Hummingbird Ridge Winery - May 2010 Newsletter

HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY – May 2010 Newsletter


- Ahhh, May is here, the flowers are blooming and the hummingbirds should be hovering at the feeders very soon! Ruby-throated Hummingbirds normally spend the winter in Central America. From March through May, ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate north, some through the eastern two thirds of Texas, some apparently through Cuba and Florida, and some apparently directly across the Gulf of Mexico. Birds reach the southern Gulf coast in late February and early March. Later migrants fly to breeding grounds further north. The farther north they are going the later they travel. Hummingbirds do not fly in groups but migrate individually and will follow the exact same route of their very first migration. Arrival time on the breeding grounds tends to not occur until food plants are blooming. Departure time also corresponds with the end of the blooming season for food plants. Ruby-throats usually arrive in PA in April and leave in late September. Just some quick info on our namesake.

- Now on to what is happening at Hummingbird Ridge Winery in May. May is our “Spring Fling” - Spring Open House Month, with special discounts on selected wines! So for all of those folks who have not discovered us yet, May is the perfect time to come out and visit us and taste our current wine selection and take advantage of our first wine sale of the year! Remember, Free Tastings every Saturday and Sunday in May from 11am to 6pm.

- Great News! "Sweet Dreams" is back! Our sweet white wine "Sweet Dreams" will be back in stock starting Saturday, May 8th!!! This wine is a great wine for sipping on the deck or taking to a picnic or for drinking with friends. Stop in and taste it.

- Remember we are a microwinery and we do small batch wines which helps us to keep a tight focus on every detail of the winemaking process and produce high-quality wines. But this also means that we are prone to sell out of these small batch wines at times, so visit often to see what’s new.
Our wine lineup for May is: Sweet Dreams (starting May8th), Hummingbird Red, our delicious dry red wine with ripe and juicy berry flavors; Semi-Dry Riesling, A fantastic expression of one of our favorite grapes with beautiful notes of citrus into a crisp long finish; Hummingbird White, a soft easy-drinking semi-dry white wine in a fruit-forward style, great with your favorite meal or just for sipping on the deck; and our best-selling Ruby Elixir, our playful semi-sweet red wine that begs to be taken to a party or a picnic or anywhere where there are fun people and good times.

- Also, we are currently working on creating our “Hummingbird Garden” area where folks can sit outside and enjoy the outdoors while sipping some Hummingbird Ridge wine. Stop by and see our progress.

- And be sure to ask for Hummingbird Ridge wines at the following fine York County eateries: Silver Lake Inn, Lewisberry; Back Woods Grill, Etters; The Field House, Etters; Two Brothers, Etters & Culhane’s Steak House, Lewisberry. Please visit these fine establishments and enjoy a glass of Hummingbird Ridge wine!!!

- Visit us on the internet at http://www.hummingbirdridgewinery.com/  (official website), http://www.hummingbirdridgewinery.blogspot.com/  
(our blog), and visit our new Facebook page and become a fan of Hummingbird Ridge Winery.


- Hummingbird Ridge Winery is a proud member of the Uncork York Wine Trail!!! Visit http://www.uncorkyork.com/  for more information.


HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY


OPEN FOR FREE TASTINGS SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
FROM 11AM TO 6PM


735 KISE MILL RD


YORK HAVEN PA 17370


717-315-0209


Email: info@hummingbirdridgewinery.com