It seems like we are almost ready for Christmas. We have lots of red, white and fruit wines, bottle packages, and wine baskets. Some of our newer releases include Aenigma 2014 (red) and Vidal 2013 (white) We have 3 great Saucy ciders to present – Hard Apple, Strapplebarb and our latest is “Hard and Hopped”. […]
Welcome back to the Eat & Drink Festival at Simcoe., in “the Aud” on the Norfolk Fair Grounds April 9-11. They have added on a Thursday evening (5-10), to go with Friday & Saturday. We will be there with Saucy Cider, Sangria, our wines and a raffle for Young Frankenstein theatre tickets from the Lighthouse […]
We welcome you to our annual open house at Villa Nova Estate Winery (12-7, June 27). This year you can enjoy bluegrass music, and sample the wines and views of our site. We will pair our our new ciders, and VQA wine releases with foods provided by chef Dave Mottershawl from LOKA Snacks including the […]
We have been seeing Bobolinks for about a week. Yesterday there were 6 together. Going out to try to get some pix. We also have barn swallows at the winery, ground nesting northern harriers in the middle of the farm, & lots of goldfinches. We have occasional sightings of a yellow warbler, and Baltimore oriole.
We are experiencing a glorious spring on the eastern side of Norfolk County. Where to start? Well the cold weather seemed to delay things, so we are still enjoying the singing of spring peepers and chorus frogs in the valley. There are lots of tree frogs who will be with us into summer. The birdz? […]
If you are looking for signs of spring we can report some major progress. We have heard & seen male Red winged Blackbirds calling Saturday&Sunday, and today saw a flock of 15 Tundra Swans overhead. Of course the biggest sign of spring out here is when you see steam billowing from Chambers maple syrup operation […]
The first sign of spring out here is that the Chambers maple syrup operation on Villa Nova Road, starts to be more visible, as orange hoses snake through the snow. This is followed by billowing steam clouds as the syrup making begins. Its a great place to visit on weekends, to get your fill of […]
On Valentines day, we love the sweet surprises brought by our suitors. The stores are full of heart shaped boxes of chocolates. Our Cerise is a wonderful accompaniment – not too sweet (2)and it really sets off the chocolate. We also have some wonderful peach wine (2), and Golden Mead (2). We have a simple […]
Everyone is ready for novel and tasty treats at Christmas. We have just released our sparkling peach cider, to great response (if they tried it, they bought it). We have also released our cherry wine (Cerise 2013). It is a 2 and has a hint of chocolate on the finish. Needless to say, but it’s […]
We welcome you to start your Christmas by visiting 10 open houses between Townsend, Waterford and Hiway 24. From East to West they include Villa Nova Estate Winery (#9, 1449 Con.13), Chambers Maple & Pancake House (#8, 235 Villa Nova Road), Kalm Studio (#7, 954 Con 12), Brickworks Pottery (#2, 984 Con 11), and Joseph […]
Some good news for friends of the earth. We have seen over 10 monarch butterflies in the last week, after seeing only 2 all summer. Last year, it was 2-3 over the whole summer. I have also heard comments about not seeing any fireflies. Our valley is a giant firefly refuge, and they were abundant […]
We regret that we can’t sell you any wine this weekend, buts its for a good reason. Our daughter is getting married at the farm, so we are setting up for a ceremony, reception and campers. This is a happy occasion as we are not losing a daughter, and we are gaining a vineyard manager […]
A quick update on spring – we have red-winged blackbirds at our bird feeder today and snow is melting. We had lots of red-wings here on Monday when it was really warm, but a day of blizzard (Wed),and cold left us wondering where they went. Today (Wed 19th) there are flocks and individual males trying […]
Its been a long hard winter, but our maple syrup friends know that spring is coming. The local maple syrup operations – Chambers on Villa Nova Road and Watts on Concession 11 are both re-opening this weekend. Kalm Studios which provides artisanal soaps and candles is also open this weekend. Luckily the weather has warmed […]
It seems like we are almost ready for Christmas. We have lots of red, white and fruit wines, bottle packages, and wine baskets. Some of our newer releases include Trout-Fly Riesling (2012) and a nouveau wine (Marechal Foch 2013). We have 2 sparkling products for Christmas and New Years – Vidal and Saucey Cider. The older […]
We can still hear lots of swans in the evening at the Townsend lagoons, but they are dispersing further every day. Smaller flocks seem to use our farm as a way point as they usually turn overhead. We saw flocks on cornfields near Burford on Monday night, and near New Hamburg on Tuesday evening. In […]
TROUT FLY RIESLING 2014 VQA
$18.95
SAUCY Hard Apple CIDER
$9.95