To our loyal fans, fellow employees and everyone who voted for us,

You did it.  Thank you so much as we could not have done it without you.  We have attained our goal of 250+ votes on the Chase Mission Main Street Grants site and will move on to round 2 in the grant selection process.  Our Facebook fans, winery connoiseurs, friends, co-workers and family are the greatest.  We can’t thank you enough.  Now, we wait and keep our fingers crossed with the hope of becoming one of the chosen 12 grant recipients. 

Best Vineyards has applied for a grant thru Mission Main Street Grants to help grow our small business but we need your help.  To send our application on to the next step in the selection process, we need you, our loyal customers, to vote for us.  Today thru Nov. 15, anyone (and everyone) can show their support by voting using their Facebook account.  Will you please help us?  It’s easy.  Just click the link below then log into your Facebook account when prompted.

https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/business/detail/42562

We would like to expand our production and open an additional tasting room in the Louisville area.

And if you feel we’re great pass the word and help us win our grant!

Thanks from the Best Vineyards Team

The crowd was rocking Saturday afternoon while the Full House band belted out the tunes.  But when the drummer took a short break around 7:30pm and Scotty T. Byrum took over the drums for 1 song, the crowd went wild.  Wipeout!   Whether it was the crazy birds laughing at the surfers or some other strange phenomenon, Scotty T and the boys had the crowd on it’s feet.  Fantanstic job guys.  Can’t wait to see ya all back next summer.

We’re gearing up for a busy weekend ahead. 

Join us Saturday morning for our last Harvest.  Or visit us in Laconia during the Laconia Days festival.  Or, enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the winery with the Full House Band from 4-8pm.  We’ll be serving our warm mulled wine.

No.  It’s not that funny weed.  It’s a progressive form of bluegrass called New Grass.  That’s right folks.  New Grass is one of two major sub-genres of bluegrass music.   Join us on Saturday for an afternoon with Old Truck Revival from 4-8pm.  You don’t just tap your foot, your whole body taps.  It’s lively, it’s fun, and it wakes up every one of your sleeping bluegrass cells and invites your body, heart, and soul to join the party.  These guys take that old generations-past style bluegrass and bridge the gap to generation-now.

Join Best Vineyards and the other wineries along Indiana Uplands Wine Trail for celebration of Indiana food and wine.  Enjoy an evening of delectable bites from three area chefs during a food and wine challenge where you pick the winner.  Sip mouthwatering cocktails from an award winning mixologist featuring Indiana grown wines.  Learn about the exciting new Indiana Uplands AVA and what it means to Indiana.  Taste foods prepared by local artisans.  And, sample a selection of the award winning wines from the wineries of the Uplands Wine Trail.

Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the “Local Growers Guild.”  The Guild serves to strengthen the local food economy and raise awareness of local food and the farm-to-table philosophy by promoting Indiana food producers and farms among retailers and patrons, providing grower education, and advocating for small farms on a state and national level.  Our contribution to the silent auction is based on the theme, “What are little boys made of?  It includes an over-sized baby quilt, a mini Radio Flyer wagon, a fold’n’store Radio Flyer tricycle, a framed print, and a hand crafted stuffed puppy.

As the Full House band began to set up their equipment and start their  sound checks before their performance on Saturday, the neighborhood gators started crawling in.  Even the brief shower couldn’t stop this group from having fun.  A big thanks to all the folks who came out to enjoy the music.  If you missed them this past weekend, be sure to check them out again on October 12.

The Chosen 6ix rocked the lawn on Saturday, June 22.  This group of youngsters did an awesome job.  A crowd of family, friends and dedicated wine connoisseurs were on hand to cheer the band on during their first official performance at the winery.  Their set list even included an original song written by their teacher/director, Marty Hublar.  

If you missed the group, don’t worry.  They will be back on September 28th.

The Best family donated 10% of the days proceeds to the American Cancer Society in memory of their cousin, Cassie Jean Haggard-Gill, who passed away on June 19th.