4th Annual Uncork the Uplands

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 4^th ANNUAL UNCORK THE UPLANDS 2014

Media contact: Jim Pfeiffer  |  812-952-2650  |  812-225-1717 cell  | [email protected]

For release May 13, 2014 — Let’s raise a toast to the 4^th Annual Uncork the Uplands, the signature event of the new American Viticulture Area, the Indiana Uplands AVA.  On August 2, 2014, from 4:00 to 8:00, with a special VIP reception at 3:00,  enjoy a tasting of all nine south-central Indiana Upland Wine Trail wineries in one beautiful location at Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard.

Uncork the Uplands offers wine lovers the chance to sample award-winning wines from all nine local wineries.  Additionally, educational tours will be conducted throughout the event, and live music and deliciousSouthern Indianafood awaits all attendees.  Uncork will also offer guests the opportunity to explore the Indiana Uplands’ unique terroir (a widely accepted French term determining wine quality growing areas which includes soil type, subsoil type, elevation, slope, climate, micro-climate and other attributes to the grape growing site) firsthand with a guided tour of Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard. Take a stroll, breathe in the summer air and sip your favorite Indiana Upland red or white while learning from the many winemakers who have helped build theIndianawine industry with over 180 years of combined winemaking experience. This year, guests will even be able to purchase their favorite wine by the bottle to relish at home.

Creekbend Vineyard’s hilltop location and well-drained limestone soil creates an ideal environment for growing wine grapes that produce signature varietals such as Traminette, Chambourcin and Vignoles.  Encompassing 33,000 vines on 54 sprawling, sun-kissed acres, Creekbend wines have gained a national reputation for taste and quality.  Like Creekbend, the vineyards of the Indiana Uplands wineries have won the hearts and minds of wine judges and wine writers across the country.

The Indiana Uplands Wine Trail is located within the Indiana Uplands American Viticulture Area, a federally recognized grape-growing region established in 2013. The trail wineries include Best Vineyards Winery of Elizabeth; Brown County Winery of Nashville; Butler Winery of Bloomington; ; French Lick Winery of West Baden Springs; Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards of Starlight; Oliver Winery of Bloomington; Turtle Run Winery of Corydon and Winzerwald Winery of Bristow.

Uncork the Uplands will take place on August 2, 2014 from 4-8 pm at Creekbend Vineyard located at 7508 N. Woodall Road, Ellettsville, Ind. 47429.  Early bird ticket prices are $40 before July 15 and $50 after July 15.  For more information about the event, please visit UncorktheUplands.com.

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