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Snus News May 5, 2012

By snus on May 9, 2012

Spring Art Event

Saturday, May 5, 2012
The High Trestle Trail Artists will be featured at the spring
art event at Snus Hill Winery on Saturday, May 5, 2012.  This
event, will begin at 11:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m. HTTA
members will be participating along with 10 guest artists from
the central Iowa area.
The following areas of artwork will be represented: Watercolor,
mixed media works, textiles, jewelry, pottery, handmade soaps,
fine art gourds, note cards, glass art, and photography.
This event will be inside the winery and admission is free. Add a
glass of wine, beautiful spring weather, and you have the
perfect idea for a spring Saturday afternoon at the winery.

THANK YOU Case Club Members!!

What a band! What a party! What a fun time! Saturday night ROCKED!

Boule de Poils is Back

The 2010 sold out, but the 2011 is now bottled and available. It’s a new vintage…. very young and fresh with that delicious grapefruit aroma plus some floral notes. Limited supply, only 96 cases.

Live Music

May 4, Fri, 6:30-9:30 pm           Soul Searchers

May 5, Sat, 11-5 pm                Spring Art Show

May 6, Sun, 2-5 pm                 Highway Home Blue Grass Band

May 11, Fri, 6:30-9:30 pm        Abby Normal

May 13, Sun, 2-5 pm                Mother’s Day with Trouble No More

May 18, Fri, 6:30-9:30 pm        Lavender Lace

May 20, Sun, 2-5 pm                Strong Like A Bear

May 25, Fri, 6:30-9:30 pm        Hold On

May 27, Sun, 2-5 pm                Fat Tuesday

Tidbits

“Men are like a fine wine. They begin as grapes and it’s up to women to stomp the daylights out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.”

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Snus News February 29, 2012

By snus on March 26, 2012

A “Bottle Shock” Experience

If you’ve seen the movie Bottle Shock, you know that in 1976 California wines were tested against French wines in a blind tasting…. and the California wines won! In a slightly similar event, a few Iowa wines were put in a blind tasting with some well-known wines from California. One of our wines, Boule de Poils, was in this blind tasting and you can see what happened at this link. www.kcci.com/video/30523859/detail.html?taf=des

Cityview’s Annual Best of Des Moines

Even though we are not in the Des Moines metro area, we were recently picked as one of the three finalists for Best Winery. Thank you to all who voted for us!

Tidbits

Winery words:   Winery “talk” can be funny or mistaken for something else if you are unfamiliar with them.
When we talk about “that wine needs to be racked” it’s not in reference to the Spanish Inquisition and what people were put on to torture them. “Racking” means transferring wine from one vessel to another, i.e. tank to tank or barrel to tank. There is no torturing allowed in the winery.
“Bench trial” is not some kind of exercise test nor does it have anything to do with law. For example, to make the best wine possible, a tasting with different blends or with different sugar levels is set up to determine the best aroma and taste. If a high acidity wine seems out of balance, some sugar will balance it just as lemonade is made better with the right amount of sweetness. In this case, the first glass of wine may start with zero amount of sugar, the second glass may have 1/2% sugar, the third glass may have 1% sugar, and so on. We taste each wine and vote which we think is the best. We may need to do a second bench trial if the first doesn’t meet our expectations. By doing these different bench trials, we can produce the best wine possible.

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Snus News January 20, 2012

By snus on January 20, 2012

Valentine’s Day Party

Saturday, February 11, 5:30 pm

Share a romantic evening with your sweetheart at the winery with hor d’oeuvres, wine, dinner, music and dancing with The Bill Martin Group. Included is a bottle of wine/couple, dinner and live music. The meal is Caesar salad, stuffed chicken with cherry sauce, rice pilaf with almonds, buttered green beans and red velvet cake for dessert all provided by Corn Crib Catering. Hor d’oeuvres at 5:30 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm. Price is $35/person with a limited number of tickets. Call to make your reservation no later than Sunday, February 5th, at 515-795-3535.

If you would like to make this Valentine’s Day evening even more special, include a night at Two Bears Bed and Breakfast just west of Madrid. With your reservation and tickets to the Valentine’s Day Party, you’ll receive a beautiful gift basket with wine and other goodies free to share with your special love. Contact Tami or Wyman at 515-795-3880.          http://www.ia-bednbreakfast-inns.com/twobearslodge.htm

Fourth Annual Tropical Wine Fest

Friday, February 3, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Botanical Center

Leave behind the cold winter for an evening of fun, great prizes, and exciting food from local food providers and restaurants. This will be our best Tropical Wine Fest! Dress tropical for an opportunity to win a prize. Tickets are limited and already selling fast. We have tickets available at Snus and for more information, go to http://www.heartofiowawinetrail.com/tropicalwinefestival.html

TIDBITS

-  Valentine’s Day is only celebrated in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K.

-  Wearing a wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand goes back to ancient Egypt where it was thought that the vein of love in that finger was a direct link to the heart.

-  Teachers receive the most Valentine cards, followed by children. Sweethearts come in fourth after wives.

-  It wasn’t until 1537 that St. Valentine’s Day was declared an official holiday. England’s King Henry VIII declared February 14th a holiday. Interesting that King Henry had six wives: one died, one survived, two divorced, and two executed. Hmmm….. and which one was his Valentine?

No executions at Snus Hill but you are welcome to bring your Valentine to the party or a visit any time we’re open (Wednesday – Sunday, 10 am – 6:00 pm).

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