Rolling out the 2010 Vintage

March 12, 2011 finds us in the winery bottling our first vintage of 2010. Here Greg Etnoyer, Craig, Kevin Reigel, Chris, and Jody show off the fruits of our year's labor. We bottled 75 gallons of Strawberry which we all agreed smelled and tasted like it was just picked from our strawberry patch yesterday.
I can't think of a more enjoyable way to preserve and enjoy the work that we have all put into our endeavor the last year. To have it all in a bottle and taste the flavors, savoring the days spent in the vineyard, the friendships shared and affirmed, and the delightful sunshine that pours out of every bottle is nothing short of a miracle.
In the next several weeks we will continue to bottle our fruit wines including the new Peach and Honey wine. At the same time we will finish up our pruning in the vineyard as we begin to bottle our white wines (Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc and Niagara) and our new Blush. Sometime later in the Summer, in time for the Taste of Hummelstown on Monday, June 18th, we will finally bottle our reds (Chambourcin and Cabernet Franc).
Our wines will be available to the public the first week of June when we begin selling from the Hershey Farmer's Market on June 2nd and from the Cassel Vineyards Winery on Sat. June 4th. We hope to see you so that you can share in the fruits of our labors.