Killington Wine Festival planned for July 22-24, 2011

Killington Wine Festival planned for July 22-24, 2011

In fits and starts, summer is gaining a foot hold in Killington.

The last bits of snow are barely visible on the upper Superstar headwall. A few hardy souls, our assistant Merisa among them, have been hiking almost daily for the final turns of the season. She has written about them on her blog, "Tales from a Female Ski Bum".

Around the inn, Mary is in full swing planting the gardens. The perennial beds have mostly been cleaned out. Annuals are starting to appear in strategic locations. And bark mulch is just about every where.

I have been focusing my time writing some software for a project you will hear about in a couple of weeks, and working on planning this years edition of the Killington Wine Festival.

This year, the Killington Wine Festival celebrates it's 10th Anniversary with a 3 day event from July 22 thru July 24th. The event kicks off on Friday the 22nd with and "Estate Tasting" of fine wines at the Killington Grand Hotel. On Saturday, July 23rd, the "Grand Tasting" takes place in tents outside of the K1 Base Lodge at the Killington Resort. The Birch Ridge Inn will be hosing our 10th Annual Wine Festival Dinner in the evening of the 23rd. The festival closes with the "Bubbly Brunch" and "Wine and Nine" on Sunday the 24th. The "Bubbly Brunch" will take place at Wally's restaurant on the Killington Road. "Wine and Nine" will be held Sunday afternoon at the Green Mountain National Golf Course.

More information about the Wine Festival, including online advance ticket purchasing, can be found by visiting the Killington Chamber of Commerce's wine festival web page. Of course, at the Birch Ridge Inn, we are offering a complete set of Wine Festival Packages including lodging, tickets and dinner, for the event. Follow the link to birchridge.com for more information on wine festival packages from Birch Ridge.

Where ever you may be, keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!