
Riverwood Winery
22200 Highway 45 North
Rushville , MO 64484
ph: 816-579-9797
owner
January, 28, 2012
Hello!
The weather remains great for getting out and about! It's also good weather for pruning and vineyard work (although we haven't been taking full advantage of the weather in that regard!). We have some nice Spanish wines for our International Tasting this weekend, and some fun events coming up in February, including the Jeff Lux Duo on the Saturday before Valentine's Day, and a two person play performed live on the Riverwood Winery stage on the Sunday before Valentine's Day! We are also looking forward to our single malt scotch tasting!
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We hope to see you soon!
David & Ginah
Riverwood Winery
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Happy New Year!
As we sit here putting this update together (January 6, 2012) the forecast is for a high of 65 degrees! The weather has been great so far this winter -- at least if you don't like shoveling snow. Our fear is that Mother Nature is just winding up and we'll soon get hit with a powerful roundhouse blow!
The next several months will be busy in the vineyard and orchard -- it's pruning season. We'll try to get everything pruned and have the trellises repaired before mid-March. Then it will be planting time. We will plant an acre of St. Vincent (a red variety) and an acre of Vidal Blanc (a white variety) as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. That will bring our acreage of vines to seven -- plenty to keep us busy!
We're looking forward to the new year at Riverwood Winery -- both at the Hwy 45 location and at our Vineyard location. Among other things we'll have live music, Soup Sundays, International Wine Tastings, and live theater events. We're also excited about our new spirit tastings, starting in February with a single malt scotch whisky tasting. We're also looking forward to completion this spring of the work on the historic tobacco barn at our vineyard location. It will make a fantastic venue with beautiful views for weddings, showers, parties and corporate events.
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We hope to see you soon!
David & Ginah
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Recent Wine Releases!
2010 Chambourcin
Our 2010 Chambourcin is a medium-bodied wine with a light red color. Aged for four months in new Missouri oak barrels and bottle aged for six months, this wine is soft and smooth and pairs well with a wide variety of foods.
2011 Cayuga White
This new release is a semi-sweet Cayuga White made with grapes grown in Platte County. Unlike our previous version, this new release was not aged with oak -- you get the pure, fruity flavor of the local Cayuga White grape!
Developments at our Vineyard Location
The Traminette and Frontenac vines we planted last March grew well over the spring and summer and have shut down for the winter. Our Foche and Cayuga White, planted in the spring of 2009 should begin producing this year. Our Cynthiana/Norton, old-timers we found when we purchased the farm sixteen years ago, continue to plug away. This coming spring we plan to plant an acre of St. Vincent and an acre of Vidal Blanc on the hillside behind our tobacco barn. 
Work on the tobacco barn as an event location for weddings, receptions, wine dinners, and corporate retreats was set back somewhat due to our closure during the flood (those pesky 500 year floods are a nuisance!). We'll continue work on the project as we can, and we hope to start events sometime in the spring of 2012.
Try our Charcuterie Tray!
For a special treat let us put together for you a charcuterie tray of dry-cured salami, Parmesan cheese, assorted relishes, pickles and olives, assorted nuts, crusty bread, and olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping. Fantastic with a port-style wine such as Riverwood Red Eminence or Riverwood White Eminence! Serves two. $14.99.
We also have several new Small Plates available:
Sunday, January 29th, Noon-4pm
International Wine Tasting - Wines from Spain
Tasting is free.
Saturday, February 11, 1 - 4pm
Live Music with the Jeff Lux Duo - Free
Sunday, February 12, 2 - 4 pm
"Love Letters" -- A Live Theater Event at Riverwood Winery
$12 per person; To make reservations call 816-579-9797
Saturday, February 18, 1- 4pm
Live Music with Dan Bliss - Free
Sunday, Feb. 19th, 2-4 pm
Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting
$35 per person. Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Call 816-579-9797 for reservations, space is limited.
Sunday, February 26th, Noon-4:00, Free!
International Wine Tasting -- Theme to be Determined
For More Information and Events, see our Events page.
HOURS
Wed- Sat 11am - 5pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday and major holidays.
LOCATION
We are centrally located between Weston, MO and Atchison, KS on Highway 45, just 7.5 miles north of Weston and 8 miles south and east of Atchison. For more information, see About Us and Directions.
HOURS
Wed- Sat 11am - 5pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday and major holidays.
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Riverwood Winery
22200 Highway 45 North
Rushville , MO 64484
ph: 816-579-9797
owner