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Winery hours: Saturdays
and Sundays, 1
to 5 p.m.
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Join our wine club: The
Alfalfa Farm Wine Appreciation Club is for those interested in
everything about wine, whether you're an amateur winemaker or just
interested in local wines. We will offer private release parties, case
discounts and opportunities to learn about wine, the history, the making
and the enjoyment of proper wine tasting. For more information, please
e-mail
the winery or call 978-774-0014. Kick-off dates will be announced soon.
CALENDAR
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May 25:
Opening Day Festival, 1-5 p.m.
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Sundays in June:
Sangria tasting, first and last Sunday of the moth
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July: Red, white and blueberry
wine sales
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August:
Summer celebration, Sunday, Aug. 23, 1 p.m., featuring live music by
StoneTown
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Sept. 13:
New wine release party for volunteers, invitation only.
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Sept. 27 and 28: Trails and
Sails | Free tours on the half hour, 1-5 p.m.
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October 18 and 19 (note date change): Annual Harvest Festival,
1-5 p.m. Featuring hand-rolled cigars by Boston Cigar Co., food,
crafts, wine tasting, music by
StoneTown
(Saturday),
Swamptones (Sunday). $10 per person includes glass, 6-8 samples
of wine and a tour of the vineyard and production rooms.
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November: Cranberry wine time
(pre-orders available for pickup at the winery, dates TBD)
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December: Holiday craft fair,
date TBD
For more information contact: Hannah,
alfalfafarmwinery@gmail.com,
617-875-1215.
Join our CSA
In recent years there
has been an increasing interest in preserving historic and scenic
landscapes in Massachusetts and around the country. This directly relates
to conservation and open-space issues. Agriculture, like any business,
depends on markets to be a productive landscape. One way farms in
the U.S. have found to address these issues is through a business model
called CSAs: Community Supported Agriculture. This is the practice of
pre-selling "shares" of the crop to consumers at the start of the growing
season to be picked up by the share holders as the crop is harvested.
Because wine grapes
are a value-added crop, the process takes about a year from harvest to
consumption. Alfalfa Farm Winery will be incorporating this process into
its wholesale and retail marketing structure. We currently have an
inventory of last year's wine to sell in this way. One share of any mixed
varieties of wine in inventory is for sale for $150 per share. A share
consists of one case of wine.
People interested in
Alfalfa Farm Winery's CSA can call 978-774-0014 or e-mail
alfalfafarm@comcast.net.
Internship
In other news, Alfalfa Farm Winery
is pleased to be able to offer an
internship
program for students interested in all aspects of winemaking: Care of the
vines, harvesting, fermentation, etc. Click the link for details.
Hope to see you soon! |
