Vine express. three generations of winemaking SPRING/SUMMER 2010

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1 Vine express three generations of winemaking SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Inside This Issue: 1 Greetings from Joe Schuchter 2 Weekend Cookouts Menu 2 Events Calendar 2 Pick of the Valley 3 40th Anniversary Celebration 3 Walk/Run Through the VIneyards 3 40th Anniversary Cookout! 4 Winery Directions June 6, th Anniversary Celebration All Set! Growth, green, and color abounding in spring, vineyards budding warmer days and nights, fleeting fears of a harmful frost. New vintages are being released, realizing the fruits of our labor following harvest, fermentation, aging, and bottling. The rosebushes and hydrangeas are blooming, welcoming new and old friends to a long-awaited visit. Welcome to our 40th anniversary year! My grandpa said he still feels like it was yesterday when his order of grapevines showed up, truckloads of grape posts, and the task of renovating the barn into what would one day become his legacy, our winery. Family born and passed, new vineyards, new wines, fire and destruction, wine festivals, weekend cookouts, good years and bad we re still here! Celebrating with you. Our 40th Anniversary celebration will be on June 6, This exciting day will begin with a Walk/Run Through the Vineyards, the first time that we ve allowed the public to view where the grapes are grown and harvested to produce our wines. There is cost associated with this, to support Circle Tail and all the good work they do. Throughout the day we ll be offering wine cellar tours at no charge, live music, foods, and of course our fine wines! The Anniversary cookout will be available by reservation only, a full menu and cost is on page 3. Later in the day Bella Balloons will be offering tethered rides for a bird s eye view of the festivities. The Bentwood Rockers will be returning after a four year hiatus, a true favorite from our annual wine festivals. Finally, the day will conclude with a fireworks display by Rozzi s Famous Fireworks! I hope to see and visit with many of you in the coming months, also the friends and family that you may be bringing for the first time. Enjoy a healthy and safe spring! Joe Schuchter Third Generation Ken Schuchter, Sr. opening the newly-renovated winery in Great wine is more than taste on your palate it s warmth in your soul E. US 22 & 3 Morrow, Ohio

2 Vine express VALLEY CALENDAR WEEKEND COOKOUTS Friday & Saturday 5:00 8:30 pm Reservations FATHER S DAY COOKOUT Sunday, June 20, :00 to 6:00 p.m. * Reservations Required * SPRING / SUMMER 2010 Page 2 Weekend Cookouts every Friday and Saturday evening, YEAR ROUND! Includes: Wine tasting, to select your wine for dinner Choice of NY Strip Steak or Salmon Fresh Salads (including our own pizza salad) Baked Potato (w/butter and sour cream) Mixed Vegetables Rice Pilaf Green Beans Almandine Bread and Butter Homemade Dessert Buffet plus a bottle of Valley s best wine! Pick of the Valley Grill your steak or salmon to your own personal perfection over our charcoal grills. We have INDOOR and OUTDOOR grills, depending on the weather, so don t let bad weather keep you from enjoying good friends, good food and great wine! Reservations are requested. Please call to reserve your table. Reservation times are between 5:00 and 8:30 PM Dinners: $59/couple, $29.50/person History Ice Wine, though known to central European winemakers for centuries, has become the crown jewel of Valley Vineyards and the Ohio Wines Industry. Commercially produced since 1992, Valley Vineyards was first in Ohio to produce this world-class nectar of the gods. Ice Wine in the Ohio River Valley Though traditionally produced in the mountainsides of Europe, and frigid climate of Canada, the Ohio River Valley produces an Ice Wine of exceptional standard and complexity. The sunshine and warm growing season produce the high sugar content needed, and the harsh cold winter provides the frost and eventual hard freeze so important to the production of world-class Ice Wine. The blessing of warm sun and cold winter is what puts our ice wine in a league of its own. Extreme Harvest Once the extreme temperatures arrive, the frozen Vidal Blanc grapes are hand harvested, often in the dead of night. The grapes are immediately pressed in the extreme cold to extract the luscious nectar. In this process, the water content in each grape remains frozen in crystals, leaving only a few coveted drops of concentrated, intense liquid. Ice Wine yields are a mere 10-15% of a traditional Vidal Blanc harvest. Slowly fermented over the coming months, this delicate wine, through care of the winemaker, will become Valley Vineyards Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc. The Results Valley Vineyards Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc is best served in small amounts (2-3 oz portions) as dessert, or paired with light cakes, or dark chocolate truffles. For a new way to serve this classic wine, below you will find the Valley Vineyards Ice Wine Martini; great for friendly gatherings! View our store for further information, or to have our Ice Wine delivered to your door. Valley Vineyards IceTini The Valley Vineyards IceTini is another way to enjoy our classic Ice Wine; light and crisp with a hint of sweetness. 2 oz. Valley Vineyards Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc 2 oz. Premium Vodka Fill a shaker with ice, add Ice Wine and vodka, stir gently then strain. Garnish with a thin orange slice, or a few frozen grapes and enjoy!

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4 Join us for this very special day celebrating 40 years of winemaking at valley vineyards For the first time in 40 years, the Schuchter Family has opened up the Vineyards to the public. Run or walk with your dog and enjoy the 100 rolling acres of grapevines from where their award-winning estate wines are grown and produced. Later in the day join our friends the Bentwood Rockers, a long time favorite of our past wine festivals! The Queen and Court of the Ohio Renaissance Festival will be offering toasts on this special day. Enjoy this celebration with wine tasting, or wine by the bottle or glass available all day. Ride/watch the hot air balloon from Bella Balloons, offering tethered rides...and a beautiful night glow at dusk! At dusk Rozzi s Famous Fireworks will shoot a spectacular fireworks show to light up the sky over Valley Vineyards, celebrating 40 years of estate grown wines, friends, and family. 10:00 am... Register for Walk/Run Through the Vineyards 11:00 am... Walk/Run Through the Vineyards led by Ken Schuchter Sr., founder of Valley Vineyards 12:30 pm... Circle Tail demonstrations begin on the hour 12:45 pm... Music begins 1:00 pm... Wine Cellar tours begin 3:00 pm... Anniversary Cookout begins, details on website *Reservations Required* 5:00 pm... 40th Anniversary Presentation 5:30 pm... Bentwood Rockers 6:00 pm... Bella Balloons begins tethered hot air balloon rides Dusk... Rozzi's Famous fireworks! 10:00 pm... Close of 40th Anniversary Celebration Circle Tail provides assistance dogs to people with mobility, hearing, neurologic or psychiatric disabilities. We also provide dogs for adoption, as well as offer obedience training, behavior management and boarding services. Circle Tail is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located near Cincinnati, Ohio.

5 Vine express SPRING / SUMMER 2010 Page 3 Reflecting on a Legacy Walk/Run Through the Vineyards with your Dog! We are proud to announce that we have released two new wines for our 40th Anniversary Celebration Year: Red Reflections and White Reflections. These are both medium wines, produced and aged in stainless Steel. The Red and White Reflections are wines that, through many days and evenings of tasting and blending, everyone in the family are very pleased with the results and we know you ll enjoy them as well. Dayton Wine Festival June 4-5, 2010 Boonshoft Museum of Discovery 2600 DeWeese Parkway Dayton, Ohio This is very exciting! It s the first time in 40 years that our vineyards have been open to the public. Grandpa will be leading the trek through the vineyards, guiding us along he ll be motorized of course! Stroll through the rolling hills, grassy meadows, or run along the marked path and sweat for the grape! The walk/run begins gathering for at-the-door registration at 10:00 a.m. and starts promptly at 11:00 a.m. The funds collected from registration go to support Circle Tail, and all their good work. There will be several areas where staff will be set up with bottled water, and available to answer questions you may have about the vineyards. Participation Fee Single Pre-Registered...$20.00 Family Pre-Registered... $30.00 Single At the Door...$25.00 Family At the Door... $35.00 To pre-register please contact: Beth Johannigman bethj@circletail.org Thank you for all of your support, hope to see you there! VALLEY VINEYARDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY COOKOUT $69.00/couple, $34.50/person Sunday, June 6, p.m. * Reservations Required * Cut out this coupon below and take to your local wine retailer! I am requesting these VALLEY VINEYARDS wines to be carried in your store. Buckeye Distributing Join our family with yours and help us celebrate 40 years of Valley Vineyards! The weekend cookout with a special flare, reservations are required as we re limiting this special event to 130 guests. Grill your own T-bone Steak, or salmon complete with a delicious buffet Welcome Champagne followed by... T-bone Steaks or Salmon Caesar Salad Tossed Salad Fresh Baked Breads Sautéed Onions & Mushrooms Baked Potatoes MENU Mixed Vegetables Fresh Green Beans Potatoes Au Gratin Homemade Dessert Buffet And a special 40th Anniversary Dessert As always, includes a bottle of your favorite Valley Vineyards wine!

6 Directions to Valley Vineyards Winery From Cincinnati: Take Interstate 71 North to Exit 28 (St. Rt. 48), turn left (south) on Rt. 48 to U.S. Rt. 22 & 3. Turn left (east) for about 3 miles to the winery. From Columbus: Take Interstate 71 South to Exit 28 (St. Rt. 48), turn right (south) on Rt. 48 to U.S. Rt. 22 & 3. Turn left (east) for about 3 miles to the winery. From Dayton: Take Interstate 75 South to Exit 29. Turn left (east) onto St. Rt. 63 for about 8 miles (through Lebanon) to St. Rt. 48. Turn right (south) on Rt. 48 to U.S. Rt. 22 & 3. Turn left (east) for about 3 miles to the winery. Vine express SPRING / SUMMER 2010 PRESORT STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID CINCINNATI, OH PERMIT # E. US 22 & 3 Morrow, Ohio RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED VALLEY VINEYARDS SPECIAL! *Half price cheese tray* Cheddar, Muenster, Baby Swiss, Pepperoni and Fresh Bread Cut out and bring this coupon with you!