Indian Hills Winery

A New Look at the Winery

nsifford — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:31:56 +0000

As everyone is aware, the heat this summer has been relentless. To help battle the heat we have had a roof built over the deck. Now you can sit in the shade while overlooking the vineyard. We generally always have a nice breeze blowing here on top of the hill, but have also added fans to help keep the air moving. Come on out and check out the new construction!!

First Harvest of the Year

nsifford — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:25:47 +0000

Indian Hills Winery has had a busy couple of days. With the help of family and friends, the Cayuga and LaCrescent grapes have been harvested. For those familiar with the vineyard, this represents the plot of grapes to the left of the road as you come up the hill. Wednesday evening the group picked 1137 lbs of LaCrescent and 1837 lbs of Cayuga for a total pick of 1.49 tons for the evening. The evening started hot and sweaty and ended with everyone swatting mosquitoes. We called it a night around 8:45 when we could no longer see or deal with the biting insects. We started again early Thursday morning (some earlier than others) to finish up the Cayuga, picking another 1490 lbs to add to the previous night’s pick. Altogether, we harvested 3328 lbs of Cayuga which is an increase of about a ton from last year. Martie, Tom Buttry and David Sifford worked in the fermentation room all day today pressing the juice so the yeast could be added this evening to start the wine making process. The 1137 lbs of LaCrescent yielded about 70 gallons of juice whereas the 3328 lbs of Cayuga yielded about 260 gallons of juice. Yeast and yeast nutrient have been added and the fermentation process has begun. The next grapes to be harvested will be the Traminette which are the other white grapes that we have on the right hand side of the road as you come up the hill. These will probably be ready to pick the week after homecoming. The Chambourcin have started turning purple but won’t be ready to harvest until September.

Ladies Night at the Winery

nsifford — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:24:21 +0000

Ladies,

Come out and enjoy an evening of pampering. Indian Hills Winery has teamed up with The Spa from Poplar Bluff to provide a truely relaxing experience. The last Thursday night of July, August, September and October will be designated as Ladies Night. This will be a reservation only event and limited to only 16 ladies each night. The cost of the evening will be $25 (due when reservations are made) and includes the following:

Snack Foods, Complimentary glass of wine (you keep the glass), 15 minutes with a personal massage therapist, 10% off of any additional wine purchases and a relaxing evening with other ladies areound the area.

Make your reservations now by contacting Nicole at 573-222-3709 or 573-934-0291

Open for the Season

Linda Pearson — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:15:53 +0000

We are now open for the season. Hope you will stop by to visit. We have lots of entertainment scheduled for you. Come by, visit, have a glass (or bottle) of our fine wines and enjoy the scenery!

Closing for the Season

nsifford — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:01:29 +0000

Although we had planned on trying to stay open year around, we are finding that it just isn’t feasible with the drop in business. We will be staying open through the weekend of December 17/18 and available nightly (call first at 573-222-3709) the week of Christmas for any last minute gifts. We have gift baskets and gift cards for that wine connoisseur on your list. We will then be closed Christmas day through the first weekend in March. Although we hate to close, we feel that this time will give us the opportunity to plan for a great 2010 year. We truely appreciate each of you that have visited the winery this first year and hope to see you in the coming year.

Fun Grape Fact

Linda Pearson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:39:37 +0000

Did you know…Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
Linda Sedrick Pearson

Larry Speight Appearing Tonight

Linda Pearson — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:53:48 +0000

I am headed to the Indian Hills Winery tonight. Larry Speight will be appearing live.

I remember Larry during my college days. He was my English Comp instructor at TRCC. He and I are amazed that I now own my own publishing business and wrote the biography, 18 Minutes and a Lifetime: A Biography of Christopher Dale Sifford.

For those of you that have not ordered your copy of Chris’ biography, I have extended the special pricing through December 15. You can order your copy through my web site, PS Publishing.

I will report more news tomorrow and hopefully will have some photos to add to the photo gallery.

Your unofficial Indian Hills Winery reporter,
Linda Sedrick Pearson

Successful Harvest

Linda Pearson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:33:29 +0000

The harvest this weekend was a great success. We harvested three tons of grapes! We started at 7:00 AM and were done by 11:00 AM. Thank you to everyone that came out and helped us harvest. We appreciate each and every one of you. We will be uploading some photos and adding to our news blog soon.

Most of the Website Restored

Linda Pearson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:29:14 +0000

We apologize for any inconveniece our web readers may have experienced for the past few days. We had technical problems and Linda Pearson has been working for three days to get it going again. She is still working to restore things, but has most of it back. Please bear with us.

Linda is working on the calendar. There are still some problems with the popup not showing correctly. At least the dates, times and enterntainment info is there. We hope to have this fixed within the next day or two.

Thank you for your patience with us.

Aug 23, 2009

Linda Pearson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:01:39 +0000

It was a relaxing evening last night for guests at the Indian Hills Winery. Nicole, Martie, and April Sifford greeted and served their guests, while Dan Wiethop played his soothing sounds.

I was informed by Nicole that they do plan on staying open during the winter months if possible. So, if you are looking for a place to relax for a couple of hours, consider Indian Hills Winery this winter. Nicole tells me that they may not serve full meals during the winter months.

Some harvesting of the beautiful vineyards began a few weeks ago. They expect to harvest again in 2-3 weeks. Family, friends, and neighbors will join in to help gather the grapes. Even I may try my hand at helping harvest. I”m trying to figure out how I can juggle my notebook and a camera while picking grapes! This is one opportunity I do not want to miss.

Until next time – this is your Indian Hills Unofficial Reporter,
Linda Sedrick Pearson