LEHIGH VALLEY, PA – The nine wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail will debut new wine releases during Nouveau Weekend on November 17 and 18, the final Wine Trail event of the year.
Each winery will feature its own activities such as live music, food and wine pairings, or food trucks. Event hours at all of the wineries are Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon – 5 p.m. Nouveau Weekend is a free event, however some wineries charge for wine tastings. Wine lovers can also take advantage of the event weekend to purchase wine to give as holiday gifts or to complement holiday meals.
The event is based on a tradition started in France and continued each year in which nouveau wines are released the third Thursday of November. Traditional nouveau wines are bottled very young, with limited barrel aging, and are light, fruity and semi-dry to dry red wines.
Passports for the March 2019 Vino in the Valley event go on sale that weekend at member wineries (cash or check only) as well as online via EventBrite.com (credit card only). Passports are $35 each, and only 1,800 of them are sold. www.VinointheValleyLVWT.com
The Lehigh Valley Wine Trail is a non-profit organization of wineries whose mission is to promote agri-tourism and to create a premiere wine destination and grape growing region while promoting Pennsylvania wines from the region. For more information on the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail, visit www.LehighValleyWineTrail.com.
Amore – will serve lasagna with Cabaret Amore. Self-guided tours of the vineyard followed by Q and A with the vintner will be offered.
Black River Farms – is introducing its latest release, Barrel-Aged Chardonnay paired with food samples specially prepared by the chefs from feast. On Saturday Tre Locally Sourced will be onsite from noon- 5 pm, and on Sunday, Texas BBQ will be there selling fresh hickory smoked BBQ from noon-6 pm. Live music includes Arianne Rox on Saturday from 3-5 pm, and Kendal Conrad on Sunday from 2-4 pm.
Blue Mountain – will pair its Nouveau wine with a turkey and cranberry slider. Live music by Two of a Kind from 1-4 pm on Saturday (free) and by Island Time, a local Jimmy Buffet tribute band, from 2 – 5 pm on Sunday ($5 admission fee, includes wine tasting). Local vendor Susan Glosan Jewelry Designs will showcase her pieces.
Clover Hill – is releasing Rouge Blanc, a sweeter rose′.
Franklin Hill – will release Salute, a blackberry bubbly made with Vidal Blanc grapes. They will pair it with black raspberry cheesecake from Kendra’s Buttercup Bakery. The third batch of Cask 530, a bourbon barrel-aged Chambourcin made in bourbon barrels from Social Still, will also make its debut. Local vendors will be onsite for the start of holiday shopping.
Galen Glen – Celebrate the arrival of the season with their Holiday Spice wine, a limited bottling. Inspired by Sarah and Galen’s daughter Erin’s years in Germany, it’s reminiscent of the warm Glühwein served in famous Christmas markets. Holiday Spice is a sweet red wine with cinnamon, clove, allspice and dried citrus and will be paired with a locally made pumpkin kiffle.
Pinnacle Ridge – its Wine Loft will feature zesty Italian sausages bathed in a light marinara sauce with onions and green peppers by Camillo’s Restaurant. It will be paired with a choice of 2017 Cabernet Franc (dry, barrel-aged) or 2017 Quaff (semi-sweet, fruity).
Tolino – will feature Randevoo food truck’s butternut squash ricotta wontons with maple sage brown butter paired with a sneak peak of the winery’s newest fruity sweet blend, which is so new it doesn’t even have a name yet. Randevoo will be onsite Saturday and Sunday selling food. Walking tours of the vineyard at 2 and 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and live music on Saturday from 1-4 pm by Andrew Moses.
Vynecrest – on November 15 the winery will release their estate-grown Nouveau Beaujolais, made exclusively from the Gamay Beaujolais grape. The wine will be paired with Dietz and Watson chicken salad with cranberry and walnut pinwheels to get everyone thinking about Thanksgiving food and wine pairings. The food and wine pairing is complimentary. There will be live music in the Vyneskeller Wine Bar on Saturday from 1-4 pm with Mike Spangler on the baby grand piano, and Dan Green on Sunday. A light tapas menu is available for purchase.
Information Provided By:
Tracey Werner, Blabbermouth Communications
tracey@blabbermouthcommunications.com
