What more could a girl ask for than wine-soaked sno-cones in the summertime? hm... do I want chilly shaved ice with Riesling + melon, "big red" with blueberry, or strawberry Chardonnay? Can't decide... must... try... all! Mike Willison (PR, Education & Events Mgr) thought of everything when putting this shindig together. There was live music, corn on the grill, hot buttery popcorn, so much pie, a dunk tank, even fully loaded hot dogs by Wayne's Chicago Red Hots. Winemaker Michael Davies stood by his giant steel tanks to pour his impressive Rex Hill 2009 Willamette Valley & 2007 Reserve Pinots. Jeroboams (that's 4 bottles in 1!) of 1995 & 1997 Pinot Noir were passed around. Carrie Stigge (Direct Sales Manager) wandered the grounds with the coveted, once in a lifetime, Old Vine Chardonnay.
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| Ingredients for biodynamic farming. |
Viticulturalist Ryan Collins led us on a mud-filled vine tour through the hills which contribute to both Rex Hill and AtoZ wines. We ruminated on viticulture as he proudly showed off the newly constructed biodynamic free-flow waterfall, his home-grown compost piles, and baby grape clusters.
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| Home grown biodynamic compost---now THAT'S some healthy dirt! |
Even though we have a load of Rex Hill bottles (we love these guys) in the basement "cellar" ;) we had to pick up a bottle of Pinot to bring on our California trip next week for show and tell with the family! What a party!
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