At the Grange

April Tasting Notes The 2009 Trumpour’s

Caroline Granger — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:00:48 +0000

April Tasting Notes
The 2009 Trumpour’s Mill Estate bottled Chardonnay VQA PEC is perhaps the most complex fruit driven chardonnay we have ever had in the cellar. A beautiful platinum coloured wine with aromas of tangerine, grapefruit and apple replayed on the palette and a medium length fruit mineral finish with just a hint of spice… Definitely a wine to watch out for!

Rose Released! Come try our brand new 20

Caroline Granger — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:17 +0000

Rose Released!
Come try our brand new 2009 Trumpour’s Mill Rosé, whose release has been a long time coming for us as we’ve been sold out of the 2008 since the end of last summer. This new Rosé is incredibly unique in comparison to all of our previous ones. It is for one thing, sweeter than any Rosé we’ve produced. Not to the point where it is overly sweet, but it is certainly a two on the sugar scale. It is all sweet bright fruit on the nose and palate, with lots of citrus tones and lots of berries. But what gets you excited right away about this wine has got to be its color; it is a brightest, sharpest pink on a Rosé any of us has seen on the market. Perfect for the coming summer and a perfect match for our new picnics!

Whats New at The Grange Vineyard Notes f

Caroline Granger — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:15:13 +0000

Whats New at The Grange
Vineyard Notes from Adam
The crew arrived on the 6th of April and began work on the 8th officially. The vineyard seems to be a few weeks ahead both the vines and the work: the hills have begun the slow process of coming down and the wires already lifted. Pruning is started and going well lots of wonderful buds to choose from out there. The radius arm on the grape hoe is hard at work bringing down the hills between the plants and though we are probably tempting fate it does look like we are setting up for a nice long growing season… however we also just filled all the propane tanks for the inversion fans, Which are currently set to fire at -2 celcius.
Cross your fingers for us!

Experience The Grange Summer 2010 is all

Caroline Granger — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:40:12 +0000

Experience The Grange
Summer 2010 is all about the experience here at The Grange. So this year let us show you why we think our farm and Prince Edward County are so special!
New for this season we will be having gourmet picnic lunches that range from rustic handmade sandwiches to a basket filled with charcuterie, roasted chicken and summer salads. These are our new way of showcasing the best of PEC’s local produce. Have a perfect summer afternoon with us… stay in by the windows overlooking the pond, sit under the shade of the birches on the patio or bring a blanket and head back the lane after you pick up your picnic basket and a bottle of wine from our tasting bar. Call ahead to reserve.
Another new way to experience the grange is through our new tours which can really let you get your hands dirty! From hiking tours and working tours to tasting tours which focus on experiencing wine as it is made in the cellar or how food and wine come together there is a package to suit any group. Reservations required.
We look forward to you visit!
Please visit our website http://www.grangeofprinceedward.com for more details.

The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards an

Caroline Granger — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:38:43 +0000

The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery

2010 Summer Concert Series

May 23
Lenni Stewart – Lenni is a soprano songstress specializing in music from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s… She sings traditional jazz, classical Broadway and early folk blues … Her performances will please audiences of all ages

June 20
Marc Despault and Jake Devries – Mark and Jake are part of the very talented group Luck’s X-RD whose music represents the eclectic charm of the 60’s and 70’s

July 18
Seventh Town – A Prince Edward County trio Performing traditional and contemporary folks, Celtic jigs, ballads and sea shanties, playing acoustic guitar and fiddle

August 15
John and Penny Kitchen – as part of Jazz Week in the County – From Gershwin to Cline, jazz, R&B, 40’s swing, this talented duo bring and unmistakeable love of music to their performances

September 19th
Rhett Wills – return engagement for this very talented musician performing everything from jazz and ragtime to blues and rock and roll, his playlist is extensive playing both acoustic and electric guitar and is always a fun show.

October 10 – Harvest Experience Weekend !

For more information please contact us at info@grangeofprinceedward.com

The fans have been running for 2 nights

Caroline Granger — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:47:21 +0000

The fans have been running for 2 nights now and am I starting to get a little unfocused It all seems a little desperate the fans whirling like army helicopters fading in and out as they spin on their towers…… It was amazing really on the drive home from the train station at 12:30 tonight crossing the bridge it was four degrees and as I came down the hill into the big swamp it dropped 3 degrees …. at first I thought it was just a cold spot but by the time I reached mountainview and started down highway 2 toward Hillier it dropped another degree ….. the thermometer on my dash reading 0 and flashing a warning about ice….. crossing over the township line into Hillier the temperature dropped another degree flashing -1 as I turned onto Closson Road. I knew the fans were running because my youngest son Quinton had called earlier to tell me and i had had the task of waking Mike for the second night in a row,,,,,,,,, There was a little rise in temperature at the corner of Chase and Closson the thermometer reading 0 briefly before dipping again to -1. I rolled down my window to see if i could here the fans hoping they were running but at the same time hoping there was something wrong with the readings from my car…….. But I heard them whirring frantically in the night coming down the driveway of the house the reading rose to +1 and I headed in to change for what I knew was going to be a very long night….. It always amazes me how much more slowly the hours pass at night ……..

New Re-vamped Wine Club: Coming Soon We

Caroline Granger — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:41 +0000

New Re-vamped Wine Club: Coming Soon

We have been working hard to find ways to get our wines out there, make them easier to assess; one of the ways we are doing this is through our wine club. We understand that you can’t get out to the winery every time you’re having a dinner party or, say, eating dinner and so we decided to look again at our wine club to see how we could use it to make things easier for you. On this note, we have totally revamped our concept. Basically we wanted it to be as close to retail buying as possible; flexible and affordable. So we’ve lowered our prices we’ve offered more choices in the hopes that it would enable our enthusiastic customers to have more access to all our wines not offered in the LCBO. The completed changes should be posted to the website soon-keep on the look out!

Summer at the Grange We are just beginni

Caroline Granger — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:20:12 +0000

Summer at the Grange
We are just beginning to plan our festivities for this coming summer. So far we have found some interesting new local talent for our Sunday music days; so be watching the website for updates on dates and guests.
We have also been planning to do more Picnic at the Vineyard afternoons this summer. We hope to have guests join us at the farm for an afternoon of snacking on local food (cheese, bread, salads, fruits etc) and drinking a glass of our wine along any one of our picturesque country lanes overlooking the vineyards. We figured it would be a great way to enjoy an afternoon and get to experience the vineyards.
There will be lots more to come so watch the website, facebook and twitter for updates!

More Tasting Notes… We have just done

Caroline Granger — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:25:06 +0000

More Tasting Notes…
We have just done our final tastings of our first Spring 2010 releases, and there is lots to be excited about! The first of the new releases will probably be our 2009 Trumpour’s Mill Rosé, which has been a long time coming for us; we’ve been sold out of the 2008 since the end of the summer. This new Rosé is incredibly unique in comparison to all of our previous ones. It is for one thing, sweeter than any Rosé we’ve produced. Not to the point where it is overly sweet, but it is certainly a two on the sugar scale. It is all sweet bright fruit on the nose and palate, with lots of citrus tones and lots of berries. But what gets you excited right away about this wine has got to be its color; it is a brightest, sharpest pink on a Rosé any of us has seen on the market.

The 2008 Riesling is also soon to be released. With notes of citrus like key lime, lemon zest and mandarin orange our 2008 Trumpour’s Mill Riesling is a perfectly light and refreshing wine. And because this Riesling is in a slightly off-dry style it is the perfect accompaniment to spicy fare. With its pale straw color, notes of flinty minerality, very subtle petrol and a bright shot of lemon on the finish, it is the kind of beautifully balanced wine that you can sip on its own, or have paired perfectly with a meal.

Lastly we have our 2008 Grange of Prince Edward line Victoria Block Chardonnay. Its Golden color is always a sight to behold. It suits the spicy pear, vanilla, custard notes that are found on the nose and palate. But as always, like all good County wines, has a lovely acid backbone that brings with it fresh apple and lemon notes on the palate, good overall balance and the potential for longevity and continual development (we’re saying until 2013).

New Labels Out… and in the LCBO! Earli

Caroline Granger — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:05:08 +0000

New Labels Out… and in the LCBO!
Earlier this winter we were excited to learn that our Gamay Noir was now in over 300 stores! It was at this point when we started to think about how our Trumpour’s Mill labels look among the hundreds of labels on the shelves of the LCBO. We really felt that the daguerreotype inspired labels, while perfectly fitting for a winery housed in a 1820s barn, did not stand out in amongst the full color, animal clad labels that were so common there. So we began the process of finding an image that both stands out on the shelves while at the same time stays true to the image and feel of the farm.
Because the history of this place is so important to us and to this winery project, we looked to the past decades to inspire the new look. In the end, it was clear that there were three decades in particular that stood out in the history of this farm that marked defining moments in its progression to what it is today. First there were the 1820s, when the farm first came into its own, and it was this period that we were inspired to use the old photographic image from. Secondly, there were the 1920s with the hard times of the depression and the ingenuity that brought the development of a chicken canning factory that saved the farm; their symbol we pulled for our Grange wine line. And then there was the 1970s, the first decade in which the old Trumpour Farm was sold; the decade when the Ganger’s bought the farm, and when this project became possible. It was this decade that we were inspired by for the new labels. We wanted the new image to have a vintage Polaroid feel; to inspire our customers today to view the winery as the Gangers had seen the farm so many years ago. The first of our wines to be bottled with these new labels was our 2008 Gamay Noir. The first shipment of these wines has been sent to the LCBO and they should soon be popping up in a store near you!