June Newsletter Greetings Friends, Summer festivities are gearing up. This month we have something for everyone. We have painting while drinking win
June Newsletter
Greetings Friends,
Summer festivities are gearing up. This month we have something for everyone. We have painting while drinking wine. Enjoying the outdoors while drinking wine. Having food while drinking wine and drinking beer while drinking wine. A few more details are listed below. Hope to see you soon!
The Vyneskeller is now open 7 days a week from 1pm - 5pm. Monday through Friday it will be self service, you can buy everything you need upstairs in the tasting room (wine, cheese, bread, crackers) and take it with you down stairs, the patio or out to the picnic tables. Saturday & Sunday will be business as usual with our full staff.
June Specials
* Wine of the Month - Chardonnay, additional 10% off
* 3 Pack of the Month - 3 Niagara for $25.00
*available at winery only, 3 pack cannot be combined with other offers
Upcoming Events
June 5 - Wine Glass Painting at Vynecrest on Main, Kutztown
Back by popular demand. Painting with wine is coming back to our Kutztown location! For $10 per person, you receive a wine glass to paint and keep, a glass of your favorite wine to drink, paints, brushes, instruction and fun!
Reservations are required. No shows 10 minutes after start of the session forfeit their reserved space. Contact Vynecrest on Main for reservations or more info. 484-641-5149
June 6 - Taste of Kutztown
Wine and Brews in the Park! The Kutztown Rotary Club announces the 6th annual Taste of Kutztown Fundraiser; Saturday, June 6th, 2015 from 12-5pm. Imagine strolling grass-lined pathways; perusing hand-made products created by passionate crafts people. Sample and purchase products from vineyards and artisan vendors. This year’s event is relocated to the Kutztown Community Park offering additional beer tasting from the areas growing craft brew scene along with amenities of the parks setting. Wine, beer, mead and cider tasting under the canopy of 100-year-old maple trees dappled with streams of golden sunrays. Talented regional area bands perform varied genres throughout the day’s event.
Attendance is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the wine/beer tasting and are available in advance online and the day of at registration. For more information, click here
June 7 - Spring Fling
Spring signals new beginnings and new releases at the wineries. Come join Clover Hill and Vynecrest Wineries in Breinigsville, PA in celebrating with three wine pairings at each winery –with Cheese at Clover Hill, Dessert at Vynecrest. Tickets available on sale now at both wineries and day of the event. Tickets are limited so call Clover Hill 610-395-2468 and Vynecrest 610-398-7525. (Ticket includes 10% discount on your purchase on the day of the event.)
Clover Hill
Vidal Verde paired with Buche de Chevre. Vidal Verde is Clover Hill’s newest release, a dry white wine that is patterned after the Portuguese Vinho Verde wines. In the wine you will taste pineapple and citrus flavors with a hint of effervescence. The wine is complemented by Buche de Chevre, a goat’s milk cheese with a rich yet tangy taste.
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon paired with Collier’s Cheddar. The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is full of rich, ripe flavor and hearty tannins. This is a perfect partner to serve with an aged cheddar cheese like the Colliers.
DeChaunac paired with Red Dragon. DeChaunac is a semi-sweet red wine that shows both fruity and earthy characteristics. Red Dragon is a smooth, firm cheddar cheese made with mustard seeds. The hint of heat in the cheese is perfectly complemented by the bit of sweetness in the wine.
Vynecrest
2013 Semi Sweet Riesling with Coconut Macaroon. Our Riesling is one of our staple grapes in our vineyard as well on our wine list. This wine exhibits a floral nose and clean, tart finish with a hint of sweetness which balances perfectly with the moist texture and rich decadence of the Macaroon.
2013 Blueberry with Frosted Lemon Pound Cake. Made from 100% Blueberries, we just get out of the way and let the fruit speak for itself… think roadside farm stand. While it can be difficult to pair with, we have found that it lends itself perfect when married with lemon and throw in the frosted exterior of the pound cake and you have yourself a homerun.
2013 Chambourcin with Chocolate Chip Brownie.“The Jewel of the Lehigh Valley” our 2013 Chambourcin is no exception focusing on ripe, jammy fruit and soft delicate tannins on the back end. Because of that combination, you get the balance of the cherry flavors with the rich Brownie cake and the subtle French Oak finish melding together perfectly with the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
June 19 - Wine Glass Painting at Vynecrest on Main, Kutztown
Back by popular demand. Painting with wine is coming back to our Kutztown location! For $10 per person, you receive a wine glass to paint and keep, a glass of your favorite wine to drink, paints, brushes, instruction and fun!
Reservations are required. No shows 10 minutes after start of the session forfeit their reserved space. Contact Vynecrest on Main for reservations or more info. 484-641-5149
June 20 & 21 - Split Rock Wine Festival
The Great Tastes of Pennsylvania Wine & Food Festival is held annually on resort grounds during the beautifully inviting summertime. This two-day, outdoor festival features musical entertainment, many of Pennsylvania's finest wineries, and a wide selection of food and craft vendors. Educational seminars are held during festival hours. Come experience everything you loved about wine fest past and all the great new things happening this year! Noon to 6pm both days. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.
June 28 - Vineyard & Winery Tour
Jazz Sunday
Vineyard & Winery tour begins at 12pm. $5 per person. Tour should wrap up just in time to enjoy some live Jazz music in the Vyneskeller from 1 - 4pm.
Glass Half Empty
By Jan Landis,
We had friends over for apps and wine on Memorial Day, the kick-off of the Summer of ’15, and I chilled two bottles of what may become my new favorite summer wines. One was our new Dry Rose with Sam’s Sadie in sunglasses on the label; the other is Clover Hill’s Vidal Verte, citrus and effervescence. Two neat summer chillers and you can get them just two miles apart. That’s Lehigh Valley-- farm to glass!
Speaking of Vynecrest and Clover Hill, a really fun event, Spring Fling, is coming up Saturday June 6th where for just $10, you can try three wines with three cheeses at Clover Hill and three wines with three desserts at Vynecrest. With your ticket, you get 10% off your purchase that day on any of the wines at both wineries. So come enjoy the wines, cheese and desserts and use your ticket to buy the Dry Rose and Vidal Verte and have your own fantastic start to the Summer of ’15!
Cheers!
Vynecrest Family
John, Jan, Sam Landis & Malachi Duffy
