I first met Joyce Hunt, who with her husband Art, owns the beautiful Hunt Country Vineyards in the Finger Lakes,
when she was going around with Bill Blake, my sales distributor from Empire Merchants.
Bill has done two tastings at the store. One was for the Grand Opening, and the other was the Holiday Tasting the weekend before Christmas. (This way you can put a face with the name so I don't have to go on and on about how wonderful he is because you will already know.)
Hunt Country Vineyards is a true farm winery, family owned and managed,
where they produce an entire range of wines from 100% New York State grapes.
when she was going around with Bill Blake, my sales distributor from Empire Merchants.
Bill has done two tastings at the store. One was for the Grand Opening, and the other was the Holiday Tasting the weekend before Christmas. (This way you can put a face with the name so I don't have to go on and on about how wonderful he is because you will already know.)
Hunt Country Vineyards is a true farm winery, family owned and managed,
where they produce an entire range of wines from 100% New York State grapes.
I asked Joyce if Hunt Country would be interested in doing a tasting sometime. She said yes, but it would probably be in the winter when they aren't as busy at the vineyard. So I was very excited when Joyce called me Friday night to schedule a tasting at the store.
Richard and I tasted some of Joyce's wine when we visited Hunt Country a couple of years ago, and I have stocked it in the store since it opened.
Richard and I tasted some of Joyce's wine when we visited Hunt Country a couple of years ago, and I have stocked it in the store since it opened.
But when Joyce stopped in in April, she had a few different wines for us to sample. These new wines had just been released.
One of these wines, which I especially like, has an interesting name.
One of the aims of the mystical medieval science of Alchemy was the discovery of the elixir of longevity. This wine - named Alchemy - is a delicious blend of 35% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 21% Noiret, and 19% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Come to the tasting, which is scheduled for Friday, January 29th from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
and discover the magic of Hunt Country Alchemy - a rich, velvety and dry red wine - all 100% Finger Lakes - with black cherry notes, subtle oak and hints of spice. It's a smooth blend of Old World and New World grape varieties, which you can enjoy it with a wide range of hardy meat dishes, rich cheeses, and tomato-based dishes, like spaghetti and meatballs or your favorite Super Bowl chili.
This interesting wine retails for $16.43, but if you come in on the 29th to taste it, you will get 10% off.
Joyce's son Jonathan, who is the director of winemaking at the vineyard, will be pouring.
Caroline, Jonathan, Joyce, and Art HuntStop by and meet Jonathan. Let him pour you a taste of some Hunt Country Vineyards' wines, including Alchemy, and answer all your questions.
I hope you can join us on January 29th.
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