In looking over some of my previous blogs I’ve noticed that I tend to talk a lot about Elk Creek Vineyard’s great outdoor concerts!  It’s so easy to do because it seems like every weekend there is a great musical group playing on our outdoor amphitheater.  By the way, this Saturday country sensation Sara Evans will be here and you can bet you’ll find me right in the mix of things having a blast.

 But this week I want to talk about shopping, which just happens to be one of my all time favorite things to do!  A lot of people don’t realize that at the Winery we have a huge selection of wine accessories, cookbooks, t-shirts, wine glasses, greeting cards and so much more!  I could spend hours just walking around looking at all of the great wine accessories.  If it has to do with wine, you’ll find it here!  My girlfriend loves wine so for her birthday I bought her a t-shirt with a picture of three bottles of wine outlined in small colored jewels and underneath it says “Group Therapy”.  She absolutely loved it!  She wore it out one night and couldn’t believe how many people stopped her to ask where she got it! 

If you’re looking for something different to buy your friends or family for a birthday, anniversary or any special occassion, stop by Elk Creek Winery and look around.  Of course the most important thing we sell at the Winery is our award winning wines, but what’s a bottle of wine without a beautiful decanter to pour it in or a top-rated corkscrew to open the bottle.  What about appetizer plates that have a holder built in to hold your wine glass while you eat.  Ever put your glass down at a party only to find that everyone else did too and now you don’t know which wine glass is yours?  That’s no longer a problem when you pick up a set of our miniature wine charms that clasp around the stem of your wine glass so that you’ll never have to worry about which glass is yours again.     

So next time you’re having lunch or dinner at the Winery take a moment to look around and do a little shopping!  I always believed in the old saying, “Never go home empty handed”!