Wine, Lilacs and Mother's Day!

Where did April go? We really did go visit wineries in April: Penguin Bay, a return trip to Standing Stone to see their latest renovations as well as taste their outstanding wines and Wagner's. The 2007 vintages are starting to come out and they are VERY promising. I will get information up on each trip soon. But for now, with Mother's Day coming up I thought I'd forward a Mother's Day event! Here is a great combo - visit Casa Larga in Fairport, NY for their Mother's Day at the Vineyard event . Moms can have free tastings from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. Then, after purchasing a bottle of wine, visit the Lilac Hill Nursery http://lilachillnursery.com/ right across the street from the winery. There mom can choose a lilac for her yard! They have a wonderful collection of lilac varieties. My two favorites currently in bloom in my yard are my bluish Abraham Lincoln (which you can see above with Maggie) and my exquisite Sensation (not quite in bloom yet, but still sensational)! Only people from Rochester NY would get so excited by lilacs, but come on - it's the weekend of the Lilac Festival, Mother's Day AND free wine tastings for moms at Casa Larga! Does it get any better than this? By the way, Laura Wilder designed this year's Lilac Festival Poster. (Laura designed our Logo and did the print of Rory on this website). You can visit the festival website at: http://www.lilacfestival.com/

I promise to get back to the wines after Mother's Day. Right now, the real retrievers are waiting for a walk with mom around the yard to smell the lilacs. And mom will be sipping a glass of Lilac Hill or Tapestry wine from Casa Larga!