26th annual open house

Coming Attractions:
Strawberry Blush
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CASECLUB
MEMBERS ONLY
Saturday, April 23, 10am-4pm
Sunday, April 24, 11am-4pm
A special event for our Caseclub members and their
guests. Taste all of our wines, carefully paired with
cheese, as you leisurely stroll through the cellar.
Look for your invitation in the mail.
Extended Summer hours
This Summer starting in May we will open on Fridays until 8pm
and Saturdays until 6pm. See you then!
26th Annual Open House
Saturday & Sunday, March 19 & 20
Spring is right around the corner and the hard part of winter is over. At least if we get walloped now, we can plan for it to melt soon.
2016 is the 26th Year of Cedar Creek Winery!
Join us on the weekend of March 19 & 20 to celebrate this new year of wine with family and friends.
Fingers crossed- the weather will be turning towards spring. Let’s enjoy a bottle of better weather! Many things have
changed over the years but the wine remains wonderful. Share the weekend and learn about how we do what we do.
Take in some of the cooking demonstrations. Have your picture taken in the big barrel, and taste wine while
it is still aging, right out of the barrel along with winemaker Philippe Coquard (Saturday).
Medal-Winning Wine Tasting u Self-Guided Tours u Cooking with Cedar Creek Wine Demonstrations
Grapevine Pruning Demonstration u Live Music u Barrel Tasting u Interactive Displays
N70 W6340 Bridge Rd., Cedarburg, WI 53012 • 262-377-8020 • Toll Free 800-827-8020 • Fax 262-375-9428 • www.cedarcreekwinery.com
We are located on the corner of Washington Ave. & Bridge Rd. in Historic Cedarburg. Call 262-377-8020 0r 1-800-827-8020
Quantity Price per Bottle
From the Cedar Creek Wine Cellar 2016
Hometown Parade
and Fireworks
July 4
Soon, very soon it will be
Spring...a time when all hearts
turn towards...Strawberries! We
plan to release the new vintage
Strawberry Blush over the April
23-24 weekend during Spring
Caseclub Tasting. Yes, we ran out early last year and yes
we made more. How long will it last? We can only guess,
so be sure to get your supply.
1-5
6-11
12+
Chardonnay (Unoaked) Crisp, classy dry white with notes of green apple and tarragon.
$12.00
$11.75
$11.50
Pinot Grigio Semi-dry white with aromas of roses and flavors of ripe pears.
$10.00
$9.75
$9.50
La Belle Vie Gentle semi-dry white with soft flavors of mango. Formerly Cedar Creek Vidal.
$9.00
$8.75
$8.50
Waterfall Riesling Complex semi-dry white with hints of coconut and citrus.
$9.00
$8.75
$8.50
Oktoberfest
October 8 & 9
Gewurztraminer A very aromatic semi-sweet wine, with flavors reminiscent of candied fruit.
$11.00
$10.75
$10.50
Cranberry Blush Semi-sweet grape wine with fresh Wisconsin cranberry flavors.
$8.00
$7.75
$7.50
Wine and
Harvest Festival
September 17 & 18
Settlement Gold Well-balanced sweet white with flavors of pineapple and golden apples.
$8.00
$7.75
$7.50
Cedarburg Spice Sweet red wine infused with mulling spices.
$8.00
$7.75
$7.50
Beaujolais Uncle Pierre Dry, light red made by Philippe’s uncle in France.
$10.00
$9.75
$9.50
Bon Vivant Young, bright, dry, Wisconsin-grown red with fruit reminiscent of cherries. Formerly Old Mill Red.
$10.00
$9.75
$9.50
Cedar Creek Marquette Medium-bodied dry red, WI grown & aged in WI oak barrels. Notes of black cherry & blueberry.
$15.00
$14.75
$14.50
Cabernet Sauvignon Robust, full-bodied dry red with dark fruit highlights.
$17.00
$16.75
$16.50
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Cedar Creek Syrah Bold, full-bodied dry red with lush blackberry, plum, and spicy oak flavors.
$17.00
$16.75
$16.50
Port Rosé Bursting with color and juicy sweetness, with notes of pomegranate. Innovative style of wine made using traditional methods.
$18.00
$17.75
$17.50
N70 W6340 Bridge Road
Cedarburg, WI 53012
1-800-827-8020
State
1-3
Bottles
4-6
Bottles
7-12
Bottles
CO, IN, MI, CA, FL
$28
$33
$46
PRESORT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
MADISON WI
PERMIT NO 1949
$37
Mark your Calendar
$33
$29
Winery Open House
March 19 & 20
$27
$26
Caseclub Tasting
April 23 & 24
$24
Ladies Night Out
May 19
Prices and availability subject to change. Please note: Extreme weather can delay shipping.
WI, IL, MN
IA, DC, MO
Maxwell Street Days
May 29, July 17,
September 4, & October 2
Wines are available for pick-up and purchase at the winery or can be shipped to you if you
live in one of the following states. We ship by UPS or SpeeDee Delivery. Adult signature
required at time of delivery. Thank you!
Strawberry Festival and
Country Craft Show
June 25 & 26
Wine Order Information / Packing and Shipping Notes:
Join us as we celebrate wine food,
family and friends.
Open House
weekend
March 19 & 20, 2016
Sunday, March 20
10am-4pm
Self-Guided Tours (Cellar)
10am-4pm
Self-Guided Tours (Cellar)
10am-4pm
WI Cheese Sampling (Cellar)
10am-4pm
WI Cheese Sampling (Cellar)
11:00am
Grapevine Pruning Demonstration
11:30amCooking with Wine Demonstration (Cellar)
11:00am-3pm Live Music (Lobby)
11:00am-3pm Live Music (Lobby)
1pm & 3pm
1pm & 3pm
2pmCooking with Wine Demonstration (Cellar)
Barrel Tasting (Cellar)
2pmCooking with Wine Demonstration (Cellar)
GRAPEVINE
GROWING & PRUNING
We are always studying and
learning, working on more
sustainable approaches to grape
growing. There are a few new things in the
making. I will share with everyone in due time.
Pruning will set the fruit load and the location on the vine. Therefore, pruning
has a direct impact on quality. The quality of the wine starts in the vineyard
and this is the very first step each year for us to start the vines on the right track.
Nature will offer many other tricks...some great and some not so great.
Tanks are being emptied. Wine is being filtered
and a lot of bottling is happening this time of
the year. We have bottled the 2015 La Belle Vie.
Lancôme and gorgeous Julia Roberts copied us in
naming one of their newest perfumes "La vie est
belle", because our wine is so great and awesome.
It is nice to be in this company.
In 2016 we will be getting ready a 1.5 acre parcel of land at the Marx vineyard.
It will be planted in Brianna for use in our Brandy made in our Wollersheim
Distillery. Brianna is one of the cold climate grapes, fairly new but very
trustworthy. This parcel is steep enough. It will be the last "steep" field that we will
plant. Going forward we want to stick to milder slopes so we can pick with our new
harvester. We are so happy to have the new machinery. It was a God-send, making
harvesting so much easier! Two people can pick one acre per hour...we can pick
what we want... when we want... as much as we need...and when the fruit is
Cooking With wine Demonstrations
Saturday ONLY - 11am in the cellar
with Winemaker Philippe Coquard
Great wine starts in the vineyard. Come and
learn how much hard work and skill go into
the care of the vines. Proper pruning is a
skill which controls the amount of growth
and fruit a vine produces each year. We’ll also be offering our DVD, which covers
all aspects of planting, growing, pruning and much more.
Barrel Tasting
Saturday & Sunday - 1pm & 3pm
Saturday with Winemaker
Philippe Coquard
Get a sneak preview of the Marquette as it
barrel ages in the cellar. We will discuss the
development of the wines from the vineyard
through the aging process and into your
glass. Come early. Participation is limited
for this popular event.
Saturday, 2pm
Chef Michael Jozwiak,
from The Stilt House,
Cedarburg, WI
Michael Jozwiak, Stilt House Chef,
started cooking when he was 8 years
old. He attended The Art Institute
of Wisconsin where he earned his
Associates Degree in Culinary Arts.
He has worked with The Food Network
when cooking for a Music & Food
Festival in the Chicago area, Ravinia.
Chef Mike, enjoys being creative and
likes to take flavors that generally might
seem odd together and combine them
into something people will enjoy. He
loves working at the Stilt House where
he can create specials that are fun,
creative and made with local fresh
ingredients.
The Stilt House is located on
at perfection.
Pruning has started in the vineyard. It will take a
good 6 to 7 weeks with 3 to 6 people to complete.
We do not expect any major damage due to
cold. Yes it has been cold for a couple stretches but not for very long. Every year we
anticipate a 10 to 15% net loss. Therefore, while pruning we always leave a few extra
buds. We might leave 5 to 10 extra buds per vine. If all buds survive we can remove
the extras after bud break.
After pruning is completed we then remove the cuttings from the field. We start
applying the fertilizers and do trunk and cane training. In no time we have leaves
on the vines. That is a beautiful time of the year. Let's hope for a "normal"
growing season.
Saturday, March 19
Barrel Tasting (Cellar)
From The
Winemaker
In the vineyard...
Washington Avenue in downtown
Cedarburg. They offer small plate
dining, more than 30 choices of wine,
over 80 bottled beers from across
the country as well as 30 high end
American craft draft beers.
Sunday, 11:30am
Stephanie Baldwin,
Assistant retail manager
at Cedar Creek Winery
Stephanie has an affinity for all things
wine and food. Before starting at
the winery, she was the Director of
Commissary for Bristol Farms gourmet
supermarket in California. Besides
working at the winery, Stephanie is
also an accomplished farmer raising
much of her family's food at their farm.
11:30am is a great time for Brunch and
Stephanie will demonstrate a delicious
“brunchy” entrée, made with Cedar
Creek Rose.
Sunday, 2pm
Chef Brian Taylor,
From The Anvil Pub & Grille, Cedarburg, WI
Nestled in the Cedar Creek Settlement’s
restored 19th century blacksmith’s shop,
the charmingly authentic Anvil Pub &
Grille is a Cedarburg favorite for casual
dining in a rustic atmosphere. The
Anvil serves lunch and dinner daily. It
specializes in Forge sandwiches (freshly
baked sandwiches in our Stone Hearth
Oven), steak burgers, salads, steaks,
chicken and seafood. The full bar serves
specialty beers, wines, martini’s and a
Bloody Mary bar during Sunday brunch.
The creek side patio offers seasonal dining
overlooking Cedar Creek Waterfall.
In the Cellars
We recently bottled the Cranberry Blush with its
beautiful iridescent translucent red color. Award
winning Pinot Grigio was also bottled, and all that
in just a week - at the rate of 23,000 bottles a day.
Cabernet, Syrah and Marquette are aging
gracefully. During the Open House, you will be
fortunate to taste our 2015 vintage Marquette
out of the barrels- a great wine. I tasted a lot of
Marquette at the Cold Climate Conference in
Minnesota this past weekend. Out of a dozen. I
found only a few that deserved praise.
We have been distilling away. Apple Eau de Vie is
a clear fruity spirit and when it goes into barrels,
it becomes aged Apple Brandy. We are about to
bottle more aged Apple Brandy...as it sold really
fast! Gin and Absinthe are doing very well. The
shining star (when you enjoy too much) is still
our Coquard Brandy, our regional "Cognac".
As you know, Cognac is a region with specific
requirements out of respect for quality... white
grapes... picked very early...no sulfites... distilled
before March of the following year... grown on a
limestone base.
We have created our own Wisconsin Cognac-like
spirit using native Wisconsin white grapes grown
nearby on limestone soil, picked early at 16 brix,
and distilled right away. It then goes 2 years in our
private custom toasted Wisconsin oak barrels and
it tastes soooooo GOOOOD!
We are working on many other products and
projects such as rye whiskeys, yellow corn whiskeys,
as well as colored corn whiskeys, bourbon and
liquors. It's a fun and tasteful venture.