Salado Holiday Parade
Best small town holiday parade! This picture is #wineryboy and #winerymom in December 2016
SALADO Holiday PARADE
Thursday, November 30, 6 pm
Main Street, Salado, TX
Join us for the cutest small town parade ever!
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Chocolate & Wine Weekend 2016
Chocolate & Wine Weekend, September 16th, 17th, and 18th – three days of activities and events sure to please even the most passionate of chocolate lovers! Chocolate and wine will be paired, a Chocolate Trail can be followed and a “Death by Chocolate” contest is in the works. All the events will take place throughout the Village of Salado and the participant may pick and choose what they want to purchase.
Friday, September 16th Adults Only-21 & Over-“Evening of Chocolate & Wine” from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Salado Winery at 841 N. Main. Premier Salado wines will be paired with decadent chocolates. Tickets are $44.95 per person with a 50 person limit.
Saturday, September 17th Family Friendly – “Get your Hands Dirty with Chocolate” – Calling all kids for this hands on event from 9:00 p.m. till 10:00 a.m. at Sir Wigglesworth’s Homemade Fudge Factory co-located with Mud Pies Pottery. Titia, owner and fudge-making expert shows you how to really dig in and create some exotic concoctions that only a chocolate lover can appreciate! Tickets are $14.95 per person with a 10 person limit.
Adults Only – 21 & Over – “Big Kid’s Fun” from 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. -Titia, owner of Sir Wigglesworth’s Homemade Fudge Factory and
Mud Pies Pottery is the creative host for this event designed for the adult chocolate lover interacting and participating to invent chocolates infused with various alcohol flavors. Tickets are $22.95 per person with a 10 person limit.
Adults Only – 21 & Over – “Chocolate & Wine Trail” from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. all around the Village. Use your Passport and follow the
signs to guide you and ride the trolley to follow around this “trail of sweet chocolate dreams” featuring multiple stops around the
Village. Some stops feature chocolate and wine and others a fun chocolate experience. Tickets are $29.95 per person and must be
purchased in advance.
Family Friendly – “Death By Chocolate Desert Contest” from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. held at the Salado Public Library and hosted by The
Friends of the Salado Public Library. Pre-enter your favorite chocolate recipe for a chance to win prizes, then come to the library to check out the competition and vote on your favorites. Free Event. For further information call the Library at 254-947-9191.
Adults/Family: Lunch at Alexander’s Distillery at noon. Lunch options: Bison Slider – buffalo meat, goat cheese, bacon, and a balsamic and baker’s chocolate reduction. Crab Cake Slider – Chesapeake Bay crab cake with Old Bay aioli, romaine lettuce, and tomato. Shaved filet mignon, pepper, onions. All are paired with Burgundy wine. Tickets are $25.00 and must be purchased online.
Adults/Family – “Dinner at The Range at the Barton House – Evening – End your day at The Range at the Barton House for a special dining experience prepared by The Range team featuring Salado’s wineries and a menu pleasing to every palette. $59 per person with
a 32 person limit.
Sunday, September 18th Adults/Family – “Chocolate & Champagne Brunch” One seating at 11:00 a.m. at Alexander’s at Inn on the Creek. Indulge in a Chocolate & Champagne Brunch to finish off your chocolate ecstasy weekend! $49.95 per person with a 30 person limit.
more information and links to tickets at http://salado.com/calendar
Salado Swirl 2016
join the fun!
Friday, July 8th from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. the Salado Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Bureau will host its annual Salado Swirl. Experience and enjoy the wine offerings as you see, sniff, swirl, sniff, sip and savor! Stops will have wine and food offerings that are pleasing to all culinary palettes. Trolley transportation is available between stops.
Tickets are $29.95 per person and you must be 21 or over to participate. Passports are provided and must be presented at Swirl locations. Tickets are limited and must be purchased online.
Looking for a place to stay afterwards? Salado lodging, great eats, and more are listed at www.salado.com
Friday, July 08, 2016
Phone: (254) 947-5040
E-mail: [email protected]
Event tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/salado-swirl-2016-tickets-25331289569
TASTE of SALADO 2016
Artwork by Chelsea B. Allison
SATURDAY, February 27th, 2016, 6 to 9 pm
Please join us for an evening of tastes to savor from Salado’s finest B & Bs and Inns as well as our curated art auction featuring original pieces of art from Salado’s talented artist community. Seating is limited so reserve your tickets early.Each ticket purchased includes one glass of wine from Salado Wine Seller, a taste from recipes created by each of Salado’s B & Bs and Inns, and a chance at a drawing.
- WHEN
- WHERE
- Jack’s Barn. 535 Pace Park Road. Salado, TX 76571 – View Map
TICKETS https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-salado-2016-tickets-19620894624?aff=es2
ORGANIZER Public Arts League of Salado
The Public Arts League of Salado was formed in 2002 with
the mission of promoting public arts and artists in the
following four ways:
- Identify objects and activities of current and historical distinction
- Provide information and education about the arts in Salado and elsewhere
- Obtain grants and moneys to fund public arts projects in and around Salado
- Ensure that Salado’s public arts are presented and maintained appropriately
Artwork by Chelsea B. Allison
Cabernet Sauvignon Harvest–August 22
is that YOU in the big hat, picking grapes?
Saturday, August 22nd at 7:00 am, this is the last bunch for the 2015 season, and we welcome you to join us! The vineyard is at 21724 Hill Road, Salado, TX, 76571.
Wear sunscreen, bug spray and a big hat. If you have a favorite pair of pruners then bring them, but we’ll have plenty for you. Dress for heat, but be prepared for anything. I recommend shoes and socks because sometimes there is pigweed that stings or a hidden ant mound and I prefer a little protection for my toesies, but you can wear sandals if you like. Sometimes folks like to wear light cotton gloves, that might help prevent wasp stings, but there are no thorns, so gloves not required.
Families are welcome, the work isn’t hard, just the heat can be a bit discouraging. We will pick until all grapes are harvested, usually around 11 or 12 noon.
If you’re coming, text your RSVP to 254.466.5813, and I will let you know if the plan changes. Otherwise, see you there!
Then join us in the afternoon at the winery to witness the last crush of the season. The cab sauv grapes will be destemmed, crushed and then I’ll add some yeast and let them start the fermentation. The air conditioning is set to “cold” and this is the best time of the year to come check it all out.
Harvest will (probably) continue Saturday, August 22, 2015
notice the sprinkling of green grapes
The most important wine making decision is “when to harvest?”
At this point we have harvested 75% of the vineyard. All that remains is the cabernet sauvingnon. I went out and took a random sample yesterday, and what did I get? Well, by the #’s, it looks fantastic! Brix 24 degrees and pH 3.76, woohoo!
But, the truth is that about 15% of the grapes are still green, and that is no good for the quality wine we make at Salado Winery. The photo with this post was taken on August 12, 2015. The weather is not going to change much in the next 10 days, so?
So when will it be ready? Well I am hoping for Saturday the 22nd. I am trying to keep an eye on the pH, which will rise quickly, because I don’t want it to go sky-high.
I had this problem in 2013, and I compensated for a little under ripeness by blending with the 2012. Another common technique is to use delestage to remove green seeds before they add any stringency.
Check back for an update next week!
NEW Tasting Menu
NEW tasting card–includes more wines
We have been using the same tasting menu for 9.5 years, and we finally decided it is time for something new! We have expanded our offering and adjusted the pricing a bit. We now offer 5 tastes for $5, or if you prefer, $1/taste.
We debuted this menu card on July 2nd. We are still working out a few kinks in how we present our oral delivery, and a couple typos by yours truly, but isn’t it beautiful? It was designed by Herculiz.
Gaze, Nosh and Peruse–July 2nd, 6-9 pm
hop on by for a great summer evening!
Art Opening Reception for John Davis, a visit from the gnomadic fashion truck, and an extra special wine tasting paired with some great food from Classic Events. A great summer evening filled with art, fashion, wine, food and of course, fun!
John Davis is a resident of Salado and friends with the owners of Salado Winery. He was chosen to be featured in the winery gallery because his art reflects the eclecticism of the new businesses and artists that are redefining Salado. John Davis says,
“English is my second language after Art. I can express wordless ideas and places by creating them on a two dimensional surface. The illusion of the multi-dimensional world created on a flat plane is fascinating. Depth with all its mystery sparks my enthusiasm for creating space and filling it with artful shapes.
Artists like Max Earnst , Claes Oldenburg and Dr Suess are inspirational to me as are Silver Age Comic greats like James F. “Jim” Steranko, Jack Kirby and John Buscema . Influenced by Richard Scary, Mad Magazine and Science Fiction my art has evolved into what I like to call visual stream of consciousness. In creating a piece, I want to fill the canvas with imagery and action to draw viewers in for close inspection that requires more than one visit. Using pencil, pen, brushes, spray paint and collage I encourage viewers to explore and discover personal messages via nostalgic icons of film, Americana or pop culture iconography”.
In addition to meeting the artist, a special food and wine pairing will be offered. The food will be prepared by Classic Catering. The chef and his staff have carefully crafted a menu to pair with select Salado Winery wines. Tickets are available for $24.95 at www.saladowinery.com.
FOOD + WINE pairing along with ART, July 2nd
which wine is best? come find out July 2nd, 6-9 pm
The other day I got together with Chef Brandon to get some feedback on some wines I have been working on. I wanted his opinion on how I should oak the wines we are currently ageing. (See here for more details on where we are with making 2014 wines). I poured him a couple versions of our dry sangiovese rose, a couple versions of 3 Texan cabernet sauvignon, and a couple versions of 2014 Diamond Back. He helped me to think about which oak flavors married well with which wines. And he gave me feedback on the rose.
Brandon works for Classic Events Catering and from this wine tasting he put together a terrific wine pairing menu. This food and wine pairing will be available for $24.95 during the Art Opening Reception for John Davis, on Thursday, July 2nd, 6-9 pm. Tickets for the food and wine are available on eventbrite.
The menu includes a NEW debut, 2014 Salado Vineyard Sangiovese Rose which will be released at this event. This light summer rose wine has an orange citrus note and will be paired with Corn Cake sous vide pork belly, slow-poached quail egg, green tomato marmalade, and topped with American caviar
From the BARREL, 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon from 3 Texans Vineyard will be previewed. Taste this wine before it is bottled and tell us what you think. If you enjoy it, we might even offer it to you at a special pre-bottling price. It will be served with Masa Tostado ‘churrasco style’ double cooked brisket, pickled red onion, avocado kewpie mayo, & kimchi Brussel sprout. The 3 Texans Vineyard is located west of the Temple Airport.
Sweet Tweet muscato will be chilled and presented with Tart grilled peach, goat cheese-mascarpone ‘cheese whiz’, clover honey, and oregano.
For an additional $5, folks can partake in the food and wine pairing described above, and participate in a special tasting of 2014 Tempranillo and 2014 Malbec grown in the 3 Texans Vineyard at 6 pm. This tasting will lead by winemaker, June Ritterbusch and will demonstrate the differences in aging a wine in various oaks.
Finally, the gnomadic fashion truck will be on hand. What is gnomadic Fashion? An online store + Fashion Truck! Their treasures include handmade, fair trade, and socially responsible goods.
Wine dinner with me–the Winemaker!
Hors d’oevres prepared by Alexander’s for a catered event at Salado Winery. We will team up again on January 22nd for a winemaker’s dinner
On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 7pm at Alexander’s Distillery, I will be joining chef Mike in presenting a winemaker’s dinner. Naturally each course will feature one of my wines paired with his special culinary selections. Reservations available through Inn on the Creek.
We will launch our newest wine, “William’s Select Solera Blanca” which we call by the nickname, Bill’s Sherry. This dessert wine is made from 100% white Texas grapes over a period of many years.