Brynn writes:
Yesterday I received an email from Mike Lempriere, winemaker of Bainbridge Island wineryPerennial Vintners. He wanted to share that while not an official “Meet the Winemakers” weekend, this weekend most of the island’s wineries will be open to holiday shoppers looking for that perfect stocking stuffer. (Perennial Vintners, Rolling Bay and Eagle Harbor Wine Co. will be open at their wineries, while the others — Fletcher Bay, Amelia Wynn, Victor Alexander and Eleven — will be open at their tasting room locations in Winslow.)
Lempriere is offering his Frambelle Port-style raspberry dessert wine at a special price, $2 off each bottle if you buy more than one, now until the holidays. He also has bottles of his Melon de Bourgogne and Muller Thurgau available, along with his Verjus from this year’s harvest (Verjus is non-alcoholic and is used in cooking, often as a substitute for lemon juice). All of Lemprierer’s wines come from grapes grown onsite at the winery off Lovgreen Road.
Alphonse de Klerk, winemaker of Rolling Bay, sent out an email today announcing the winery will waive its usual tasting fee this weekend for people to give his wines a try. The barrels will be open for tasting and anyone interested in getting in on the 2010 releases of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah can purchase their futures at the event.
