Archive for April, 2009

The 135th Kentucky Derby!

April 27th, 2009

It’s that time of year again when Louisville comes alive with the running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2.  The race is known in the United States as “The fastest two minutes in sports” for its duration and is also called “The Run for the Roses” for the blanket of roses draped over the winner.  It’s the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and is followed by the Preakness Stakes in Maryland, then the Belmont Stakes in New York.

If you are going to be in Louisville, don’t forget to stop by the Kentucky Derby WineFest on April 28th and 29th at the overlook on the Waterfront.  Elk Creek Vineyards will be one of the wineries showcased with their award winning wines.  You don’t want to miss this!

If you can’t make it to Louisville for the Derby, you’re in luck!  Elk Creek Vineyard is throwing a “Derby Party” on May 2nd, from 4-9pm.  Stop by for a great dinner of pulled pork barbeque with Elk Creek’s own barbeque sauce, baked beans, cole slaw and mini corn-on-the-cobs.  It’s southern down-home cooking at its best!  Plus you don’t have to worry about missing the big race!  There will be 6 flat screen tv’s broadcasting the race making you feel as if you were right there in on the action!   What could be better than getting together with family and friends, enjoying great southern cooking and drinking the best wine Kentucky has to offer?

So put on your best Derby hat and enjoy a day at the races at Elk Creek Vineyards! 

Wine is Perfect for Mother’s Day!

April 20th, 2009

Now that the Easter holiday has come and gone and the Easter decorations have been stored away, the next (and most important) holiday of the year is Mother’s Day!  Sunday May 10th is that one day a year where mother’s get pampered and fussed over.  Personally, I think once a year is definitely not enough – not even close!  Being a mother, I can attest to the fact that there really should be a “Mother’s Day” at least every other week.  Everything that a mother does for her family can not be sufficiently praised in just one day!

However, having said that a Mother’s Day weekend at the Elk Creek Vineyard Lodge does go a long way of showing just how much you love and appreciate everything she does for you.  And if that isn’t enough of a hint for my husband and children, then maybe all the post-it notes I’ve placed around the house with Elk Creek Vineyard’s picture and phone number on them might just be! 

With a busy schedules of kids, work, carpools, practices, cleaning and cooking a mom’s work is never done.  This Mother’s Day give your mom a weekend of relaxation and quiet in the majestic rolling hills of Kentucky.  Massages, wine tasting and tours, art gallery, wonderful food, peaceful setting and the best wine Kentucky has to offer.   If I’m only going to get one Mother’s Day a year, that’s exactly how I want to spend it!  

Show your mom/wife/grandmother just what they mean to you by giving them just what the doctor ordered – a weekend of down-home southern hospitality at it’s best (and a few bottles of Kentucky Proud Wines doesn’t hurt either)! 

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