VINEYARD UPDATE

WE NEED HEAT! The rain on the weekend of the 20th caught the vineyards up, and now we need heat. We are still running 2 weeks behind due to the cool and dry weather. As a farmer, yes, vineyards are farming, we need a long, warm, dry fall. Obviously, it will be a late harvest and ALL of the grapes will come in the last week of September & the first two weeks in October.


HARVEST IS QUICKLY APPROACHING. Email us, and tell us you want to participate. Get ready for home cooking in September! You pick. We prep family foods, and you enjoy family food and wine after a MN morning harvest. Take home a bottle of our wine and a full tummy after a morning of playing (er... harvesting) the grapes.

Email & let us know which Saturday (Sept 26, Oct 3 or Oct 10th) morning you want to help make world class wine! You might even see another balloon over the vineyard one fine Saturday morning.

2009 International Cold Climate Wine Competition

I was excited to take part in this competition, but there's been a dark cloud hanging over my head at the Minnesota State Fair. I get gold in FL, CA NY and anywhere but here. We earned six medals here, but no gold. Go figure.

Well, we're up to 34 medals this year and over 50 medals in the past 2 years. Here are our ICCWA results:

LaCrescent - SILVER
Frontenac Rose' - BRONZE
Prairie Red - BRONZE
Northwoods Red - BRONZE
Prairie Blanc - BRONZE
LaCrescent Dessert - BRONZE

Wedding in the Vineyard

Saturday, August 22, 2009
Amy and Tedd celebrated their love and married in a lovely outdoor ceremony in St. Peter, MN. They held their reception at the Crofut Winery. Tedd enjoyed the first dance with his wife, then joined his band and played the night away while guests danced and enjoyed the music!
Photos courtesy of Melisa Peters at www.melisapeters.com.

Traveling Wine Bottle on the lake

I was out on the lake last weekend and took this pic:) I thought you would enjoy it!

Jenna Robertson
Account Executive - KTCZ

<< Thanks, Jenna!

Loring Park Art Festival

The Loring Park Art Festival, voted into the "Top 100 Fine Art Festivals in the Nation" by Sunshine Artist (4 years in a row, but who's counting?), took place August 8 & 9 in Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis. Crofut Winery was proud to sponsor the "Toast the Ten: Whisky and Wine Tasting Event".

Check out photos from the event and make plans to attend with us next year!

VINEYARD UPDATE: THE HEAT IS ON!

Veraison (augusting or turning) is in full force. The rain of the weekend of August 7 was just at the right time and now the heat of this week is starting to allow the vines to catch up. We are still running about 2 weeks behind due to the cool and dry July weather. We will have a late harvest and lots of activity in the last week of September and the first two weeks in October.

GRAPE STOMP WEEKENDS, Sept 12-13 and Sept 19-20
Admission is only $5. Please bring your chairs and ID. Save $2 on admission when you bring 2 canned goods to be donated to the Scott-Carver CAP Food shelf.
Admission for children under 6 is free; ages 7-21 is $3.

Visit the Tasting tent and tastings are included in the admission. Under the BIG tent we will have lots of:
Antiques, Crafts, Artists who paint you, and on canvas;
Local fruits and vegetables, Homemade root beer, Great grilled foods & Sourdough bread with cheese inside; Wine and Gift items, and not to mention, our famous specialty chocolates.

Cities 97 Morning Crew BT and Lee will be stomping with us along with the Cities 97 Minnesota Vineyard bus tour on Saturday, Sept 12. You're not going to want to miss it!

Want to pick?
We welcome all volunteer grape pickers who show up on weekends in late September through early October. Email and tell us you want to participate. You pick, then enjoy a home-cooked meal and wine after a MN morning harvest. Take home a bottle of our wine and a full tummy after a morning of playing (er... harvesting) the grapes.

Fun Wine Weekend of July 09

Too much great food, too much fun and not enought wine! We would like to elaborate, buy clarity prevents us in Crofutland.
See more photos on Facebook.

If you haven't participated in an event in the vineyard, don't miss out! You can register online at www.crofutwinery.com.