Indiana Winery Events November 2013

November 9

Wine-A-Ree Join Buck Creek Winery, Butler Winery, Cedar Creek Winery, Chateau de Pique, Ertel Cellars,  Huber Winery, Salt Creek Winery, and Winzerwald at this event in Columbus benefiting Boy Scouts of Southern Indiana.

November 10

Join Harmony Winery for a Tailgate Party with the Indianapolis Colts take on the St. Louis Rams. Potluck dishes and wine will be available to celebrate the Colts strong season. 

November 13

Ladies Night at New Day Meadery. Shop 'til you drop with great vendors, and enjoy regularly scheduled Mead & Knead. 

La Torte Cake party with Harmony Winery at 6:30 p.m. Harmony has worked with La Torte to create wine cakes. Join them for an evening of tasting wine and cake.

November 14

Sommelier Night with Hopwood Cellars. Learn how to pair Thanksgiving foods with wine in a fun atmosphere. Attendance limited to 15 people. RSVP at 317-873-4099.

Wine and Pottery Night with Harmony Winery at 6:30 p.m. One flat fee covers wine tasting and a pottery piece. Reservations can be made by calling The Creative Escape Pottery Studio at 317-569-8656.

November 15

Join New Day Meadery at 6 p.m. for the release of Honey Gobbler, their latest barrel aged release - a carbonated sweet mead aged in Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrels for two years, perfect with you Thanksgiving Day turkey!

November 16

Carousel Winery release of Winter Jewel Wine. This Cranberry-Raspberry will be available in a red Christmas tree bottle, or blue bottle. 

November 16-17

Christkindlmarket- Ferdinand, IN. Indiana wineries like French Lick, Monkey Hollow, Winzerwald, and Carousel Winery will be on hand for wine tasting and gift basket sales. 

November 21

Nouveau Day

Join Satek Winery for the release of its third vintage of Kreibaum Bay Nouveau on Worldwide Nouveau Day. 

French Lick Winery will release two new wines. Pinot Noir- is a medium bodied dry red wine with plum, berry, black pepper and faint oak notes. 

Harmony- a blend of Seyval, Vidal, Cayuga grapes, with flavors of citrus, honeysuckle and green apple. Bright and slightly sweet, this wine will pairs well with fruit and cheese, light meats such as turkey or chicken, or just simply on its own. 

Huber Winery release party of Pop's Reserve from 6-9 p.m. The party will feature tastings of Pop's Reserve, complimentary chili and cheese, and live music. 

November 22-24

Satek Winery's Holiday Open House. Open until 9 p.m. Friday. 20% off all merchandise, gift baskets available, free holiday recipes and wine tasting, and free mulled wine samples. Enjoy a free gift bag with 3-bottle purchase. Wear your ugliest holiday sweater and win a prize. 

November 29

Thanksgiving Blackberry Friday with Satek Winery. Receive a 20% discount on blackberry wine. 

November 30

Zionsville Christmas parade and tree lighting outside of Hopwood Cellars. 

New Albany Jungle Walk will feature an afternoon of tasting and shopping. Visit Winzerwald at the jewelry store for wine and diamonds.

Elizabeth J. Musgrave is a syndicated fine-living, travel, food, wine and spirits columnist, freelance writer and photographer, and performing arts and restaurant critic for Gotta Go. Read Infused, her spirits, wine & beer lifestyle column, at www.GottaGo.us and www.FoodDigital.com and catch her as Indy’s Personal Lifestyle Adviser on Indy Style, WISH8 (CBS). Gotta Go is published on www.Gottago.us, www.BroadwayWorld.com, and in print. Follow her on Twitter @GottaGo, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Indiana Uplands Wine Trail set for Nov. 15-18

SOUTHERN INDIANA— Indiana Uplands Wine Trail  is comprised of nine wineries — Best Vineyards, Brown County, Oliver Winery, Butler, Carousel, French Lick, Winzerwald, Turtle Run and Huber Orchards and Vineyard. The group celebrates the holidays this year with Holidays in the Uplands November 15-18. 

Ticket holders visiting the nine wineries on the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail from Nov. 15 through Dec. 31 receive a gold ornament with each winery's logo as well as a grapevine wreath to display their treasures for a special holiday memento of their travels. Tickets cost $35 per person and are available on-line at UplandsHolidayTickets or at any Uplands winery.

In France, the third Thursday of November marks the day when the first young Beaujolais wines vinted from the current year’s grapes are released with much fanfare to celebrate the harvest. Many of the Uplands’ wineries will likewise be celebrating the tradition by introducing a new wine or a new vintage for tasting that weekend including the following:

· Winzerwald Winery-will offer a new Lieblich, a semi-sweet blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Vidal Blanc

· Butler Winery-will be releasing their new semi-sweet Traminette.

· Carousel Winery-will release its popular Winter Jewel, a mix of Raspberry and Cranberry wines.

· French Lick Winery-will debut a new dry red wine, Noiret.

· Turtle Run Winery-will have a new 2012 Chambourcin.

· Best Vineyards-will release a Chambourcin wine called Nouveau 2012 vinted in the traditional French Nouveau style.

· Huber’s Orchard and Vineyard-will once again have its Pop's Reserve Nouveau.
In addition to tasting new holiday releases and collecting holiday ornaments, make sure to also pick up a Passport to the Wine Trail at the first winery. After visiting all nine the last winery will present you with one slate cheese serving tray per passport just in time for those holiday celebrations. Each participant that completes the passport will also be entered into a grand prize drawing which will be held at the 2013 Vintage Indiana Wine Festival in Indianapolis in June.

Elizabeth J. Musgrave is a syndicated fine-living, travel columnist, freelance writer, and performing arts and restaurant critic for Gotta Go. Read Infused, at GottaGo.us and FoodandDrinkDigital.com and catch her as Indy’s Entertainment Adviser on 93 WIBC. Gotta Go is published on Gottago.us, BroadwayWorld.com, in magazines and several Indianapolis area newspapers. Follow her on Twitter @GottaGo, LinkedIn and Facebook.