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Von Stiehl Winery Wins Awards
We are thrilled to announce that six of our Wisconsin Wines recently won awards at the 2011 Tasters Guild International. We submitted six wines, and all six won!
Tasters Guild was established in 1987 and currently boasts 40 active chapters throughout the country. Each chapter sponsors a variety of food and wine events throughout the year. Tasters Guild also conducts an Annual International Wine Judging each spring, when experts review and award new releases.
This year, our Algoma Winery took home gold medals for our new White Stileto and our Cabernet Sauvignon. We took home silver medals for our Naughty Girl Wine, Cherry Bounce, and our Crimson Royale. And we took home one bronze medal for our Risque Riesling.
It is gratifying to have the quality of our wine recognized by experts in the field. Yet feedback from our customers is no less important to us. Come see for yourself - visit our Algoma Winery and try some of our wine. Ask us to pour you a glass of White Stiletto or our Naughty Girl Wine. Plan to come to one of our Cuisine Concerts later this summer, or to Ladie's Fest in early July.
We make our wine for you to enjoy, and we are truly honored by the awards granted us by Tasters Guild.
Please visit Tasters Guild for more information about the organization.
Our Wisconsin Wine Club
Our Wisconsin Wine Club is a great gift for anyone - including you.
Once each quarter, our Algoma Wisconsin Winery ships out a gift box containing a selection of our Wisconsin wine. Recipients never know what will arrive - red wine, white wine, fruit wine, or a combination. A big hunk of tasty Wisconsin cheese will be shipped along with the wine, and another food item as well.
This month we sent out Naughty Girl Red and our Dry Cherry wines. Organic Muenster cheese from Organic Valley Dairy accompanied the wine, as did a box of small, buttery, spring onion crackers. The combination of the wine, cheese, and crackers was really fine. We work hard to find successful pairings (it's a tough job…). All you have to do is open the box and enjoy.
Our Wisconsin Wine Club is a great idea for anyone who may be feeling tired of the same old wine and cheese they always purchase. It is easy to get into a rut when selecting wine - we tend to go with what we know. It is also easy to spend hours standing in front of the cheese counter, trying to imagine which cheese will best complement the wine. In short, it can be an exhausting process, and if the end results don't meet expectations, it can be downright dispiriting.
We hope our Wisconsin Wine and Cheese Club will bring a little joy into your life. It's fun to give presents and it's fun to get presents. Give the gift of wine and cheese to someone you love. Then give it to yourself!
For more information about our Wisconsin Wine Club, please call 1-800-955-5208.
The next time you're in Algoma, stop by our Wine and Gift Shop.
Wisconsin Wine - the Perfect Gift
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.
Amazing Christmas Dessert
No matter what you're serving for Christmas dinner, be it prime rib or roast goose, you'll want a dessert that makes your guests sit up and take notice. You had pie for Thanksgiving. How about a cake?
Black Forest Boule-de-Neige ("Snowball") uses a special ingredient: our Wisconsin Winery Cherry Kirsche. The perfect blend of brandy spirits and Door County Cherry wine, our Kirsche adds a unique flavor to all it touches.
In the spirit of the season, we've decided to share our Black Forest Boule-de-Neige recipe with you.
Black Forest Boule-de-Neige
Wisconsin Cherry Wine
When the cherry trees are in bloom, it's a good time to drink our Cherry Wisconsin Wines. 
We have several varieties. Our Dry Cherry is an excellent accompaniment to hearty meat dishes, like wild game. Imagine that food drenched in a cherry reduction sauce, and you have an idea of what awaits when you crack open a bottle of Door County Montmorency Cherries.
For dessert, enjoy a glass of our Cherry Kirsche or Cherry Kirsche Oak Aged, Wisconsin Dessert Wines. These fortified wines blend brandy spirits and cherry wine, and are the perfect match to dense chocolate desserts or rich cheese cakes.
Or finish off your meal with a glass of Dr. Stiehl's Cherry Bounce, a smooth blend of cherry wine and cherry brandy. You won't need dessert - you'll just want to sink into a chair and let the doctor work his magic.
Try Apres Ski at our Wisconsin Winery
Winter means skiing, and skiing means apres ski, and apres ski means Wisconsin Wine. While downhill skiing may be a little challenging to find here in eastern Wisconsin, there are abundant opportunities for cross country skiing.
The Ahnapee State Trail is close to our Wisconsin Winery. Stretching about thirty miles along an abandonned railroad line from Casco to Sturgeon Bay, it is a lovely, mostly level place to stretch your legs. Cross country skiers can truly find their stride as they follow the trail along the Ahnapee River, through woods and open lands.
Once you've had enough physical activity for the day, load up your skis and head to our Algoma Winery. We'll let you sit while you taste our wines; we want you to be relaxed while you select which wines you'd like to purchase. Are you in the mood for something red and rich, like our Crimson Royale, or something light and crisp like our Chenin Blanc? Perhaps you want a fruity flavor; if so, try our Cherry Kirsche, fortified with brandy. Whatever you select, we are confident you'll be happy. Take it home, put your feet up, and enjoy it with good friends.
Forget the Cold
As winter approaches, it gets harder and harder to forget the cold. The only solution we've found here at our Wisconsin winery is, well, wine. Our tasting room is cozy and inviting. Our wines are delicious and warm us from the inside out. Sometimes we pull out a bottle of our Blueberry Wine or Dry Cherry, and reminisce about what summer tasted like. Other times we prefer to enjoy a botle of Naughty Girl, which helps make the cold seem appropriate.
Another great way to forget the cold is to indulge in a Ladies of the Vine event, entitled "Forget the Cold," on Saturday November 7 at our Algoma Wisconsin winery. Pretty catchy, huh?
We'll have Cooking Demonstratioins by Julie Hathaway and Kelly Bohenski, from 2:30 - 4:30. You'll learn all sorts of cool tricks, and have fun while learning. At 6pm enjoy dinner at the Hotel Stebbins, where you'll be entertained by humorist Kathy Altergott.
Don't miss this LOTV wine weekend special. There will be great wine available for purchase, and you'll receive a bottle of Christmas wine with your admission ($35 per lady).
Call 800-955-5208 to reserve your spot. Call the Hotel Stebbins at 920-487-5521 for lodging information, or visit www.algoma.com.
