Is That Wine on Your Shawl?

 

     Last week at the PA Farm Show Cassel Vineyards of Hershey had a great week in the Commercial Wine Competitions.  One of the things we did not know was that we were also doing great in the Sheep to Shaw competition as well.  A team of ladies used our red wine (Finish Line Red and Concord) to dye their wool and make a shawl that sold for an unbelievable $900.  The shawl was constructed using wool from Ashley Shaw’s purebred Leicester Longwool Sheep named Flo.  The shawl was completed using the theme of Wine and Cheese as the undyed wool represented the cheese and the wool dyed with Cassel Vineyards wine represented the wine.  The beautiful shawl was not the first one completed but their beautiful artwork spawned a bidding war that ended up pushing the price beyond their wildest dreams.  After the sale of their prize winning shawl, the ladies donated their entire check to the kids in the Dauphin County 4-H Fur and Feathers chapter.  To top it all off they also sold their prototype shawl to a buyer for $400 and after paying expenses,donated that money as well.  

     Not only did Cassel Vineyards win the Best of Show in American Wine, we also got an endorsement on the televisedbroadcast during the Sheep to Shawl Competition and in the end everyone came out a winner.