November 25, 2017 Comedy UnCorked

We are very excited to release our menu for the November dinner. As our Chef uses only the freshest ingredients to create delicious meals from scratch, our menus normally are not finalized until the week of the event to ensure the highest quality ingredients are incorporated. Dietary restrictions can certainly be accommodated if our team is notified at the time that the tickets are purchased.

Willow Creek Winery Presents:

Comedy UnCorked

November 25, 2017

First Course

Mixed Field Greens with a Choice of Two Dressings on the Side

Paired to our WC Prestige Silver

Second Course

Chef Parker’s Famous Chicken Marsala

Boneless chicken breast marinated in sweet Marsala wine, dusted and seared in a cremini mushroom flour, and topped with Marsala wine and fresh mushroom sauce

Paired to our Cabernet Sauvignon

Third Course

Carrot Cake

Paired to our delicious Pear-Guava White Sangria

Can’t make this month’s show? We’re also hosting Comedy UnCorked on December 16th, January 20th, February 24th, March 24th, and April 14th. Call us at 609-770-8782 ext. 5 to purchase your tickets now!

See you down at the Farm!

“Fall” in Love with Autumn at Willow Creek

Hey there all you wine enthusiasts! The fall season is now upon us, and boy did it come fast! Though the summer crowds have begun to die down, we’re still just as busy as ever with harvest and wedding season in full swing in addition to all of the wonderful guests that visit our farm and winery every single day. So now that summer has officially ended, what is there to look forward to enjoying with all our your friends here at Willow Creek this fall? Check out our recap of this past summer and some of our plans for what promises to be an amazing fall season down at the farm!

New Wines Released

All summer long, our winemaker and cellar manager were working away in the our wine cellar (complete with a sign stating “Mad

Scientists Only.”) Well, their hard work certainly has paid off! This month alone, we’ve released six new Estate wines that we can’t wait to share with you. To check out our current wine list, click HERE. On a side note, if you didn’t have the chance to visit us over the summer, we’ve all introduced some fantastic new items to our tapas menu, which can be viewed HERE.

Grape Harvest

Mother Nature is a fickle friend to every farmer, and she certainly made this grow season tricky with the rain and high temperatures. As a result, our harvesting began quite early this year (about a month earlier than previous seasons) with our Pinot Noir, the thin-skinned “Prince” of our vineyard, being the first to go.

We have two additional harvest dates this week on Tuesday, September 26th & Wednesday, September 27th. For more details and to register, send us an email or contact the Winery at (609)770-8782 ext. 5.

With that being said, please note that due to Mother Nature’s unpredictability, this may be your last chance to volunteer this season. If you would like to be on the

email list for future pickings, please send us an email to WillowCreekWinery@gmail.com Subject: Grape Pickers.

ONE Spirit: Body, Mind, Spirit Fair

We are very excited to be working once again with ONE Spirit to host their Body, Mind, Spirit Fair here at our farm over Columbus Day Weekend on Saturday, October 7th & Sunday, October 8th 11am-5pm. ONE Spirit connects the community with gifted holistic health practitioners including experts in reiki, massage, astrology, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), meditation, and chakra balancing as well as bringing together vendors, artisans, andmusicians for dynamic, positive events for the entire family. Each day there will be free music, yoga and tai chi classes and a drum circle. 

Learn how to wake-up your body’s own natural medical pharmacy and how to connect to a hidden world science has only recently uncovered at ONE SPIRIT

Fairs.

For more information, please contact Diane: 609.432.5644

Harvest Ball

To wrap up the bountiful season, we will be hosting our Harvest Ball on the evening of Saturday, November 18th. This is black tie (optional) four-course wine-paired dinner prepared by Master Chef Parker from the Southern Mansion of Cape May promises to be an exciting evening of wine, food, and the camaraderie that defines our Farm Family. All harvest volunteers who have participated in our weekly 3-hour grape picking sessions in September & October will receive one ticket for each session worked to attend the Harvest Ball. Keep an eye out for an announcement when tickets become available.

Book Now!

Comedy UnCorked

We are especially excited for the return of our Comedy UnCorked wine-paired dinner and comedy show series, the first show of which will be on Saturday, November 25th. The series runs once a month, November-April, and features a three-course, wine-paired dinner and comedy show starring a different group of hilarious NY comedians each month. This is an event not to miss!

Book Now!
Tickets are only $65 per person (dinner, wine, AND a show!!) and must be purchased in advance by calling 609-770-8782 ext. 5.

Rated MA for Mature Audiences – Must be 21 years of age to attend. The easily offended should stay home for this event.

Want to stay up to date with all things Willow Creek-related? Be sure to follow us on social media, and sign up for our newsletter to receive are weekly updates and announcements. Don’t forget keep an eye on our calendar for any private event dates as well.

Top THREE Things Brides Regret NOT Doing on Their Wedding Day!

1.) Hiring a Videographer

Having special moments from your wedding day to watch over and over again is priceless and you will treasure the video forever. While it is an extra cost, wedding videos offer the opportunity to relive the memories of your wedding day on a more personal level. You may not realize this it in the first 10 years, but after 20 years, you’ll be wishing you had that video to look back on.

2.) Having All the Photos Your Guests Take

Experience your special day all over again through the eyes of your guests and have all your photos in one album! Wedding photo apps help collect all the photos your guests take on their smartphones, and puts them into one album. Brides and grooms can even establish a wedding hashtag for social media that will aggregate all photos using that hashtag.

3.) Having a Live Event & Wedding Painter

Live painting is the new wedding reception trend you’re going to love! In the age of cameras and phones, it’s easy to forget how special moments used to be captured. Besides giving yourself a cherished, unique gift that’ll make an awesome conversation starter in your home, your guests will love the artistic element added to your reception-and they may even be captured in the painting! It could even be fun to have something included in your wedding that you can’t see the results of immediately.

It’s shop o’clock somewhere!

Visiting beautiful Cape May this 4^th of July weekend? Come in, and check out our new line of winery gift shop apparel and accessories!

Here’s just a sneak peak:

You’re the “wine” that I want!

THE WAIT IS OVER – OUTSIDE WINE BAR OPEN JUNE 30TH

Because as long as you have some red and white (wine), you can never be blue!

It’s time to “wine” down this Fourth of July weekend because our Outside Wine Bar is finally open and ready to serve you! Enjoy our happy hour specials from 11AM – 1PM daily all summer long with 20% off tapas, sangria, and wine cocktails. (Offer only valid at our Outside Wine Bar; cannot be combined with any other offer).

Here’s just a little sneak peak of some of our options on our Drink Menu!

~Wines on Tap

~Wine Spritzers

~Frozen Wilde Cock-tails

~Sangria Nectars

~Non-alcoholic beverages

We can’t wait to kick off this holiday weekend and celebrate red, wine, and blue with you!

Wine & Paint Monday

Starting July 3rd, join us inside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery every Monday 6pm-8pm for an enchanting evening of painting along with wine!

The class is taught by Carol King Hood, a SOMA Gallery artist. Painting since early childhood, she had the special opportunity to study under nationally known artist, Frieda Richter from age ten to sixteen. She received training in fine art fundamentals, composition, charcoal life drawing, oil painting, in both outdoor – plein air style – and studio painting environments. After attending college, she held several positions as an Illustrator and Graphic Artist, while continuing to develop her fine arts style. While raising her four children, she also worked as a freelance artist and personally created a line of greeting cards which she has continued to develop and expand. Many of her paintings, prints and cards can now be seen on her website, www.carolkinghood.net.

Hood, a dear friend to our entire farm family and our resident artist, also has her own studio on the farm. In her “Little Renoir Studio,” Hood devotes her time to her work (often accompanied by her studio cat, Mr. Fatty Renoir) and also teaches personalized classes with students of all ages, from as young as four to well into adulthood. Among her many talents is her ability to make art accessible to anyone, no matter a person’s age or artistic background.

Each week will feature two of Hood’s works, which students may imitate or use as inspiration for their own unique creations. The opening night class on July 3, 2017 will feature the following two paintings (the hollyhocks were painted here in our very own gardens!):

Tickets are priced at $55 including a glass of any wine or sangria. Tickets include all art supplies including paint, easel, and a blank canvas to create your own masterpiece! Our tapas menu is offered throughout the night as well as wines and sangria by glass or bottle.

Only a limited number of slots are available each week, and tickets must be purchased in advance so please call ahead to reserve your canvas.

To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 609-770-8782 ext. 5

New Wilde Cock Wine Blends

Just an update on our two new Wilde Cock wines! Check us out at https://willowcreekwinerycapemay.com/our-wines/current-wine-list/ to view our current wine list and for more details.

In case you didn’t know, our wine menu changes every few months as the most popular sell out and new ones are released. While many wine lovers are aware of the differences between vintages produced from the same exact vines, you may not have known that our blends change periodically as well. Every year our winemaker and cellar manager work closely to determine exactly which wines should be blended to produce something truly magnificent. The real power of blending lies in the potential for adding complexity to the resulting wine — multiple flavors and aromas, something to stimulate every part of your mouth, a wine that has plenty of fruit at the start and something left for the finish. While there are many incredible grapes that are easily capable of standing on their own as they are transformed into impressive wines, a winemaker is always in pursuit of the perfect balance of fruit, acid, tannin, alcohol, color and (sometimes) oak.

Our Wilde Cock Red and Wilde Cock White table wines have always been among our most popular agricultural products, and we are more excited than ever about their brand new blends!

Previously a blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Chambourcin, our Wilde Cock Red is now a special blend of Cabernet Sauvignon from our farm and Tempranillo from our friends in Santa Barbara, both aged in French oak with great acids for food and a delicious spice to make this a very special treat. Use caution as this “knock-back red” has a drinkability that might turn you into a Wilde Cock!

Equally exciting, our Wilde White, which was a blend of Malvasia Bianca and Chardonnay, is now a stainless steel fermented blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, making this the ultimate summertime beach blend that is still able to stand up to a rich dessert and even smoked chicken.

Wilde Cock Red (dry)                                                      Wilde Cock White (dry)

80% Cabernet Sauvignon                                                                                                                            80% Sauvignon Blanc

20% Tempranillo                                                                                                                                                     20% Pinot Grigio

$26 bottle | $8 glass                                                                                                                                         $24 bottle | $7 glass

See you at the farm!

Is Thursday the new Saturday?

These benefits might have you saying, “I do” to a Thursday wedding! 

#1 A cost-saving move.

Any couple would love to save a couple. The cost difference alone between a Saturday wedding and a Thursday wedding is HUGE! Vendors will also be a lot cheaper on a weekday versus a Saturday night. 

#2 Spend the whole weekend.

Well, you’re here anyway, and everyone wants an excuse to take off of work to spend time with family. While you’re here, you might as well plan for a weekend getaway, and enjoy all of what the beautiful town of Cape May has to offer!

#3 Great deal on hotel rates.

It’s a big deal when you can get a great deal! Not only are you saving money on your wedding, but you are also getting quite the deal on a hotel nearby for your guests.

Take the first step of the journey, and fill out our Private Event Inquiry form HERE.

June 17, 2017 Comedy UnCorked

We are pleased to announce that are still a few tickets remaining for our June 17th Comedy UnCorked! This is our LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON, and you don’t want to miss the chance to enjoy a fabulous dinner and hilarious comedy show. Tickets sell quickly, so be sure to call 609-770-8782 ext. 5 to purchase yours! 

We are also very excited to release our menu for the June dinner. As our Chef uses only the freshest ingredients to create delicious meals from scratch, our menus normally are not finalized until the week of the event to ensure the highest quality ingredients are incorporated. Dietary restrictions can certainly be accommodated if our team is notified at the time that the tickets are purchased.

Willow Creek Winery Presents:

Comedy UnCorked

June 17, 2017

First Course

Spinach and Romaine topped with Walnuts, Bleu Cheese, and Sun-dried Tomatoes with Garlic-Dijon Dressing 

Paired to our Malvasia Bianca 

Second Course

Top Sirloin Steak with Merlot Demi-Glaze

Served with a side of Roasted Potatoes and Mixed Seasonal Vegetable Medley

 Paired to our WC Prestige Gold

Third Course

Cherry Pie 

Paired to our White Sangria

See you down at the Farm!