Winery of Ellicottville Announces Summer Wines
Winery of Ellicottville Announces Summer Wines
Three New Blends Hitting the Shelves
Photos / Jessica Schultz, ellicottvilleNOW
Summer is the perfect time (or any time really) to sit down and enjoy a delicious glass of wine. It’s even better when you can grab a glass that’s made right in your hometown! The Winery of Ellicottville is ready for you and they’ve got a great event to share their newest blends coming up.
The Summer Wine Release Tasting is on July 28th from 7:00-9:00pm. Your ticket will get you a taste of all three new releases, some light snacks and a full glass of wine of your choice. (Now that sounds like a nice night out right there!) If you need more convincing, maybe the details will help you decided to grab your spot today.
Rebel’s Reserve Dessert Wine: The Winery of Ellicottville is introducing a new dessert on the menu. Rebel's Reserve Dessert is a barrel aged fortified wine. Made similarly in style to a Port wine, Rebel's Reserve is made exclusively with Teroldego Grapes, which are slowly fermented and when the must is fermented down to about 10% sugar, grape spirits are added to stop the fermentation. The grapes’ own sugar provides the sweetness to the wine. The wine is moved to neutral red wine barrels and aged for 18 months. The resulting product is high alcohol, full bodied, sweet dessert wine meant for sipping.
Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon: This is the Winery of Ellicottville Cabernet Sauvignon with a twist. They age the wine for a minimum of 4 months in a freshly emptied Bourbon Barrel. After aging, the wine is a bit more complex, heavy and has light notes of Bourbon on the nose.
2021 Marquette: Their first release from Bob Maranto's Vineyard here in Ellicottville! These grapes were fermented on the skins for dry wine. The resulting wine is fruity but balanced nicely with French oak. Great wine to drink by the glass.
If those sound tasty to you, then head over to wineryofellicottville.com to register for your ticket. It’s just $25 a person for so many great tastes - and don’t forget there are snacks involved too!
