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| For a romantic
Halloween, try grabbing a blanket, your favorite
Pearmund Cellars wine,
a candle or flashlight, and a ghost story CD (with player, of course).
Go to your favorite spooky location -- a creaky, old mansion would be
great. Spread out your blanket, put in the CD, cuddle close,
and sip your wine for a real spooky, romantic evening! For a festive Halloween at home, try mulling your favorite red wine into a Banshee and adding Halloween treats. It's great fun to host an impromptu party by inviting neighbors you meet while trick-or-treating with your children. Or, come to our Cabernet Frankenstein Spooktacular at Pearmund Cellars. Don your most frightening get-up and join us for a positively ghoulish vertical tasting of Cab Franc. The Mad Scientist Vintners of Pearmund Cellars are busy putting the finishing touches on the reanimation of our 2002 and 2003 vintages. Sample them with some tasty treats, if you dare. All tastings on Halloween weekend will be $5, and our Cabernet Franc wine will be on sale for $13 per bottle. |
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| If you stopped by
the winery this month, you may have seen large quantities of luscious
grapes being processed. For white wines, the juice was drained via pressing
-- the immediate separation of juice from skins, seeds, and solids --
to eliminate unwanted color and tannins. Based on the style of wine
planned, this white juice was placed in either oak barrels or stainless
tanks. For red wines, the juice was left in contact with skins to gain
color, flavor, and tannins. This red juice was put in large vats and
periodically punched down to assist maceration and the natural
press of gravity. Next, natural yeasts were added to barrels, tanks, and vats so the grapes' natural sugars could be converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The fermenting juice, called "must", stayed at controlled temperatures until the sugar was gone, and dead yeast was either removed or left in to add complexity. The next steps in the process are draining and filtering which may be repeated several times. This sounds simple, right? For a more detailed view, see the Enology Notes by Virginia Tech's Bruce Zoecklein. |
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| We are
very happy to welcome Sue Raiford back to Pearmund Cellars. As
our first Tasting Room Manager, Sue had an incredible memory for not
only customer names and faces, but also their favorite wines. Please
stop by the winery to see if you can stump Sue's memory and enjoy
Viognier
O'Clock. If you don't know what that means, you need to visit Pearmund
Cellars just before closing. |
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| Partner: What makes Fauquier
County the perfect place to look for adventure? Quaint historic towns,
beautiful Blue Ridge foothills, private bed and breakfasts, relaxing
spas, quiet country inns, top-quality wineries, traditional and
boutique farm tours, fun-filled museums, unique shops, gourmet
restaurants, and outdoor activities like bicycling, hiking, horseback
riding, canoeing, gliding, and fishing. VisitFauquier.com shows
activities
and events to complement your Pearmund Cellars visit. Wine Store: In 2002, the Diamond Hill General Store in Moneta, Virginia, was voted to have the Best Lake Area Wine Selection. They offer Virginia wines, weekend tastings, gift baskets, wine racks, glasses, wine bags, champagne, and beers. Their unique gift shop sells antiques, and their year-round Christmas shop features nautical items, Bearington Bears, Virginia peanuts, jams and jelly, hand soaps, Williamsburg pottery, helium balloons, and decorative flags. In addition, their garden center sells annuals, vegetables, perennials, evergreens, deciduous shrubs, shade ornamentals, bulbs, water garden supplies, and seasonal items like Christmas trees and handmade wreaths. As the holidays approach, Diamond Hill is a great place to start your gift-shopping. Don't forget to put Pearmund Cellars wines on your wish list! Restaurant: The magnificent Heritage Hunt Clubhouse is designed to emulate the grand Colonial-style of a Virginia plantation. The rich mahogany lounge with its beamed ceiling leads into the 120-seat restaurant and out to the garden. The lower lounge is reached by a grand staircase that gently curves to the floor below and leads out to spectacular views of the Bull Run Mountains. Reminiscent of the service excellence provided in an earlier era, the catering professionals at Heritage Hunt can provide a variety of customized menus specially tailored to please every guest at your wedding, reunion, or golf outing. Try pairing their lolipop lambchops with your favorite Pearmund Cellars wine. Inn: From strategic planning sessions to seminars, conferences, and retreats, Airlie's professional staff anticipates your needs, coordinating the smallest details. On-site planners, flexible meeting rooms, comfortable guest accommodations, fine cuisine and attentive personal service come together to assure guests depart with a sense of accomplishment. Emphasizing local and regional products like homegrown vegetables from their organic garden, Airlie's conference dining is served buffet style against a backdrop of formal gardens and a lake graced by swans. Airlie is known for its careful stewardship of the environment so ask for more details as your savour your Pearmund Cellars wine. |
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| The Virginia Wine Gazette is
now online. Visit VirginiaWineGazette.com
to read the current issue. You may also want to see FingerLakesWineGazette.com,
LongIslandWineGazette.com,
and NewEnglandWineGazette.com
to learn what's going on in other regions. On Thursday, November 2nd, starting at 6:30 p.m., Women & Wine is hosting a VIP reception and complimentary screening of "a good year" at the Landmark E Street Theatre (555 11th Street, Washington, DC). In the film, a London-based investment expert Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) moves to Provence to sell a vineyard he has inherited. As he settles into a new chapter of his life, Max encounters a beautiful woman who also claims the vineyard. For more information, email WashDCFilm@WomenWine.com. For this event, you must be 21 or older. |
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We appreciate your business and your feedback. What topics would you like to see covered in future newsletters? Please send your comments to info@pearmundcellars.com, and please forward this newsletter to other wine aficionados. To be added to our mailing list, just complete the brief form accessible from the Contact Us page of our website: http://www.pearmundcellars.com. If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, please reply to webmaster@pearmundcellars.com. |
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