10K Run is only a few weeks away I encourage you to "just do it". Even better, just do it with a friend. You will see others on their own fitness journey, some faster, some slower, but all participants in the sport of life. The Satek Run and Wine is set for Saturday, September 3rd, at 9 a.m... You can register at runrace.net or at the Satek Winery from 7:30 to 8:45 on the day of the race. Last year more than 200 people just did it, I wonder how many people who did it last year will be back this year? The weather was cool and the course is very scenic. For the $20 entry fee, you will have a good time, find friendly people at the water stations, have good fellowship with others, get a cool t-shirt, and be able to taste a variety of different wines made right here in Fremont. Dr. Kashmann is right, we as a society spend too much time sitting on the sidelines. We should "just do it!" |
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Von Steuben Days
Our annual celebration of our county's namesake, Baron Von Steuben is upon us again, bracketing his birthday of Sept 17th, our celebration will be from Friday the 16th until Sunday the 18th, with discounts on selected wines, music and more. A supplementary email will follow in a week or so, giving more details, but this is our Fall Fest, occasionally a front seat to harvest production, and a tribute to a man some know, but very few understand his importance.
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Instagram
If you've been following our new Instagram page, then the above photo is old hat, but if you haven't, we've created a visual window into our world, a front row seat to the #SatekRoadShow, and while we can't promise all the pics will be as dramatic as this Niagara Falls collaboration, we can't promise that they won't. You can climb onboard our virtual bandwagon by clicking here.
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Let the harvest begin! Can't believe it is September and it is time to start picking grapes. Seems like we just celebrated the Fourth of July. August just flew by. This summer has been an extremely busy one for me so I'm sure that's why it's gone by so quickly. What a great summer for growing grapes. Warm days, cool nights and not a lot of rain has made it a great growing season. With the mild winter and the right weather for summer growth, I think the vines and the fruit look as good as I have seen in several years. I'm sure the farmers would liked to have had more rain earlier in the year, but it looks as if the crops have turned out pretty good despite the dry summer. We have had some nice rains the past couple of weeks so that should get the crops thru to harvest. Now, as grape growers, we do not want any more rain until harvest is over. Too much rain from the middle of August to the end of September is something grape growers don't like to see. Too much rain can alter the chemistry of the fruit and can bring the onset of mildew and rot. Like always, Mother Nature is in control of the quality of everyone's harvest and I think she has been pretty nice to everyone this year. Well, I had better start getting the lugs loaded on the trailer and the harvest shears sharpened so we are ready to start picking. So let's have a glass of wine and toast to a great harvest.
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