So many of you who have been following this blog have met and shared kisses with our special winery dog circa 1999 – 2008, Aussie. It’s been a little over a year since he has passed away and we miss him! This is a link to his tribute if you happened to have missed it.Aussie
Unfortunately Tammy and I weren’t able to make it to the first annual Savor Idaho, we were at our Happy Pappy’s Day event of course, we did have a booth set up there for tasting (thanks Crystal!). Here is a somewhat lengthy but very well put together video of the event by Wine Press NW:
Happy Pappy’s Day 2009 was a great success. Thanks to all who came out and participated in the FUN. We still have a few more Happy Pappy’s Day glasses for sale in the tasting room, so if you want more let us know soon, they will go fast. Here are a few photos and a
Last week was the 5th annual Grapes and Cowboys event put on by the Canyon County Habitat for Humanity. The event is held out here at Indian Creek every year. We donate the grounds and a portion of all wine sales for the night to Habitat for Humanity. Here is a short vid of the
Dahlia Dog sends her love, lots of wet kisses.
Indian Creek Winery’s annual Happy Pappy’s Day celebration! Music, wine, barrel tastings. Mama Mui’s Thai plate lunches $6. 12 – 5 pm $10/adult, under 21 free
Ok, another photo post. I took these shots last week. They are all flowers around the tasting room. Everything is looking so beautiful at the winery right now, flowers, vineyard, and the Catalpa trees are blooming as well. Click on the image for a larger view:
Here are a few shots of the vineyard I took about a week ago, just after one of the many afternoon thunderstorms we have been experiencing. Click on the photo for a larger view: -mike
Last weekend was the second wedding of the year out here at Indian Creek Winery. Justin and Aubrey had a beautiful wedding and I was able to take a few shots: Tammy designed a great custom label for the couple. They used them as party favors and placed one on each table for the guests.
This was the view of the Stowe Vineyard last night after a big afternoon thunderstorm ripped through. Although the photos do not show it, I counted up to five rainbows at once: the bottom main rainbow seemed to reverse itself on the bottom (you can see that if you click on the photos), there was
Have you ever wondered why some wines have a crisp, almost tart acidity to them (think Pinot Gris or a dry Riesling) while others have a more mellow creaminess feel (Chardonnay). This is due to a process called malolactic fermentation. To many people, fermentation means the conversion of sugar to alcohol. In winemaking we call
Yesterday we planted about 1000 baby vines in the vineyard. Over the last few years the Stowe Vineyard has developed many “skips” or missing plants, many due to the 06/07 winter freeze that took 80-90% of the vineyard. While most the vineyard came back healthy and strong, there were many plants that just couldn’t make