All Aboard! Did you have an opportunity to join the Niagara Wine Trail aboard the Medina Railroad Museum’s first trial runs of the “Wine Train?” Throughout September passengers were invited to enjoy wine samples from various member wineries among the Niagara Wine Trail, with winery representatives available on all cars. Don poured some of Long…
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Pinot Gris Harvest: Pressing Grapes!
Crew members hand sort & weigh Pinot Gris grapes brought in from the vineyard before loading them into the crusher, which not only removes the stems from the bunches but breaks open the skins so the juice can be more easily released. The crushed grapes are then emptied into our Rack & Cloth style press…
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Last night Dad & I were pouring at SEAsonings, the annual March food and wine tasting fundraiser for the AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA! Dad only gave me a 15 minute break to leave our booth, so I had to see as much as I could as fast as I could! Next year I’m gonna have to…
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Yesterday the Long Cliff boys spent the day filtering Blauer Himmel. The red wine ran through tubes straight from its barrel, through a filter, and into the steel tank from which it will be bottled sometime later this week!
Rumor has it, we may be launching and selling our first bottle of “Long Cliff Vineyard and Winery’s 2011 Blauer Himmel” THIS WEEKEND… But you didn’t hear it from me! (;
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