Oovvda Winery

Holiday Gifts

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Choose your wine, and then choose a basket.

Chocolate and Biscotti Chocolate, Biscotti, and Cheese and crackers
2 OOVVDA Wine Goblets set of wine charms
$20 $10 $10
(plus cost of wine) (plus cost of wine) (plus cost of wine)

Raspberry Wine

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Here is a video I took of the raspberry wine. It looks like the wine is simmering, but it is the yeast causing this action.

It is amazing to watch this, and since many can't be here to see it in person, this is the next best thing.

The youngest vintner

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While visiting, the grandson found this magazine interesting.
Grandma just had to snap this picture.

processing grapes

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Fall has arrived, and that means….grape harvest!!

The first two pictures are vingnoles. We processed them on Saturday.

Check the pictures of the process of crushing the grapes—look at those Chambourcins!!

The grapes are absolutely beautiful, and very tasty too. Those were processed Sunday.

Sometime this weekend (Sept 27) we will de-stem and crush the Norton Grapes---

Labor of Love

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It’s Labor Day (and this year’ fruit availability is keeping me laboring – a good thing for us all)! Our primary tank has been on two to three week production cycles since early June and we are getting many nice size batches into production for next year’s enjoyment!

Within the next couple of years, we will have a very large selection.

For those of you that missed it, we had a good turnout (and no rain for a change!) for our August 30, 2008 NOONER @ The Winery. The Carney and Guinn Trio was fabulous! All of the musicians we have had perform at the winery have been wonderful!
Everyone had a great time and many chose to make new acquaintances. I noticed many were enjoying our new American Traminette Grape wine. We were marginal on help, so we didn’t get a chance to take any pictures for posting. We are looking forward to our NOONER September 6, 2008 for another great day of listening enjoyment and wine sipping!

Come visit us! You will not be disappointed!
Brian

Aahhh--fruit!

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It has been a while since I posted anything to the blogs....but, we have been keeping busy........making wine, picking fruit, contacting local fruit growers.....

We picked over 500 pounds of cherries--and 450 pounds of Black Raspberries--the wines are now in the tanks settling----somewhere around December/January, these tasty wines will be available.

At this time we are now picking Red Raspberries--this will continue until a severe, killing frost occurs. (My favorite is Red Raspberry!)

Ken has crafted a hummingbird! You have to see it! It is absolutely beautiful.

We have now added art created by local oil painting artist Pam Britton---I sure do enjoy these---

Be sure to check our calendar of events--we have live music on the last Saturday of the month, and a few other events off site, just to keep us on our toes!

No promises on the next date of posting! But, I will TRY to keep blogs current.

Fran

Charity Wine Tasting & Book Signing @ Diamond Ridge Market

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Friday Aug. 15

Charity Wine Tasting & Book Signing @ Diamond Ridge Market (65/Battlefield Rd) Celebrate Release of A Tour of Missouri Wineries

Estate Publishers has published a book of Missouri Wineries--beautiful!! The author will sign your book.

Benefit Children's Miracle Network. Open to public, no advance reservation, 5PM to 8PM OOVVDA Winery pouring samples.

$5. admission (all of the admission charges go to Children's Miracle Network!)

3401 E Ridgeview St
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 889-2668

if you need more info--contact OOVVDA Winery 417.833.4896 or info@oovvda.com

Nooner @ the Winery

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Saturday August 30

“Nooner at the Winery” from 12 noon until 4pm ---Sip some wine and enjoy the music of Carney and Guinn, a guitar trio from Springfield, MO that play music in many different genres including: Gypsy Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Blues, Fingerstyle, etc. Have you ever seen a harp guitar? Adam Carney plays one!

Club members and their guests --FREE all others $5.00--(that includes samples of our new wines.)

Bring a picnic or snack, or purchase some at the Winery.

Taste Of Home Cooking School

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We are pleased to announce that the premier winery in Springfield Missouri, OOVVDA Winery, will sample wines at the Taste of Home Cooking School at the Springfield Exposition Center---doors open at 4pm and the cooking school begins at 7pm.
Tickets are $15 in advance, available at local Price Cutter Stores--($18- if available at the door)

Cherry Wine

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We are pickin’ and grinning’ !!

North Star cherries make the BEST wine!! While it WASN’T raining, yesterday, we picked and processed 90 pounds, (picture) and then went out again and picked another 30 pounds! That means enough cherries to make 120 bottles of wine. And we are only about halfway through picking, and that doesn't include the cherries picked before yesterday.

After they are picked, we go through and toss the bad ones, then wash and freeze the good ones. This will continue as long as the cherries continue to ripen and we can keep the birds away.

Gourmet Nuts!

2008-06-03T18:52:00.002-05:00

The gift shop now carries BlackShire Gourmet Almonds. Here is what the distributor says:

These Gourmet flavored Almonds are shipped directly from the grower, The Almonds come from a family farm.The farm named, "S- B Ranch" is located Arbuckle, Ca.They are grown on a 10 acre parcel. The trees are hand planted and of the Butte and Padre varieties. The almonds are hand sorted, only grade A are utilized in the operation. Most companies ship grade A overseas! The operation is small in contrast to large commercial farms. They do most of the operation by hand. This assures very high quality, but a some what limited supply. Until recently, these Almonds were sold only by word of mouth in California.

After enjoying the product and believing these are some of the best Almonds ever tasted, I, Shawn Gordon decided to be thier national Distributor.

Thank you

Shires for Hire

Shawn Gordon

more art

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these are more examples of Ken's craftmanship!!!

Art at the Winery

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OOVVDA Winery offers unique items you can't find elsewhere! First we have the wine—the vintner takes care and pride in each and every wine he makes, and it is only available at OOVVDA Winery.

Second, we have added another artisan to our gift shop! Ken is my friend’s dad, and is skilled in the art of intarsia. My photos do NOT do these pieces of art justice—you really have to see them to appreciate the skill and time involved! Ken can do custom work—(we can put you in touch with him. The definition for intarsia is at the end of this blog.)

The Pheasant is about 19 inches wide and 14 inches tall

The Angel is about 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall

The Rooster is about 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall

I am so happy to be able to offer these in our gift shop.

Check out more at this link:

http://home.att.net/~KRSchmidt/Kwkshp.html

(Intarsia is a mosaic of small pieces of wood glued together. Each piece is intricately cut using a scroll saw or band saw, painstakingly contoured to give a three dimensional look, then fitted together. Intarsia became popular in the
15th century in Italy. It was used to decorate scrolls, arabesques, architecture scenes, and flowers. The colors are the natural colors of the various varieties of the wood used. All of the woods used are domestic hardwoods. The darkest color is Black Walnut heartwood; Red Oak, Sycamore, and Cypress
tan colors; Cedar, Chinaberry, and Cherry provide the red tones; and Maple, provide the Poplar, Aspen and Ash are used for white.)

Nooner at the Winery April 26, 2008

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April 26 was our first "Nooner" of 2008. Not only did we have absolutely beautiful weather, we had "Thin Line" performing classic rock and blues. All enjoyed the music. One couple drove from Kansas City just to hear them play again. I didn't take many pictures---I did manage to get one or two as the band was setting up, and just a couple more before things got going. Bocce, croquet and washers were just some of the ways the guests enjoyed the day.

I am looking forward to the next Nooner (last Saturday in June) as we hope to have some additional varieties of wine bottled for it.

Cherry Trees

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It's spring time and the North Star Cherry Trees are in full bloom. These pictures were taken April 21--it is now May 19 and the bees did their job as there is quite a bit of fruit on the trees. Soon we will be picking these beauties for next year's wine!

The Oovvda Tasting Room

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The Oovvda Winery tasting room was opened in 2007.

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Welcome to Oovvda Winery!

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