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First Cabernet vines

DATE.   April 27, 2002
LOCATION.   Madison Vineyards
CITY.   Madison
EMAIL.   [email protected]
PHONE.   888-473-6500

Want to get your hands dirty? Come join us in planting our first Cabernet franc vines. Call the winery for more details.

 

 

Hot Luck and Fiery Foods Exhibition

DATE.   April 5, 2002
LOCATION.   Thomas Family Winery
CITY.   Madison
START TIME.   12:00 PM
END TIME.   7:00 PM
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.thomasfamilywinery.com
CONTACT.   Steve Thomas -
PHONE.   800-948-8466

Join us for the 5th annual event. This is a pot luck dinner. Bring a hot, spicy dish and recipes to share with other chileheads! Enjoy the comraderie of other palates suited to burn off your peppers! Guests can sample salsas, sauces, purchase dried and fresh spices, hot breads, chili powder, vinegars, even pepper plants. Homemade salsa contest will be at 1:00 Saturday. The band "The Dead Sea Squirrles" will be playing an artsy mix of Southern folk and Americana.

 

 

Hot Luck and Fiery Foods Exhibition

DATE.   April 6, 2002
LOCATION.   Thomas Family Winery
CITY.   Madison
START TIME.   12:00 PM
END TIME.   7:00 PM
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.thomasfamilywinery.com
CONTACT.   Steve Thomas -
PHONE.   800-948-8466

Join us for the 5th annual event. This is a pot luck dinner. Bring a hot, spicy dish and recipes to share with other chileheads! Enjoy the comraderie of other palates suited to burn off your peppers! Guests can sample salsas, sauces, purchase dried and fresh spices, hot breads, chili powder, vinegars, even pepper plants. Homemade salsa contest will be at 1:00 Saturday. The band "The Dead Sea Squirrles" will be playing an artsy mix of Southern folk and Americana.

 

 

Basic Wine Class 2

DATE.   April 4, 2002
LOCATION.   Chateau Thomas Winery
CITY.   Plainfield
Reservations Required
COST.   $40/pp
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.chateauthomas.com
PHONE.   888-761-WINE

Call the winery for more details on this event.

 

 

Basic Wine Class 3

DATE.   April 11, 2002
LOCATION.   Chateau Thomas Winery
CITY.   Plainfield
Reservations Required
COST.   $40/pp
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.chateauthomas.com
PHONE.   888-761-WINE

Call the winery for more details on this event.

 

 

Basic Wine Class 4

DATE.   April 18, 2002
LOCATION.   Chateau Thomas Winery
CITY.   Plainfield
Reservations Required
COST.   $40/pp
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.chateauthomas.com
PHONE.   888-761-WINE

Call the winery for more details on this event.

 

 

Forget the Tax Sale

DATE.   April 13, 2002
LOCATION.   Shadey Lake Winery
CITY.   Taylorsville

www.shadeylakewinery.com
PHONE.   812-526-0294

Are you tired of taxes? Come in for some wine and let us pay the tax on all your purchases this weekend.

 

 

Forget the Tax Sale

DATE.   April 14, 2002
LOCATION.   Shadey Lake Winery
CITY.   Taylorsville

www.shadeylakewinery.com
PHONE.   812-526-0294

Are you tired of taxes? Come in for some wine and let us pay the tax on all your purchases this weekend.

 

 

Spring Renaissance Festival

DATE.   April 27, 2002
LOCATION.   Lanthier Winery
CITY.   Madison
EMAIL.   [email protected]
CONTACT.   Chris Lanthier -
PHONE.   800-41-WINES

Celebrate the return of spring in the gardens surrounding our 123 Mill Street location. A week long event with workshops, wine tasting, plant giveaways and artist exhibitions. This event ends May 5, 2002.

 

 

The Great Divide

DATE.   April 27, 2002
LOCATION.   Lanthier Winery
CITY.   Madison
EMAIL.   [email protected]
CONTACT.   Chris Lanthier -
PHONE.   800-41-WINES

The event makes its spring premier this weekend as the quaint River town of Madison Indiana in full bloom. Join us for wine tasting, gardening workshops and the spring plant divide. Free perennials to all participants. This event lasts only until the 28th!

 

 

Semi Sweets Sale

DATE.   April 1, 2002
LOCATION.   Lanthier Winery
CITY.   Madison
EMAIL.   [email protected]
CONTACT.   Chris Lanthier -
PHONE.   800-41-WINES

Help each year especially for our guest who prefer soft, lightly sweet wines. Purchase any four semi-sweet wine and get one free at either Lanthier Winery location. This event last all month.

 

 

Wine Appreciation Class

DATE.   April 3, 2002
LOCATION.   Gaia Wines
CITY.   Indianapolis
START TIME.   6:30 PM
END TIME.   8:00 PM
Reservations Required
COST.   $30/pp
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.gaiawines.com
CONTACT.   Dawn Graham -
PHONE.   317-634-9463

Led by the only female Indiana Winemaker. Sensory evaluation, regional comparison and food pairing.

 

 

Tax Sale

DATE.   April 15, 2002
LOCATION.   Gaia Wines
CITY.   Indianapolis
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.gaiawines.com
CONTACT.   Dawn Graham -
PHONE.   317-634-9463

We pay the tax on every purchase. All day. Any amount.

 

 

Grape & Wine Spring Workshop

DATE.   April 1, 2002
LOCATION.   Oliver Winery
CITY.   Bloomington
START TIME.   9:30 AM
END TIME.   4:30 PM
Reservations Recommended
COST.   $15 (pre-registered)
EMAIL.   [email protected]
CONTACT.   Jill Blume -
PHONE.   765-494-1749

"Focus on Wine Fining and Pruning"

9:30 Registration

10:00 "Basic Principles of Wine Fining" with Ellie Harkness. Demonstrations and tastings. An overview of wine fining agents (Bentonite, Sparkolloid, Gelatin, Kieselsol, Albumen, Casein, and Isinglass) which can be used to improve wine stability and modify defects.

11:30 "Sensory Evaluation of Chambourcin" with Ellie Harkness & Jill Blume. Understanding descriptive analysis methodology. If you make Chambourcin please bring an unlabeled bottle (except for a unique code for you to identify). We will do a sensory analysis on each wine and provide the results for each sample. (The identity of the wines will not be revealed!)

12:30 Lunch (box lunch available for pre-registered attendees only!) Share a wine from your cellar.

2:00 "Pruning and Training Workshop" with Bruce Bordelon. Hands-on training in the Oliver vineyard. Dress accordingly and bring pruners.

Cost is $15.00 for each pre-registered attendee. This price includes a box lunch and beverages. To pre-register please provide the following information by Thursday, March 28th.

(Email [email protected], call (765) 494-1749, fax (765) 494-7953 or send to Jill Blume 1160 Food Science, West Lafayette, IN 47907.)

Name______________________

Company_______________________

Box Lunch #______________

Phone #__________________________

Box Lunch Choices:

1. "The Californian" � Havarti & cheddar with sprouts, lettuce & mayo on wheat, vegetable salad, chocolate sour cream cake.

2. "The New Yorker" � Rare roast beef with lettuce, tomato, honey mustard, potato salad and chocolate chip cookie.

3. "The Nova Scotia" � Smoked Salmon and cream cheese on an open face bagel with coleslaw and lemon pound cake.

4. "Salad Sampler" � Chicken salad, ginger carrot salad, oriental noodles, croissant and Tina�s chocolate chip cookie.

5. "The Classic" � Roast turkey on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, sprouts and mayo, potato salad and lemon square.

6. "The Manhattan" � Corned beef and pastrami on rye with potato salad and cheesecake.

7. "The International" � Roast turkey, ham, Swiss, curry mayo, tomato on French roll, coleslaw, oatmeal raisin cookie.

8. "The Deli" � Salami, provolone, prosciutto with garlic mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion, pasta salad and cookie brittle.

9. "The Neptune" �White albacore tuna salad on whole wheat, pasta salad and lemon square.

All registration fees will be collected at the door. Checks (payable to Indiana Winegrower�s Guild) or cash only please. Registration will be $10.00 on April 1st and not include lunch. Hope to see you at Oliver�s Winery!

Sponsored by Purdue University, The Indiana Wine Grape Council, & Indiana Winegrower�s Guild

 

 

Tax Sale

DATE.   April 16, 2002
LOCATION.   Gaia Wines
CITY.   Indianapolis
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.gaiawines.com
CONTACT.   Dawn Graham -
PHONE.   317-634-9463

We pay the tax on every purchase. All day. Any amount.

 

 

Admin Professional Day

DATE.   April 24, 2002
LOCATION.   Gaia Wines
CITY.   Indianapolis
START TIME.   12:00 PM
END TIME.   8:00 PM
Reservations Required
COST.   $18 pp
EMAIL.   [email protected]
www.gaiawines.com
CONTACT.   Dawn Graham -
PHONE.   317-634-9463

AKA all those people that help! Bring them in for our executive wine down massage/wine tasting. Gift certificates available.

 

 

Spring Release 2002

DATE.   April 6, 2002
LOCATION.   Simmons Winery
CITY.   Columbus
START TIME.   10:00 AM
END TIME.   6:00 PM

PHONE.   812-546-0091

A debut and release of wines produced from the 2001 Simmons Vineyard harvest.

 

 

Simmons Greenhouse Open House

DATE.   April 26, 2002
LOCATION.   Simmons Winery
CITY.   Columbus

PHONE.   812-546-0091

Join us for our Greenhouse open house and save $1 off every bottle of wine purchased. This event goes until April 28th.

 

 

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