From:
"Eagle City Winery" <winemaker@eaglecitywinery.com>
Subject:
Eagle City Winery - Email Newsletter #58 (September E-Newsletter)
Date:
Thu Mar 28 15:57:18 2024
It's that time of year again when our cellar will be awash with the fruity fragrance of fresh pressed grapes and the heady aroma of fermentation in the air. Nothing like it! We pick our wine grapes when the grapes are at their peak flavor and each year we invite our friends to help us with the fun harvest experience. Right now it looks like we'll be picking grapes within the next two weeks (either the first or second Saturday in September). Want to help? Read on for more information. Visit us! Make sure to stop by the winery soon to try our wines and spend some time sipping wine and relaxing in our gathering room, wandering in our vineyard, and checking out our latest gift shop items. We're open Tuesday-Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 1pm to 5pm; and closed Mondays.
See you soon!
Volunteers over 21 are welcome and will be rewarded with a bottle of wine and lunch!
Gold
Medals: Raspberry & Chokecherry Cheers to our winemaker Ken!
ASK FOR QUALITY WINES. Eagle City Winery is proud to report 18 of our 20 wines are IQ certified! What does that mean? Quality Wine Assurance - To increase consumer awareness of Iowa's wine quality the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute has assisted the Iowa Wine Growers Association (IWGA) to establish the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC).To be awarded IQWC status, wines submitted will need to pass both laboratory chemical analysis and sensory evaluation to be recommended by the Wine Institute Director and approved by the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC) board. 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 20 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 GIFTS AND WINE SUPPLIES - Our gift shop, inside our tasting room, is filled with a wide variety of gifts and supplies for the wine lover in your life. We've got a fantastic selection of functional and attractive wine racks, wine supplies and tools, and cork cages where you can keep your collection of wine closures. KEN ON CAMERA: The Wine Diamonds documentary film team visited us late last winter and filmed an interview with owner/winemaker Ken Groninga and then afterwards shot a short web series episode called, "on the road." Click here to watch the short video: https://youtu.be/w_djLgueJOg - learn more about the film project by visiting: www.winediamondsfilm.com FUN WINE FACT: 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. DID YOU KNOW? You can save 5% at the winery on your Eagle City wine purchase when you buy six or more bottles? RETAIL OUTLETS. Eagle City Winery wines are available across Iowa at many retailer locations. Wonder if we're near you? Visit: www.eaglecitywinery.com and click on "Retail Outlets."
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
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