Pinnacle Ridge wines featured in new Easton restaurant

Pinnacle Ridge at Ginny's Bistro
   
Recently, Mr. Thomas A. Campbell Jr. opened Ginny's Bistro at 612 Northampton St. in Easton. The restaurant is a tapas-style bistro and features a menu with an eclectic mix of dishes that are rich in local flavors. Chef Peter Chioda is well-versed in a variety of cooking styles and likes to use the finest local and seasonal ingredients in his kitchen. In addition to the fine local cuisine, the menu features a selection of Pinnacle Ridge wines, each chosen specifically for the particular dish.
   
Ginny's also serves as a cozy gathering spot that guests can pick up bottles of Pinnacle Ridge wine to take home to enjoy. So, take some time to check out this new location, enjoy some food and wine and take some to go, as well.

Restaurant Week in Easton is July 27 through August 2. Ginny's is open Monday thru Saturday 4 - 10 pm and Sunday, from 11 am - 6 pm with brunch specials from 11 am - 3 pm. Ginny's will also be featuring live entertainment and daily specials. Show your Case Club Card at Ginny's and receive 10% off your meal.

Results from the 2014 Los Angeles International Wine Competition

This year, Pinnacle Ridge sent wines to the 2014 Los Angeles Wine Competition, for its 75th  Anniversary. The competition received over 3,000 wines from 946 different wineries in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay and the U.S.

Pinnacle Ridge wines showed nicely against some of the best in the world - our Blanc de Blanc came back with a Bronze Medal. Also, our 2013 Dry Riesling and our newly-released 2013 Traminette won Silver Medal Honors. We are also very proud to announce that our 2013 Dry Vidal Blanc won Gold Medal honors and that our 2013 Late Harvest Vidal Blanc was awarded a Best of Class Gold Medal and a 92 point rating.

This month’s Case Club Members event

White Wines 101: The Wonders of White Wines
Do you love white wines? Are you a reds-only kind of person? Are you just curious about which of the white wines to select for your bottle of bliss? Come out and take part in our White Wines 101 Seminar led by owner/winemaker Brad Knapp on Sunday, July 27 beginning at 4 pm.

Brad will be talking and tasting us through a selection of popular white wines, as well as some of our own Pinnacle Ridge selections, to discuss the differences in varietal, style and flavor profile. Besides, who amongst us does not enjoy a refreshing glass of wine on a warm summers eve? Come experience the wonder and variety of white wines.                          

Reservations are required. Please call us at (610) 756-4481 or e-mail us at pinridge@aol.com for reservations and details.

Summer Open House Concert Series Continues

This month we will be welcoming two musical guests to continue our Open House Concert Series in the barn. Come on out on Saturday, July 12 from 2 - 5 pm to see the musical group, TimeWhy?s. We will be welcoming them for the first time and will have food and wine available to enjoy while you take in the performance.

On Saturday, July 26 we will also be hosting the Cheek2Cheek trio (Mike Dugan & Friends) from 2 - 5 pm in the barn. Come enjoy great music, award-winning wine and some wonderful food prepared by Chef Adam Gluskin.        

Lehigh Valley wineries bring home medals and awards in January

Our wineries have been busy winning awards already this year, and we're only one month into 2014! We'd like to congratulate Vynecrest, Pinnacle Ridge and Franklin Hill on their recent honors. Thank you all for making our region and our wine trail proud!

12th Pennsylvania Wine Excellence Awards 
Pennsylvania Wine Society 

Top 10 Scoring Wines:

Vynecrest Lemberger 2012 - Top scoring wine/winner
Pinnacle Ridge Veritas 2010

Honorable Mention:

Franklin Hill 2012 Chambourcin


2014 PA Farm Show Wine Competition

Vynecrest 2012 Lemberger - Double Gold
Vynecrest 2012 Chambourcin - Gold
Vynecrest 2012 Dry Riesling - Bronze
Vynecrest 2013 Cherry DiVyne - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Riesling - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Vynecrest Red - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Pinot Grigio - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Traminette - Bronze

Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Vidal Blanc - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Cayuga - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Chambourcin Rose -Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Traminette - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Merlot - Bronze
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Cabernet Franc - Bronze
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Chambourcin - Bronze

Franklin Hill 2012 Kiss - Silver
Franklin Hill 2012 Fainting Goat - Bronze
Franklin Hill 2012 Fiesta - Bronze

Two big announcements from Galen Glen

Galen Glen Winery in Andreas recently shared two big announcements:

Galen Glen Winery's Stone Cellar Riesling wine was featured in a lecture with Stuart Piggot, famed wine critic, during the Riesling Rendezvous at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Washington on Monday, July 15. This was a three-day conference that featured wines from all over the world.

Stuart Piggot is a British wine critic and author who has resided in Berlin, Germany since 1993.  He is an expert in the area of German wines. Chateau Ste. Michelle is the largest American producer of Riesling wine. The three-day event celebrates the Riesling grape and Riesling wines from around the country and world. In the program for the event Piggot stated; "2011 Stone Cellar Riesling - Galen Glen/Lehigh Valley/Pennsylvania Eastern Kingdom: I am a great admirer of this small Eastern Pennsylvania winery that (just a two hour drive due west of NYC) is one of the United States' best interpreters of Austrian style Riesling & Grüner Veltliner."

Galen Glen's winemaker, Sarah Troxell stated, "The greatest Riesling winemakers of the world gather every few years to discuss, drink and dream about the future of this magnificent variety. Having our Riesling poured to attendees during Stuart's 'Riesling from Unexpected Places' was a humbling honor."

Galen Glen Winery has been invited to participate in the Six Nations Wine Challenge for the title of the New World Champions. This is the only wine show in the world where the wines are exclusively invited by the judges. A mere 100 wines from the US have been selected to compete and will be judged with wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina totaling 600 wines.

Galen Glen will be entering the 2012 vintage Stone Cellar Grüner Veltliner. This wine most recently took a bronze medal in the Riverside International Wine Competition, where several other Galen Glen wines took silver, gold and double-gold. It is truly an honor to be invited to participate in a competition of this level.

Dan Berger, author, wine critic, and judge at Riverside stated of the Stone Cellar Grüner Veltliner, "Mineral/slate notes, hints of dried wildflowers and star anise, and a succulent but totally dry entry. This is one of America's most dramatic wines, one that will never be discovered by the number scorers. And it's from a place you would never guess could make a wine this superb. But Sarah Troxell has a deft touch with this Austrian grape and the result is worth ordering from the winery."

This award-winning wine is currently available for tasting at the Galen Glen winery.