HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE WINERY “WINE POURS”
OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER
In This Issue: Thank You; Upcoming Events; New Releases; New Production Facility; New Wine Trail Name; Recipe of the Month; In Memoriam; Restaurants Serve Hummingbird Ridge Wine
The "monsoons" of Summer have hopefully left us now and the cool breezes of Autumn will hopefully dry us out. The leaves are starting to put on their annual colorful show and the grape harvest is in progress. It is a glorious time of year and it is wine season everywhere! Be sure to stop by Hummingbird Ridge Winery for Free tastings of our New Releases.
Our motto is “Experience The Flavor” and our goal is for every Hummingbird Ridge wine to be balanced and flavorful. We are open on Saturdays & Sundays from 11am to 6pm and our standard wine tastings are free of charge.
If you belong to a group, club or association and you would like a Private Wine Tasting for your group during the week or weekend, please call us at 717-315-0209 for availability. We hope to see you soon at the winery!!!
- We would like to Thank everyone who came out to the 2nd Annual "Put a Cork in It" Wine & Dine Benefit for Relay for Life/American Cancer Society at Hummingbird Ridge on Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st. All enjoyed 4 delicious courses perfectly paired with 4 wines, along with Sangria and Warm Cider Wine.
- Upcoming Events:
October 15, 1-4pm; Hummingbird Ridge Winery presents free live music with an 60's Music Tribute by "The Happy Hippies". Wear your tie dye and come out and enjoy all the 60's songs that you know and love, and enjoy Hummingbird Ridge wine by the glass or bottle! Free Admission. Bring lawn chairs. Non-Hummingbird Ridge alcohol is not permitted on winery premises.
- October 28, Wine and Cheese Tasting and Seminar, featuring 5 courses Cheese Dishes (featuring Premium Cheeses from around the World) paired with 5 different Hummingbird Ridge Winery wines. Participants will also experience a series of fun exercises and seminars designed to test and enhance their wine knowledge, aromatic and taste senses, and winemaking knowledge.
- New Releases: Attention all of you Ruby Elixir and Moonlight White fans- They Are Back!!! Yes, our best-selling sweet red wine Ruby Elixir is back and available for tasting and purchase. Also, more of our Moonlight White, which won a Silver medal at this year's Finger Lakes wine competition in the Vidal Blanc category is bottled and available for tasting and purchasing. Stop in and taste these 2 Delicious wines!
- By Mid-October, you will notice a new building on the winery premises. This will be our new Production Facility, which will be designed to allow us to increase wine production and add new wines to our wine lineup and also allow us to increase our Tasting Room space. We look forward to producing more quality wines for you with our new facility!
- As many of you know, the Uncork York Wine Trail, of which we are a member, has been going through some changes, including a name change and the addition of more wineries. The new wine trail was officially announced last month at a media event. The new name is The Mason Dixon Wine Trail and it will now include some Maryland wineries, as well as Pennsylvania wineries. This will make our wine trail bigger and better, with more wine choices for you! For more information, visit the wine trail website at http://www.masondixonwinetrail.com/
- Recipe of the Month: Gourmet Toasted Cheese Sandwiches- Here is a simple way to take Toasted Cheese Sandwiches to a whole new level. We featured these at our last Wine & Cheese event and they were a big hit. Ingredients: Slices of your favorite bread, Brie cheese, 2 Granny Smith apples (cored peeled and sliced). Butter the backs of the bread, place several slices of Brie cheese and several slices of apple on the dry inside of the bread. Toast until cheese is melted and outside of bread is golden brown. Serve with Hummingbird Ridge Semi-dry Riesling and Enjoy!!!
- Hummingbird Ridge Winery is mourning the passing of Cathy (Cat) Towers, co-owner of the Silver Lake Inn and an avid supporter of the winery. Cat was a great friend to the winery and she wanted Silver Lake Inn to be the first restaurant to carry our wines. She believed in us before we believed in ourselves and we miss her greatly. We raise a toast to you, Cat!
- We are proud to announce that the following Central PA eateries are now carrying Hummingbird Ridge wines:
Silver Lake Inn, Lewisberry
Back Woods Grill, Etters
The Field House, Etters
Two Brothers, Etters
Culhane’s Steak House, New Cumberland
Fireside Restaurant (formerly Pierres), New Cumberland
Etters VFW, Etters
Yorktowne Hotel, York
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 Mason Dixon Wine Trail!!! Visit http://www.masondixonwinetrail.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
