Eagle City Winery - Email Newsletter #41 (March E-Newsletter)

Hello Wine Friends!

While it may be hard to believe springtime is only a few weeks away and as we look into our vineyard, with the snow covering the ground, it's nice to know it won't be long before you�ll find us busy pruning our vineyard and enjoying the warm sunshine on our faces.

It's a special time of year for us when we can spend extra special, quality time with our customers.  We enjoy catching up with our old friends, sharing our passion for our wines, and meeting new friends.  It's a time for reflection and anticipation as we get ready for warmer weather.

We'd love to have you visit us this early spring.  We're open Tuesday-Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 1pm to 5pm; and closed Mondays. 

Hope to see you soon!
Ken & Carolyn

OUR WINES ARE QUALITY WINES!  Wines with Iowa Quality (IQ) Wine Consortium seals have been independently tested and quality approved so choose confidently and enjoy Iowa Quality wine!  We're pleased to report our newest entries, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, have just received the IQ seal having passed all the quality wine standards. Cheers to winemaker, Ken, for making such superb wines. 15 of our 19 are IQ certified!

FUN WINE TRIVIA: In ancient Greece, a dinner host would take the first sip of wine to assure guests the wine was not poisoned, hence the phrase "drinking to one's health." "Toasting" started in ancient Rome when the Romans continued the Greek tradition but started dropping a piece of toasted bread into each wine glass to temper undesirable tastes or excessive acidity.

NEED EVENT SPACE?  Looking for a location for your wedding?  Need a venue for your upcoming special event, business retreat, reception, reunion or party?  Eagle City Winery has facilities and space available to rent.  Please visit our website: www.eaglecitywinery.com or call 641-939-7755.

ONLINE STORE:  Have you ever wanted to send a gift bottle or case of Eagle City Winery wines to your family and friends living out of state?  Good News!  We currently ship our wines to 18 states across the US.  Give your family and friends a taste of Iowa by sending them a bottle or case today!  Check out our online store: https://www.vinoshipper.com/wines/eagle_city_winery

DID YOU KNOW?  You can save 5% at the winery on your Eagle City wine purchase when you buy six or more bottles?

MARCH IS IOWA WINE MONTH.  Its official, March is Iowa Wine Month!  If you needed another reason to enjoy Iowa wines you now have it!  

WELCOME RETAILER.  We are pleased to welcome the Eldora Hy-Vee store into the Eagle City Winery family of retailers.  You can now find Eagle City wines at these fine retail locations.  Visit: www.eaglecitywinery.com and click on "Retail Outlets."

IOWA GRAPE FACTS:  Did you know... There are approximately 40 different grape cultivars being grown in Iowa to produce Iowa wines?

EC WINES IN IOWA:  Does your favorite wine store carry Eagle City wines?  You can help us find new homes for our wines, simply by dropping us a note winemaker@eaglecitywinery.com or posting a note on our Facebook page. 

You can find Eagle City wines at many Iowa locations:  http://eaglecitywinery.com/pages/ - click on the Retail Outlet tab.

FACEBOOK - We're on Facebook and post regularly.  If you haven't yet, please "Like" us on Facebook, share your memories and photos.  Feel free to ask any wine-related question and we'll do our best to answer them promptly.  Find us here:  www.facebook.com/EagleCityWinery