Von Stiehl Winery - Algoma, Wisconsin

Writer and humorist Oren Arnold once said that the best gift for one's enemy is forgiveness, the best gift to a friend is your heart, and the best gift to yourself is respect. Wise words indeed, and while we don't dispute them, we do have a few other ideas.

How about giving the gift of Wisconsin Wine?

Give Napa Valley Mulling Spices along with a bottle of Cranberry Wine, Sweet Cherry Wine, or Dry Apple Wrap; it's something not everyone thinks to purchase themselves and most people enjoy. Plus it's festive. Or offer bottles of Christmas Blush and Christmas Wine - it's the perfect time of year for these, after all. If you love to give wine with fun labels, leave a bottle of Knockin' Heads Red under the tree. Bring a bottle of Dry Riesling to hosts of a gathering, and put a bow on a bottle of Naughty Girl Wisconsin Wine for the lady who is too naughty to receive a gift from Santa!

For stocking stuffers, try an assortment of bottle stoppers, bottle decorations, and wine glass trinkets (never confuse your glass with another again). For under the tree, how about a lovely wine rack?

The best thing about the gift of wine is that there is never a bad moment to offer it. It's appropriate any time of year, before and after Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's. Stop by our Wisconsin Winery in Algoma when you're on your way to Door County. Taste our wines and pick up a few bottles of the ones you like most, and keep them on hand to offer friends and families on any occasion.

Merry Christmas.

The Final Clue - Mrs. Naughty Klaus is Back in Town

Other than feeling bad about accidently stealing a kayak, Santa was in a fairly chipper mood upon his return to the North Pole. You could say he was in a “ho, ho, whole better mood.”

The crew was cranking out toys and had returned to a happy mood. The elves were washing their own laundry, and Bart moved past toast and ketchup to creating some delightful cuisine for the elves culinary enjoyment. Bart had perfected his helicopter design. Everyone was healthy (plenty of sanitizer around) and happy and singing songs of Christmas cheer.

Things took a slight turn for the worse when Santa stuck his head into the elves' quarters. Now that the laundry wasn't piled up, Santa was able to see a kris cross pattern of duct tape covering the hatch to the elves' basement. Being curious, Santa crawled to the top of the roof and slid down the chimney with lightning speed. Popping out by the basement boiler, Santa was stunned when he saw his missing case of hydraulic fluid stacked on top of a case (well, 11 bottles to be exact) of Christmas Blush.

Santa called Bart into the workshop office to have a little conversation about oil hoarding. Bart explained that it was for Santa's own good and that hydraulic was neither an essential or cooking oil! Well, that misunderstanding was smoothed out when Santa said he had no intention of ingesting, only dumping. With his sleigh, of course.

Just when all of the awkward moments had passed, Mrs. Klaus returned from that harbor town named after the predecessor to a baby chicken.

Mrs. Naughty Klaus called Santa into her kitchen to have a little conversation about wine hoarding. She explained that she doesn't normally drink more than a glass or two a day. So his idea to fill up wine bottles with hydraulic oil insulted her. Santa explained that it wasn't his idea, it was Bart's, but that he still agreed to it and now feels “ho, ho, horrible.” Mrs. Klaus confirmed that it was a bad idea and informed Santa that it will never happen again. He apologized.

Mrs. Klaus sure did have a terrific time on her ten day tour. She met the most adorable couple, Carl and Susan, at her hideout. In fact, they even poured some von Stiehl wine for her to enjoy after the mocha wore off.

Santa and Bart cooked the rest of the cookies for the season, the case of Christmas Blush was returned to Mrs. Naughty Klaus for her enjoyment (although she gave most if it away as gifts), and the elves tied a small bottle of hand sanitizer to every present for every girl and boy.

If there was a moral to this story, it might be that you shouldn't try to trick other people, because things can go south fast, but there isn't.

If you are one of the first twelve to e-mail where Mrs. Klaus was to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , we’ll give you a free bottle of Naughty Girl.

Mrs. Klaus may have been naughty, but you've been nice. Please enjoy as your reward a free bottle of Christmas Blush or Christmas Wine when you buy six at the winery through Christmas.

Santa returned from his jaunt to Wisconsin dragging a kayak behind his sleigh and he has no idea why! Santa was so angry when he left that he pushed Comet and Dasher a little too hard. Dasher blew a reindeershoe and limped through the air like a...well there aren't many similes for that one.

Feeling bad and wanting to “smooth” things over, Santa opened a bottle of Cherry Bounce and shared it with Dasher, Bart, and Comet. The bottle of Bounce briskly disappeared.

Bart asked Santa if there was any sight or sound from Mrs. Klaus. Santa got a tip from Sallie at the winery. Sallie said she saw Mrs. Klaus come in three separate times to sample the same six wines. Mrs. Klaus let a few things slip to Sallie. She donated half of Santa's red coats to the Salvation Army, then sought out a delightful massage at the spa in Hotel Sierra. She sashayed across the river to Captain's Walk Winery and caused a bottle of their Disappearing Treasure to live up to its name. Sallie said that in her last visit, Mrs. Klaus mentioned she was going to a delightful cabin north of Algoma to have a cup of something to sober up.

Comet, Dasher, and Bart were at the edge of their seat in anticipation: had Santa finally found her and was he about to say where this cabin was? Santa said that while she didn't want to be seen, he saw her with Donner and Blitzen. He parked behind that cabin to sneak a peak. Afraid of being spotted, he hurried the takeoff; that's when he snagged the kayak.

Fill your sleigh, or kayak, with these special pre-packaged two and four bottle gift boxes now through Christmas:

Four Bottle Gift Box:

Chardonnay, Dry Riesling, Christmas Blush, & Christmas Wine.

Value $47.60

Special Sale $34.95 Wrapped

Limit ten per customer

Two Bottle Gift Box:

Christmas Blush & Chardonnay.

Value $25.80

Special Sale $19.95 Wrapped

Limit ten per customer

Santa and His Sleigh

Santa was changing the oil in his new hydraulic gift-dumping sleigh when Rudolf chimed in and suggested he use an empty Christmas Blush bottle to capture the used oil. “That way if Mrs. Klaus tries to sneak a drink from your wine bottle, she’ll think the wine tastes bad and won’t ever try that again. “She’ll see your picture on the label and know from now on that that wine is yours!”

Santa thought it sounded like a good idea; what he didn’t take into account was that Mrs. Klaus happened to be bringing him fresh cookies and milk when she overheard them scheming. She and her cookies made a quick turn and went into the elves’ spare tool shed. She opened a bottle of Christmas Wine and drank the whole thing to calm down while she finished off Santa’s cookies. She thought it would be funny to tell the head elf, Bartholomew, that Santa was losing it so bad that he was drinking hydraulic oil out of a wine bottle and that if something wasn’t done soon, Santa might become ill from oilarrhea. She left another note on the workbench and disappeared. Being the saint he is, Bart freaked! He didn’t know what oilarrhea was, but it must surely be bad! He told the rest of the elves and they immediately hid the hydraulic oil in the basement of their quarters.

Of course, Santa couldn’t find the oil when it was time to refill his sleigh. He knew something was up when he asked Bart if he’d seen the oil and all Bart said was that oilarrhea was a serious health problem and that Santa should read the Government Warning on the back of the oil can.

After further searching, Santa found Mrs. Klaus’s empty wine bottle in the elves’ shed; he still doesn’t know exactly what that means. He still hasn’t found his oil or Naughty Mrs. Klaus. She blew a gasket, and isn’t done with him and his conniving yet! What he doesn’t know is that the Christmas Wine back label description inspired Naughty Mrs. Klaus to go somewhere special! Now you do.

Watch the blog on www.vonstiehl.com for upcoming clues and be the first to find Mrs. Klaus. Perhaps you’ll win a bottle of free wine while you’re at it!

Along with this clue, we are offering 33% off of either a full case of Christmas Wine or Christmas Blush when the order is called in or when you visit in person. This offer ends Saturday, Nov 14.