MCV FARM NEWS - 6.25.10 - Strawberry Moon.

Morning Ya'll, 

       The season is in full swing.  We have reached and passed the Summer Solstice, Strawberry Festival, and the Strawberry Moon.  The season continues to be a great one in the vineyard.  Jim and the guys are in the midst of pulling leaves, lifting wires, hedging and mowing!  Fruit set is all but complete in the vineyard and it seems like we have had a good fruit set.  The next step is to get leaves removed in order expose the newly forming clusters to sun and air.   Leaf removal will naturally give a better resistance to diseases that sometimes can affect the vineyard. Also, Jim will be giving his second class of Vines to Wines. There will be much to discuss in Vines to Wines. 
      It is going to be a busy week on the North Fork.  The first annual Food and Wine Festival will be held in Greenport.  In celebration and conjunction with the festival we will offer a barrel tasting at the tasting room.  We will be offering barrel samples of the 2009 Merlot and Cabernet Franc.  Robin and I will be on hand to offer these samples .  For more information on this festival check out our website and click the link to the North Fork Food and Wine Festival. If you like food and wine, well you will not want to miss this! 
     Last weekend we had our Maiden Voyage for Sunset Sails and a great time it was!  We had a wonderful evening of beautiful scenic views, great wine, great food, great people, and great conversation.  We have more dates available and highly suggest people take advantage of at least one voyage. Sunset Sails is a great deal for our wine club members as they receive $20 off of each ticket. 
     If you are single and/or you know some single people tonight is our Singles Mingle.  DJ Phil will be making the tunes happen and Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Patchogue will be offering a group lesson.  But, hey Singles Mingle is not limited to singles!  If you like to dance and drink great wine, well Singles Mingle is for you as well! Enjoy the great weather and hopefully you will be making the North Fork a destination this weekend! DriNk LoCaL.   

      Cheers, 

           Juan. 

  Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez 
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards 
6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901 
Email: phermentation1@aim.com 
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MCV FARM NEWS - 6.18.10 - Summer in Full Swing!!!

Morning Ya'll,

      Well, Lady Summer is in full effect showing us all why we love Long Island so much!  Sometimes during the Winter it can be tough here on Long Island, but then Spring rolls around.  Soon after Spring we have our beautiful Long Island Summers.  We are in the midst of one of those beautiful and very seductive summers right now.  Many things are ahead of schedule this year including the vines.  Jim and guys have been trying to keep up with all of this wonderful weather we have been having.

      In the recorded history of the wine industry on Long Island this is the earliest we have seen flowering and fruit set. There are many activities that are being completed all at once in the vineyard. We are suckering, mowing, raising wires, hedging, and starting to remove leaves all at once.  In a typical year we would be conducting two to three operations at once.  Does this mean we are going to be picking earlier this year?  Well, the jury is still out on that one...  We will just have to wait and see...
     I received some very good news yesterday.  It seems at the NYS Fair Commercial Wine Competition we received several medals.  We received Double Gold for the 2008 Viognier, Gold for the 2009 Riesling, and Silver medals for the 2009 So Vin Yon Blonk, 2009 Gewurztraminer, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, and the 2007 Five-O Red.  The wine club members this quarter received a knockout selection of wines with all three of their wines receiving medals!  To see the results for yourself check out this link: 

       http://www.nysfair.org/uploads/files/results/2010_Commercial_Wine_results.pdf 
    

     Our wine club event last week was a huge success.  It was great to see everyone and share our latest offerings!  Two of the three wines are not even available in the tasting room yet!  Yet another great reason to be a member of the wine club.  Lastly, we will be heading off with Captain Bob this weekend into the Sunset.  Sunset Sails will be this weekend.  It will be a great opportunity to see the North Fork and all its splendor from the Long Island Sound.  It will be 1.5-2hour cruise aboard the Captain Bob V in Mattituck. Some light food will be available and with each sail we will have some wines that are library or not in release just yet... I hope to see you on one of the sails this Summer.  Check out the website for more information!!!

      Cheers Ya'll,

              Juan.

Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards
6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901
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MCV FARM NEWS - 6.11.10 - As Local as Local Wine Gets...

This was supposed to go out early this morning, but I had some problems with sending it...  Enjoy!

Hey Ya'll 

      Well, we received some much needed rain. We were considering turning on the irrigation, but Mother Nature did just that for us! The rain has come during the sensitive time of flowering in the vineyard. In 2009 we had several severe storms that came during flowering and these greatly lowered yields. We will evaluate to see if we had any damage. 
    It surely seems that Local is in! It seems that many bars and restaurants are proudly talking about their use of Local produce and Local wines. It is great for our region to have more and more of this occurring. We are fortunate to be in region that grows incredible grapes and other forms of produce. As farmers we are integral part of keeping the East End as beautiful as it is. 
    When you buy Local wine it supports so many people in the local community. It is an integral part of the economic ecosystem on Long Island and NY as a State. It is a great time of year where you can visit a farm stand and buy produce and then visit a vineyard to purchase wine. If you are a on-the-go type of person there are many great options for restaurants serving Local as well. 
    As always I know it is not possible to keep Local in the food and drink rotation 100% of the time, but just keeping it in the rotation is doing your part to support Local and I thank you! Every little bit helps! It is not criminal to substitute a non-local wine in here and there, but only as long as it is here and there. Otherwise, the "Local" Police may come for you. They are kind of like the "Fashion" Police except the "Local" police where denim coveralls. 
      Lastly, I want to mention that we have some cool things going on in the near future. For starters tomorrow night we have our quarterly wine club event. It is an Exclusive gathering for Wine Club Members. I will be on hand to talk about our new release 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 Riesling, and 2007 Five-O Red. Also, next Saturday and during other Saturdays we will have our Sunset Sails Wine Cruise's. These are an hour and a half cruise leaving from Mattituck Inlet with Captain Bob. Reservations are a must! We will feature an assortment of wines, some library wines not available in the tasting room for sale. They will be a lot of fun! Please check out the website for dates and times. 

    Cheers Ya'll, 

    Juan. 

  Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez 
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards 
6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901 
Email: phermentation1@aim.com 
www.marthaclaravineyards.com 
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MCV FARM NEWS - 6.4.10 - Eat Local, Drink Local, Live Local.

Morning Ya’ll,

     Well, Summer is certainly upon us and this warmer weather has accelerated growth.  It is estimated that we are approximately 2-3 weeks ahead in the vineyard!  The recent warm weather has caused one of the earliest blooms in the history of viticulture (fancy way of saying grape growing)!  Bloom is when the small flowers on the vines come into “bloom”.  The earlier than normal bloom could have impacts on our harvest, but it is entirely to early to say what will happen.  We will have to keep a keen eye to the weather and watch as 2010 unfolds.  The uniqueness of the wine industry is that you are always at the whims of nature and no two vintages are alike.

     One week ago we had our first ever Wine and Wigs Dance Party and it was a great time.  We had a number of great wigs on hand and the Penguin even had a wig too!  You can follow the Penguin on Twitter @mcvpenguin.  There is always great banter between Robin and the Penguin on Twitter as they sort out there differences.  The Penguin has been quoted as calling Robin a “poser”.  His issue is that she falsely implies she is a bird with her name “Robin” when in fact she actually is a mammal.  I understand his argument, but chill out Penguin!  Robin can be followed on Twitter @robinepp.

     Local seems to be all the buzz.  It is great to see an emphasis on local.  Local food and local drinks are incredibly important to our local economy. (Pun not intended)  When you buy locally produced products you support your neighbors.  It can be challenging to live a life completely filled with only local products, but if everyone gets local into their rotation it could greatly help our local economy.  So the next time you are out and there is a local option, please consider local.  Your neighbors thank you!

     Cheers,

          Juan.

Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards
6025 Sound Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
Email: phermentation1@aim.com
www.marthaclaravineyards.com

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