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It was like a fairy tale, where Cinderella is discovered by the Prince at the Ball. Our little Chambourcin Rose was paired with the salad course and when they came to pour, the wine gracefully flowed into the lovely large … Continue reading
With another successful harvest at Edg-Clif completed, we are busy making new wines, preparing new vineyards, and providing new wine tasting opportunities. After harvesting almost 13 tons of grapes over a 6 week period, we now have some wonderful wine in the tanks and new oak barrels. It is always exciting to see the huge bulldozer sculpt the old bull pens into gently rolling vineyard sites to make the hillside ready for the next vineyard planting in 2012. 
We have also moved our tasting from the outdoor Pavillion area that many 
visitors enjoyed this summer to our cute little farm cottage with a custom-made tasting bar by our friend and neighbor John Stevens owner of “From the Heartwood” custom woodworking and furniture making. The beautiful slice of wood top with a natural oil finish was made from a tree cut down on Edg-Clif to make way for the new vineyards. It seems perfectly suited to the old walnut paneled interior of this charming build that was once the office for the cattle operation run by our grandfather and father. You have to see it to fully appreciate it.
We never seem to have a slow time, with the wedding season over we have started participating in area fundraisers at the St. James Catholic Church Picnic and The Washington County Bridal Show Extravaganza to fund ”Cops for Kids”. Here we introduced our latest recipe for the Holidays a Hot Spice Mulled Wine made with our wonderfully fruity Semi-Sweet Chambourcin Wine.
To Make your Holiday Happier we are offering a special this weekend on our Semi-Sweet Chambourcin Wine. $5.00 off the purchase of two bottles of wine, no limit, case prices and other promotions do not apply. Please join us this weekend, Dec 17 & 18th at Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard to taste our hot spiced mulled wine recipe and other holiday treats. Stock-up on the perfect wine for the Holidays, Chambourcin Semi-Sweet, and pick up a copy of the Hot Spiced Mulled Wine Recipe.
The wonderful couples that chose to have their wedding celebrations at Edg-Clif this past fall used our venue to its fullest and incorporated many charming and clever details into their party plans. Each wedding has been unique reflecting the style and character of the bridal couple and their families.
The gardens , the arbor, the barn and the vineyard are there creating a backdrop as natural as the love they come to celebrate.
Our venue is as big as the whole outdoors. It’s the bridal couples family and friends that make it intimate. They all bring with them stories and experiences that contribute to their use to our setting.
I have been amazed at how much fun our new couples have with the photographers and all the different places to use for their portraits.
Hundreds of different decorations and props have been brought in along with our own resident wild life and sculptures. You never know what will show-up in the pictures.
We enjoy all our fun-loving couples and feel privileged to be a part of their big day and hence a part of their lives.
We love sharing Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard with everyone who visits.
Edg-Clif has always been a great place to have a party and the winery just makes the parties even better.
It has been an honor to be apart of your weddings.
Here we are harvesting those luscious chambourcin grapes, for our wines. We have come along way since the first harvest. Expectations are that we will have twice the juice we had last year. This year we are hoping to produce more of the most popular wines; chambourcin semi-dry and the dry rose.
Many people have asked whether the hot dry summer has affected the harvest. Our only issue has been that there are more birds trying to feed on our beautiful grapes because there isn’t much else for them in the wild. This bird threat may have caused us to start harvesting earlier than we would like but the juice and the wine seems to be of the quality we were hoping to attain.
We have crushed over 9 tons of grapes and we are still harvesting.
We want to thank all our Grape Friends who have joined us in harvesting the grapes. Some friends are joining us for the first time and many are returning to help, see how the vineyard is progressing and taste and buy wine. Everyone is having fun visiting, gathering grapes and friends. We love sharing our special Farm and vineyard with others.
These lovely cool and sunny fall days are perfect for the grapes and for us to work in the vineyard. It is clear that we are at the best place in the world, our vineyards, enjoying each day that we are harvesting our own grapes. What a thrill!
It’s hard to believe that harvest season is here and the summer is almost over. Starting with our Grand Opening in June and the introduction of our first wines to the Washington County Farm Tour the last weekend in August, events and tours kept us 
busy all summer.
Highlights of special events includes the Family Nature Summit Tour,where 48 guests from all over the US and Canada enjoyed a tour of the gardens, vineyard, winery and then an afternoon of wine tasting. Edg-Clif also hosted the 2011 Anheuser-Busch Global Management Trainees for Winery Tours, wine-tastings and lots of fun. The staff party for the Sunnen Lake Troutlodge Conference Center was hosted at Edg-Clif where staff members enjoyed Wine Beer and Pizza while providing their own entertainment via Karioke. The fall wedding season was kicked off early with a lovely wedding in Aug. Under a full moon and starry skies this wonderful event enjoyed perfect weather in a perfect setting. We are so glad they had such fabulous photographers to document every minute, the pictures are amazing !http://video214.com/play/IevsFYyJJriR5VdF8VdUaw/s/dark
Even with all the events and parties there was plenty of time working in the vineyard. We want to thank all of our friends and families for continuing to support our efforts. We are so proud to say we have wine and it is really good! Please stop by any weekend and try it, I know you will enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard is planning a fun and entertaining day for our First Wine Tasting. The first bottles of Edg-Clif Wines will be opened for tasting on June 11, 2011. There will be at least four wine styles of Chambourcin wine for the public to sample and purchase. Washington County officials, the Chamber of commerce and area businesses are invited to participate in our Grand Opening.
We will also feature a Bridal Fashion Show with gowns and wedding apparel from Elegant Affair Boutique. The Wedding Venue will be enhanced with floral decorations from Sinclair Florist and a sample wedding cake from Sweet Memories Shop. Other participants include Country Corner Florist and Antiques who will provide a gift basket as a door prize.
Special promotions that day include Free Winery tours and discounts on Edg-Clif wines with the $5.00 tasting. Other entertainment and events to be announced shortly, so follow us on facebook by joining our group Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard.
There will also be a private event for members of the First Case Club as they join us to taste the wines and pick up their first case of the first wine “Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard Chambourcin Rose”. To find out more about the wine clubs visit www.edg-clif.com and go to the wine club page. A Membership application to the first case club should be submitted in advance to particpate in the private event.
So join us on June 11, 2011 from 11am – 5pm for our Grand Opening and first ever tasting of Edg-Clif wines. Bridal Fashion Show planned for 2-3pm that afternoon. Admission is free to the fashion show and wine tastings will be $5.00 per person, with free winery tours and a $5.00 discount on two bottles of wine. Directions and location details found at www.edg-clif.com.
Starting this February Edg-clif Farms and Vineyard host guests from the Trout Lodge YMCA Conference Center for winery tours and tastings. Our first event was for the theme weekend Valentines Vino. Three bus loads of guests enjoyed a behind the scenes tour of the winery, which included a sip of the new Chambourcin Wine directly from the tanks. Then the participants learned about tasting wines, wine and food pairings and tasted five wines along with wine crackers and dark chocolates. 
Later in February Edg-Clif was one of the wineries to offer tastings and health tips for the ‘Womens Wellness Weekend’ at Troutlodge. Needless to say this was the most popluar activity of the weekend for the 300+ female guests.
Next the Mardi Gras weekend will be highlighted with a wine tasting provided by Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard. In April Edg-Clif will host a tour and tasting for guests as part of the April Showers Brings May Flowers weekend, where guests will tour the vineyard and Edg-Clifs extensive vegetable garden. Other dates include the Be Sweet to Mom Chocolate Dreams Weekend weekend wine tasting and Ride to Troutlodge weekend and the Y’s first ever Poker Run, which will include Edg-Clif’s Winery Tour, in May. For more information check out the spring events schedule at www.ymcsoftheozarks.com.
Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard joins the Missouri Wine and Grape Board offering a new program to make visiting Missouri Wineries even more fun and rewarding. 
Leave the French dictionary at home.You don’t need to know a foreign language to visit world-class wineries, just a state map. If you haven’t figured it out yet, Missouri is a veritable treasure trove of great wineries. But what else would you expect from The Country’s First Wine Country?
Well, now The Country’s First Wine Country has its own passport. That’s right. And this Passport can help you earn rewards. Just bring it with you and get it stamped at every winery you visit. Just stop by Edg-Clif’s winery and pick up your passport and start tasting your way to fun and rewards.
This winter many changes are taking place in the new winery at Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard. We have acquired another large stainless steel tank that will be used for fermenting our vignoles white wine this next fall.
Mark our wine maker has also advised that some of the wines will be ready to bottle in March. With this inspiration, we have been working on building the bottling room and acquiring the bottling and labeling equipment.
This will be a 
room that can be closed from pests and dirt, temperature controlled and washed down before and after use. It will offer secure storage for pallets of new bottles and filled bottles before they are labeled. So far we have the 6 bottle filler and a label applicator. Next we get a bottle washer and the screw capper. Supplies to order include bottles, screw caps and the labels.
Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard has recently hosted Winery Tours and Tasting for the guests at Trout Lodge Conference Center. These popular tours give wine enthusiasts an opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn about the magic of making wine!
In December the crew at Edg-Clif continued working in the winery. Two batches of wine were moved into Oak Barrels to age and develop into what will be the Classic Chambourcin, aged in Missouri Oak and the Special Reserve Chambourcin fermented from the best fruit now aging with French Oak. Everyone is excited by this next step in the wine making process.
The barrels add a new dimension to the wineries techniques to bring the fullest flavors out of the natural juices. We tended our fruit like they were our own children, with tender loving care. Now we are processing the wine gently, slowly and paying attention to all the details. 
The whole family is particpating in all aspects of this hand crafted natural product. We are still amazed at how good the wine is becoming and that there will be 6 different wine styles from our lovely chambourcin grapes. Each style has a unique flavor, bouquet and character that we know you will love. Besides the wines aged in Oak our wines include the light fruit forward Rose, the clean dry chambourcin aged in stainless steel tanks and the fun semi-sweet chambourcin perfect to serve chilled. The most popular off-dry chambourcin will make a great wine for pairing with food like pizza or pastas, light and well rounded with just enough acid for a good depth of flavor. These wines will be available this year starting with the Rose in Spring. Check out our wine clubs and join the “First Case Club” to order a case of the first wine. We now have Paypal to make it easier to join. Check it our at http://edg-clif.com/clubs.html.
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