HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY
“WINE POURS”
DECEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
In This Issue: December is our 1 Year Anniversary Month; Upcoming Events; Recipe of the Month; Holiday Gifts at HRW; Wine Question of the Month; Holiday Hours; New Restaurants
November was an extremely busy month at the winery, with hundreds of new visitors coming to the tasting room for the Uncork York “Wine Just off the Vine” event and 2 great wine dinners featuring Hummingbird Ridge wines at Back Woods Grill in Etters & Yorktowne Hotel in York. And the excitement continues in December because, believe it or not, it's Hummingbird Ridge Winery’s 1 Year Anniversary. Wow, time has flown by in the last year. The Winery opened for business on Saturday, December 5, 2009 and it’s time to celebrate being open for 1 year. And to Thank all of you who have supported us over the last year, we invite you to stop by on Sat., Dec. 4th & Sun., Dec. 5th for a Special Celebration, featuring Delicious food and wine samples, and Special wine deals.
- Back Woods Grill in Etters will be featuring Hummingbird Ridge wines in a Holiday Wine Dinner this month on Tuesday, Dec. 14th. If you missed it last month, here’s your chance to partake in some amazing cuisine prepared by the talented chefs at BackWoods Grill. This event would also make a great gift for that someone special or a great idea for your company Holiday Party. 5 Gourmet Courses paired with 5 Hummingbird Ridge wines. Contact Back Woods Grill at 938-9208 for more information.
- Recipe of the Month: This month’s recipe is a unique, flavorful and easy Holiday Party drink recipe made with Hummingbird Ridge Winery’s “Hummingbird White” wine. We have been featuring this Warm Holiday Cider Wine recipe at the tasting room for the Holidays and everyone has just loved it! And it’s sooooooooo easy!
In a crockpot or coffee warmer, mix half “Hummingbird White” wine and half Apple Cider (our friends at Triple A Acres make the best fresh apple cider! You can find them at the Newberrytown Peddlers Market [our neighbors] on Saturdays & Sundays). Warm it up and ENJOY!!! It’s that simple, and your holiday guests will think that you slaved for hours preparing it. Optional: Add cinnamon stick or spice bag to your taste.
- Remember to make Hummingbird Ridge Winery your one-stop gift shop to find gifts to please the wine enthusiast on your Holiday gift list. We have gifts to please everyone on your gift list, including New Wine Gift Baskets! Stop by and let us help you find the perfect gift!!!
- Wine Question of the Month: Why is wine with little or no sugar content called “dry wine”? We get asked this question a lot at the tasting room and the origin of the term “dry wine” is unfortunately, not easy to explain. In researching the question, the best answer that we can find is the following from a Word Origins Discussion Board: "In medieval times (and pretty much up to the advent of modern winemaking), wines were typically drank young, since it was difficult to keep them from spoiling. Any aging that was done would have been done in wooden barrels, since the bottle- and cork-making techniques of the time weren't good enough to permit long-term storage in the bottle. (The ancient Romans and Greeks had airtight containers for storage, but these methods were lost during the dark ages.) So although it's possible to age the astringency out of modern wines, in medieval times there would have been a tradeoff between sweetness and astringency. As a general rule, non-sweet wines would have been more astringent ('dry' in the mouth) and sweet wines less so. From this, it's not surprising that 'sweet' and 'dry' would have come to be regarded as opposites in wine, and that non-sweet wines would continue to be called 'dry' even when improved methods of winemaking led to the production of non-sweet wines that weren't particularly astringent.
- Please note the following Holiday tasting room hours: Hummingbird Ridge Winery will be Closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, Dec. 26th, New Years Day Jan.1st, & Jan.2nd.
We will be Open on Friday, Dec. 31st from 1pm to 5pm for your New Year’s Eve wine purchases.
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU FROM HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY!!!!!!!!!!!
- We are proud to announce that the following 3 new Central PA eateries are now carrying Hummingbird Ridge wines: Fireside Restaurant (formerly Pierres) in New Cumberland; Etters VFW in Etters; and Yorktowne Hotel in York. Ask for our wines there!
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, New Cumberland
Hillside Cafe, Lewisberry
Please visit these fine establishments and enjoy a glass of Hummingbird Ridge wine!!!
- Thanks Again to all of you who have stopped in to see us and try our wine!!! Tell your friends about us!!!
- 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 at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hummingbird-Ridge-Winery/261984513530
- Hummingbird Ridge Winery is a proud member of the Uncork York Wine Trail!!! Visit http://www.uncorkyork.com/ for more information.
HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY
"EXPERIENCE THE FLAVOR!!!"
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
