Oh the Weather Outside

Here we are, much later in the season and I can finally breathe. My apologies again for being forever for not writing. I'm making it my mission to get back on here. So after a long, busy summer, all of us here at Ventosa are prepping for Christmas and welcoming the slightly slower pace. The summer was filled with great events.

To recap, we got our wines in a number of different wholesale locations. It's great to know that through expanding markets, product is in closer proximity to our customers. We reached a number of Rochester liquor stores including Corn Hill Fine Wines and broke into the Syracuse market at Harborview Wines and Spirits. Thank you to those liquor stores in particular as well as the other restaurants and liquor stores that took us on.

The customer traffic was great here this summer. Seeing lots of people from all over has always been something that I've been in awe of. Growing up here in the Finger Lakes, it's always been familiar and home to me. When I hear behind the tasting bar that there's people coming to this area from all over the country and even different continents, I'm always amazed that here in our backyard is such a tourist destination.

We had a number of great events here this season. Weddings galore with lots of happy couples filled the weekends. Our live music events filled up the winery every Wednesday night with free tastings and the Cafe staying open, people took full advantage. As the leaves started to fall, we also hosted our Hayride event. That was a great turn out with people really enjoying the wagon ride with Jenna, our winemaker and trying different wine and cheese pairings. Then, most recently, we had an amazing menu with our Rustic Harvest Winemaker's Dinner. Jenna was there to pair every wine perfectly with our menu items and explain why food and wine pairings make such a difference. Wine being paired with food is completely different than wine all by itself. Everyone was really happy with the menu and the experience as a whole. Now as the snow starts to fly, Christmas spirit is in the air. Christmas parties are being booked and we're all looking forward to the holiday. Cheers to holiday foods paired with your favorite wine.

The next big event we're looking forward to after the holidays is our New Years Eve Gala. Full cash bar, five course prime rib dinner and Andy Stoby and the Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra, a 22 piece jazz orchestra, playing thoughout the night. It's going to be a great way to ring in the New Year. If you haven't got plans you should definitely think about joining us!

I personally love this time of year. I love getting together with family and friends and this is the perfect time of year to do that. It's a time to celebrate and be thankful and holiday cheer sometimes comes in liquid form as well. That's never a bad thing! So let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, and I'll drink to that! Cheers!