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“People enjoy coming here and sitting and relaxing.”
“It’s the most fun thing we do,” Mary said. “People do love it — we’ll get 35 people here.”
Heard It Through the Grapevine
These grapes and those sourced from other vine- yards wind up on a crush pad, where they start to get processed into either crushed grapes, which go into red wine, or juice, which makes white wine.
There are a number of both among a grow-
ing number of labels, now featured in a retail area just off the tasting room. There is a solid mix of reds, whites, rosés, and dessert wines, everything from dry and medium-dry Rieslings to a Sauvignon Blanc; from a Merlot and a Malbec to a Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Glendale Ridge website includes colorful descriptions of each label, such as this one for a 2019 Malbec: “the nose is of dark fruit with a little smoke. Black cherry, strawberry, and cedar flavors shine with a beautiful acidity on the finish.” And this one for the 2021 Sauvignon Blanc: “You’ll find entic- ing scents of new-mown hay, elderflower, and honey- suckle. The palate offers assertive acidity and miner- ality with white grapefruit.”
Over the years, the number of individual labels has grown, and new offerings, such as a Traminette that has become a popular sell- er, are added regularly.
And while the vineyard and winery operations continue to grow and evolve, so too does the events and tasting-room side of the equation, said Mary, who leads that aspect of the operation.
In the tasting room, patrons can enjoy wine ‘flights,’ with three pours of wine, as well as wine for sale by the glass and the bottle, she said, adding that the vineyard has become a popular place to stop and unwind or pick up a bottle of wine or two.
“People enjoy coming here and sitting and relaxing,” she said, noting that the vineyard, open Thursday through Sunday, sees a steady stream of visitors.
Tim Beaudry, wine steward at Glendale Ridge, in his ‘office.’ Staff Photo
As for events, she noted that there are several weddings, small and large, at the vineyard each year, as well as many other types of events, from wedding and baby showers to rehearsal dinners and company outings; from family reunions to companies’ customer- appreciation gatherings.
“People enjoy each other’s company — and the wine,” she said. On the Friday after-
noon that Business- West visited earlier this
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