All of us here at Spout Spring Estates just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and Happy New Year.
Chuck Belt
Winery Winter
It is looking a lot like winter here at the winery today. It is a good thing we have our new expanded indoor tasting room seating up to 16 people. We are hoping to see many more customers this winter because of the new indoor space. We also have our Scarlet back on the shelf […]
Fall Fun Member only event and Web Page Back Online
We had our first Wine Club member only event last night. It was a very nice evening of Food, Wine, Singing, and yes, even some dancing. Our Next event will be coming in November so stay tuned. Big thanks to Mika Yoshida our new Event Manager and to Mary Mincy for providing wonderful song stylings. […]
Construction and Destruction Continues for the Expanded Tasting Room
We wanted to maintain the views from what was the breezeway but will become an enclosed tasting room. We also wanted to maintain the circular traffic pattern around the deck. This is why we went with the large full height sliding glass doors (darned expensive) but everything else we looked at just did not work. […]
The New Swing At The Tree
So after 40 years in many locations as our family changed and evolved, built by my uncle, the old swing was retired no longer able to be repaired. The new swing is up built by the Amish and finished (Stained and Water sealed) by Chuck. It stands ready to help start making memories for […]
Tasting Room Expansion Begins
We have started construction on our tasting room expansion! The end result will be an additional 10 feet of tasting bar, space for a couple of small tables and chairs in conditioned comfort when the weather is a bit less than optimum for enjoying our outdoor spaces. There will be a glass washer (Alice is […]
Job Description for Employment at Spout Spring Estates Winery and Vineyard
This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a small but growing winery with great potential. If you are a self-starter, willing to invest some sweat equity, attend some local agriculture and viticulture seminars, do some self-study, and have the interest and desire to learn and experience the culture of […]
Spraying in the Rain
So yesterday we made a decision among the sprinkling rain, high winds and occasional downpours to spray the vineyard. I started at around 1:30 PM. I had to stop and unclog nozzles, misunderestimated ( George Bush Dictionary) my spray amount and had to refill, so finished at about 4:30 PM. We enjoyed only one small […]
Red Muscadine (Club Members Only)
We bottled the 2017 Red Muscadine today. It is from the Noble Muscadine cultivar. It will be available for tasting and purchase to our Club Members only. Single Purchase Quantities will be limited. There are only 105 Bottles of this wine available. It has the characteristic grape flavor on the front end, dark chocolate on […]
Getting the Cooling Hooked Up to the Tanks
Cool Fermentation Working Hard We have been working hard to get our cooling system connected to our large fermentation tanks. This will allow us to maintain control of our fermentation temperatures for our 2018 vintage and beyond. Results will be more flavorful and higher quality wines.
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