  Fence Stile invites you to Choose Your Own Wine Adventure! We have
re-opened our self-serve wine bar in the Tasting Room. Here's how it works. Guests purchase a pre-paid card for use at the wine bar. Cards are loaded with a minimum of $5 or a custom amount can be added. Selected wines are stored in the wine bar, such as premium 57 White, 57 Red, and popular red and white wines. Guests insert their card in the slot above their wine of choice. You have the option of selecting Sip, Swirl, or Savor which offers varying amounts by the ounce. Position your wine glass below the spout, select your wine, and choose a Sip, Swirl, or Savor option. The dollar amount is deducted from the pre-paid card. The wine bar is a fun way to Choose Your Own Wine Adventure. Sample various wines before deciding on a full glass or bottle. Soon we will add wines from past vintages stored in our library in the wine caves to the wine bar. We will make these limited-edition wines as well as a rotation of country-specific wines available to explore via the wine bar. Ask us about the self-serve wine bar so you can Choose Your Own Wine Adventure on your next visit.
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4/16/2019 0 Comments Presenting TramontoFence Stile Vineyards and Winery is excited to announce the release of 2018 Tramonto, a late harvest dry Vidal Blanc craft wine. Tramonto was produced as a small-batch, limited-release wine in 375-ml. bottles. As a perk for Wine Club members, Tramonto will be available by the glass and for advance purchase by Wine Club members through May 18, 2019. Club members may pick up bottles/cases of the wine at the pickup party on May 18th or afterward. After this wine release event, Tramonto will be available for purchase by the glass, bottle, and case to all of our guests. Due to the limited quantity and exclusive nature of this craft wine, the Tasting Room will not offer sample tastes to Wine Club members or guests. Origin of Tramonto Meaning sunset in Italian, Tramonto's origin was inspired by the characteristics of hand-selected Vidal Blanc grapes harvested from the vine in late November 2018. Fence Stile's team and volunteers conducted our regular fall harvest of Vidal Blanc grapes on September 16, 2018. Owner-winemaker Shriti Plimpton designated six rows of Vidal Blanc to be reserved for late harvest. Two days later, we stretched bird netting over the six rows of sweet, ripe grapes to protect them from birds and other predators. Late harvest grapes were plucked from the vines, crushed, and pressed two months later in November mere days before Thanksgiving on a brisk, frosty morning. Late harvest grapes receive more sun exposure. Sugar levels remain stable in the grapes while the water content reduces, typically producing a sweet wine with a higher alcohol content. The flavor and aroma deepen in complexity as the grapes are affected by noble rot, a beneficial fungus with the scientific name Bortrytis cinerea. Green grape skins turn color, ranging from old gold to bronze to dark purplish black. Typically, juice from late harvest Vidal Blanc exhibits caramel and golden raisin flavors. Most of the late harvest Vidal Blanc became the 2018 vintage of Ishq, our sweet dessert wine that will be packaged in 375-ml. bottles for the first time. During the late harvest, we noticed that darker, more dehydrated late harvest Vidal Blanc grapes possessed even more intense, concentrated flavors of fig, baked apple, molasses, honey, and bourbon before oaking. Inspiration was born to attempt something different from past late harvest wines. We separated dark- and light bronze-colored late harvest Vidal Blanc grapes. Each batch was crushed and pressed separately. Using a basket press, we pressed the darker Vidal Blanc grapes with its skins and blackberries harvested from Fence Stile's patch in summer 2018. Shriti developed the sweeter Ishq and the darker test batch of Vidal Blanc juice in separate tanks over winter 2018 and early 2019. After both wines were racked and refined, we bottled them in March 2019. Tramonto's pale orange hue, reminiscent of a sunset draping color over Italian hills or Fence Stile's vineyards, differed from the soft gold of Ishq. We allowed the wines to rest for a month before sampling them.  Presenting Tramonto Tramonto is truly a small-batch craft wine produced in limited quantity. These select Vidal Blanc grapes, affected by noble rot and matured to a near-raisin state, have been transformed into an extraordinary wine with a pale orange tint. Produced as a dry late harvest wine, Tramonto exhibits characteristics of a skin-contact wine (white wine fermented with its skin) also known as orange wine. Tramonto's nose deceptively hints that the wine is sweet, but an initial sip clearly establishes its complex, dry nature. The aroma suggests notes of beeswax, raw almonds, and orange rind. Its bold taste unfolds with waves of fig, dried orange peel, almonds, and nuttiness with a clean tannic finish. After a sip, allow the wine to linger and wash over the tongue. The well-rounded mouthfeel seems similar to a sweet dessert wine, honeyed and succulent, with a medium-heavy feel. After swallowing, inhale through the mouth and note Tramonto's exceptionally long luxurious finish that lingers on the palate. Tramonto is absolutely not to be rushed as an experience. Allow it to unfold with additional sips over several minutes to explore its full range. About Tramonto's Wine Label The label's peach-gold color is a nod to sunsets at Fence Stile during the harvest season. Fading sunlight is soft with orange and burnished gold hues. Twelve boxes on the label's face represent the twelve months of the year. A near full moon is positioned in the eleventh month, November, when the Vidal Blanc grapes were harvested for this wine. The boxes contain colors of woody grapevines, grape skins in earthy tones and purplish-bronze hues, gossamer sunlight, and even the hats and coats worn by Shriti, vineyard manager Shawna Mull, chef Pete Dulin, and harvest volunteers, such as Karen Joiner and Megan James, on a brisk morning.   As part of our 10th anniversary weekend celebration, Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery will have a weekly raffle through April.
Guests get a ticket with every purchase at the winery, Thursday-Sunday. Additional tickets are $1 a ticket, $5 for 6 tickets. Enter the raffle by writing your name, phone number and email legibly on the ticket. Fence Stile will draw winning tickets at the end of each weekend in April. Winners will be notified by email. We'll also post the winners on our Facebook page and weekly newsletter. Gift certificates may be picked up at the winery during operating hours at their convenience. WINNERS Raffle Prizes for April 5th – 7th • Vineyard, Winery and Wine Cave tour and select barrel tasting for two ($108 value) - Stacie Orr • Wine tasting for two (regular, sparkling and premium) ($30 value) - Lisa Meyer • Two tickets to Fence Stile wine dinner (April 26th) at Willow Springs Mercantile ($120 value) - Bernadette Hodge • One night stay at The Elms (value based on date of reservation) - Ron Cline • A membership to our wine club, a scented candle of your choice, a set of four Vineyard LifeStile greeting cards and a set of two Vineyard LifeStile coasters (total value $88) - William Gear Raffle Prizes for April 11th – 14th • Private party rental of the Cellar 57 club and wine caves {seats 30} ($400 value) - Tim Spillane • Barrel-aged wine tasting for two ($38 value) - Christy Rumore • $50 gift certificate for Inn at Crescent Lake with a handcrafted mug ($60 value) - Grace Koehler • Food and Beverage credit at the 88 Restaurant ($50 value) - Margee Williams Raffle Prizes for April 18th – 20th • Private party rental of the Cellar Garden {seats 30} ($400 value) - Gwen Devonshire • Vineyard, winery and wine cave tour and tasting for 2 ($70 value) - Mauntell Ford • Set of four VLS label coasters ($20 value) - Jane Tullis • One night stay at The Elms (value based on date of reservation) - Jai Vaughn Raffle Prizes for April 25th – April 28th • Private party rental of the Assemblage Room and deck {seats 40} ($480 value) - Robert Overbaugh • Wine club membership ($50 value) - Sarah Bryden • Pair of Wine Xenos glasses ($10 value) - Jenna Fine • Food and Beverage credit at the 88 Restaurant ($50 value) - Zach Rauer |
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