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Soine Vineyards Newsletter
February 2018
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About Us!
Soine (pronounced soy-knee) Vineyards, established in 2003, is a central Ohio-based vineyard. The vineyard and winery are estate operated. The winery is located just north of Columbus at 3510 Clark-Shaw Road, Liberty Township, Delaware County; approximately 4 miles north of the Columbus suburb Powell, Ohio.
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We are proud to announce that our 2016 Landot Noir won the distinction of being judged as an Ohio Quality Wine (OQW)! This designation is presented to only those wines that contain 90% grapes grown in Ohio. Our Landot Noir is 100% estate grown. Further, wines are evaluated by a panel of nationally recognized judges for sensory quality and wines must pass a strict chemical analysis. The 2016 Landot Noir joins our 2015 Traminette and 2014 Chambourin as the other OQW designated wines produced by Soine Vineyards!!
Also, the 9th Annual Chili Cook-off was a blast! We had 20 excellent entries. Awards were given for spiciest, most unique, best flavor, and best overall. There were over 50 judges! Thanks to all that participated and we look forward to making this even better next year.
Our traditional Valentine's Day Date Night will be on February 17th. Euchre night is planned for February 24th.
Details on upcoming events are below!
Upcoming Events:
Valentine's Date Night at the Winery
Soine Vineyards cordially invites you to a Valentine's Date Night at the Winery featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine.
When: Saturday February 17th, 6pm-8pm
Where: Soine Vineyards Winery
Cost: $25/person
Details:
The evening will be a progressive format where each course will be situated at different locations in the winery. Paired wines will be available at each location. Attendees will receive a two ounce sample of each wine. Wine by the glass and bottle will be available at an additional cost.
Hors d'oeuvres will include:
- Bruschetta, spinach dip, guacamole with French baguette
- Mini sandwiches with assorted meats
- Mozzarella tomato salad
- Assorted olives, cheeses and crackers
- Assorted brownies
- Fruit paired with dipping from our legendary chocolate fountain
Please reserve your spot by February 15th!!!
Make your Valentine's reservations here!
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Euchre Night
Calling all euchre players!
When: Friday March 2nd, 7pm - promptly
Where: Soine Vineyards Winery
Cost: $10/person
Details: Come join the fun and play in a euchre tournament at the winery! Play will be in a round-robin format and all players will be on their own. That's right, each game you'll have a different partner - so those hand signals and winks are right out the window!! Points will be scored on an individual basis for each game. At the end of the night you might end up with bragging rights with your better half as the supreme euchre player! Snacks will be provided but feel free to bring your own specialty to share with others. Please arrive promptly at 7:00 so we can get the fun started right away!! We need at least 20 entrants to make this a truly memorable evening.
The entrance cost will get you a glass of wine and associated snacks.
Make your euchre night reservations here!
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Bacchus Beat
Hello, Bacchus here with an update on the vineyard. You might be wondering what effect the cold weather has had on the grapevines. A quick bud assessment for our American and French Hybrid varieties show minimal damage has occurred. Primary and secondary bud counts range from 82% to 100%. Our tender vinifera however (Cabernet Franc) has had some significant damage with only a primary and secondary bud count of 53%.
There were six days in December and twelve days in January (so far) with temperatures below 10 degrees fahrenheit. The lowest temperature of -9 occurred on January 1st. Vinifera vines do not like it when it gets to -5 / -10 thus the bud damage we are seeing.
So what does all this mean? Well, at this time for the American and French Hybrid vines, not much. We will give them a normal prune in the spring. However, we will have to adjust the amount we prune on the Cabernet Franc to account for the loss of healthy buds. Of course, all of this is subject to change if we have another cold snap. There is still plenty of winter ahead. Stay tuned.
Bacchus
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Soine Vineyards
3510 Clark Shaw Road
Powell, Ohio 43065