Sláinte from the Rileys! What a crazy couple of months it has been at Shamrock Hills! Since our last newsletter in August, we’ve harvested grapes from five different blocks of our vineyard, driven I-don’t-even-know-how-many miles chasing down grapes from local growers, got a son successfully married off, and planned and pulled off our 3rd Annual
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Sláinte from the Rileys! ☘️ Someone blinked—and suddenly summer is almost over and harvest is right around the corner! Before we dive into grape picking, crushing, and all the craziness that comes with harvest, we wanted to take a minute to celebrate what an incredible year it’s been. We produced 13 wines and entered 11
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“May the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, may the rain fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.” Greetings Friends! As we approach our first harvest of our vines at Shamrock Hills Vineyard and
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Dia duit! We are still enjoying the pictures of our most recent Ireland trip—where 24 of us travelled across the pond where we met up with Michael our Tour Guide/Driver for a 12-day adventure through Ireland. We may not have picked up much Gaelic but we did get their slang down. The “h” is silent
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Happy Summer Fellow Wine Drinkers! As we gear up for Summer—we are excited for the response and turnout we’ve been getting at the winery! Mother’s Day weekend had the perfect weather and we had the perfect number of guests join us for a beautiful weekend. Those that have come out in the past couple of
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Happy Spring Everyone! Spring has finally sprung! The vines have woken up and we have received bud break on our vines. What a glorious moment in the vineyard! Now, if Mother Nature will show us some love and keep away any late freezes from happening—we can prepare for the next stage of vineyard life—nurturing the
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Top of the Morning to You! What a month March has been—we’ve seen warmth, we’ve seen cold, we’ve seen blizzards,we’ve seen rain—I think we’ve touched on every season possible in one month! Thankgoodness amidst all of this, we’ve gotten 2/3 rd ’s of our pruning done. Mike has been taking avirtual pruning class where an
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Greetings Friends! We are excited to be reopened at Shamrock Hills for the beginning of our 3rd season. It’s been a journey and we could not have accomplished all that we’ve accomplished without each of you and your support and sharing us with others—it truly takes more than a vineyard. . . it takes a
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Serving tastings to our Ireland Trippers during the Travel Party at One Step at a Time Ballroom Dance Greetings Everyone! Let me first say WE MISS YOU GUYS! However, as much as I’d like to say it, not as much as the pups miss greeting you, sniffing you and helping you clean up any spilled
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Merry Christmas! With the fluctuating weather, it’s hard to believe Christmas is literally around the corner and 2024 is coming to an end! We have so much to be grateful for this past year and while we had struggles in the vineyards with the pesty Japanese Beatles, Frosts, pesty critters, and other things, we were
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