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HERO!

 

Harvest Ridge Winery is very excited to announce the release of our Hero wine! Not only is this a new delicious semi-sweet white wine added to our wine list it is an opportunity to help support our local military. This wine will be used as a fundraiser for active duty and veterans of our military. The proceeds of this fundraiser will be Hero Hunts.

For every bottle of wine sold, a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Hero-Hunts Foundation.  Hero-Hunts is a volunteer ran non-profit organization that provides outdoor experiences to those men and women who have sacrificed to protect our freedom.  Every dollar donated goes directly to active duty, veterans, and their families.  In the past, Hero-Hunts has hosted guided deer hunts, artisanal sausage making, deer butchering classes, and family vacations to Disney World.

We at Harvest Ridge Winery feel that such an important mission deserves a release party on the same weekend as our Nations’ birth.  Freedom is not free, not in 1776 and not in 2021.

BBQ Dessert Ready!

This month’s recipe comes from our amazing photographer, Lauren!

This recipe has been a staple in her family at every function and it always a huge hit! It’s versatile and works in every season. She makes it as a sweet treat at summer BBQs, Thanksgiving and its even made it way to Harvest Ridge’s employee Christmas party!

It can be eaten cold or warm (Lauren enjoys it cold). Her mother passed this recipe down to her, we hope you enjoy it with your families as much as we do with ours!

6 slices of stale white bread
20 oz can of crushed pineapple
2 sticks of softened butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs

Cream butter and sugar with fork. Add eggs and stir until smooth. Add pineapple (not drained) and mix. Fold in cubed stale bread until well blended. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.

 

We paired this recipe with our Gruvy, but it would be great with Pinot Gris or White Sangria!

French Toast Casserole

French Toast Casserole with Blue Hen Blue

Shannon Martin’s Family Recipe

 

Hello to all of our wonderful Harvest Ridge friends!

This month we wanted to share a little bit of our family with you. Shannon Martin, our Social Media Manager is sharing the recipe to her French Toast Casserole.

This recipe is famous in the Martin household and is present at every holiday breakfast. It originally came from Shannon’s mother-in-law, Anne Martin. Anne makes this every Christmas. French Toast Casserole is easy to prepare ahead of time and easy to double. Trust us you are going to need extra. French Toast Casserole is perfect for any brunch and pairs well with Blue Hen Blue, you can add seltzer if you want to make it fizzy!

Ingredient List

French Bread

For Mixture:

8 Eggs

2 cups Half and Half

2 Tbs Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

¼ tsp Cinnamon

¼ tsp Nutmeg

Topping:

1 cup Butter softened

1 cup Brown Sugar

2 Tbs Corn Syrup

½ tsp Cinnamon

½ tsp Nutmeg

Directions

Start off with a loaf of French or Challah Bread, it works best if it is stale.  Slice the bread and put in a greased 9×13 inch baking dish.

Next, combine eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, half and half, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the mixture over your bread, cover your baking dish, and put it in the refrigerator overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the softened butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and spices into a bowl use a hand mixer to blend for best results.  Spread the topping on the French Toast and bake for 40 minutes, according to my mother-in-law, for me it is closer to an hour. The top should be browned, and the egg mixture is completely cooked. Once fully cooked remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes. This is the perfect time to open a bottle of your favorite wine!

 

Chris Nunan said, “Once you made a recipe twice it became yours.” We would love for this recipe and many other to become yours!

 

Fields Of Dreams Food Truck

At Harvest Ridge Winery, we are always up to something new! We are excited to announce the Grand Opening of our very own food truck this Friday, September 25th at our Marydel, Delaware tasting room!

The name of the food truck is Fields Of Dreams, which comes from the vision of founder, Chuck Nunan, many years ago. When Chuck started planning for Harvest Ridge Winery, his vision was like the quote says “build it, and they will come.” If you have not seen that movie, we highly recommend it!

When you come out, you will meet Chef Mike Young, who is the culinary artist behind the menu. He comes to us with many years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry and we are beyond excited to have him on our team. The Menu will consist of delicious comfort food favorites.

We invite you to come out to the winery to welcome Chef Mike and enjoy some great wine and amazing food!

Hours for the food truck will be, Fridays 4pm – 8pm, Saturdays 12pm – 8pm and Sundays 12pm – 5pm.

 

Visit Us in Pennsylvania!

Visit us at our new tasting room location in Chester County, Pennsylvania! Located in Toughkenamon, PA, we are a short drive from Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs, Wilmington, and Newark.

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Red Line Red

In our efforts to recognize those in our community that serve us so selflessly, we are releasing Red Line Red. $3 from the sale of every bottle go to local firefighter organizations.

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Pennsylvania Tasting Room Update 3/12/18

It’s the little things, really. We never thought we would be enthusiastic about mopping a floor… or ordering toilet paper… or installing soap dispensers. But here we are! Knowing that we are getting down to the nitty gritty, moving past the big things like drywall and electrical, has us really excited.

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Pennsylvania Tasting Room Update 1/5/18

Wanna peek? Take a look at what’s happening INSIDE the Toughkenamon tasting room this week! Catch a glimpse of the tasting bar (it is over 40 feet long!) and the corner window. Now that construction is moving, it is really moving. Expect to see more frequent updates and pictures as things are changing daily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: We’ll be launching a wine club for our PA patrons. Soon you’ll be able to sign up for that online. Stay tuned for more information on that. 

 

Pennsylvania Tasting Room Update 12/8/17

Progress! Our building permits came through so we are excited to say that we anticipate things moving more quickly now. The floors in the tasting room are now complete. Floors are important! And work on the sidewalk and the outside of the building began this week.

Here is a teaser. Can you guess what this is or what it might be for? 

First Official Event for PA Tasting Room

We can’t invite you inside… yet. But that isn’t stopping us from getting outside, mingling with our neighbors, and celebrating the holidays with you all! We will be participating in the 1st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony for the village of Toughkenamon! It will be a great night filled with all the wonder, magic, and fun that the holidays bring.

 

The evening’s events will include:

 
Tree lighting will be at 6:30PM
Food from Natalie’s Fine Food and Catering
Hot cocoa and cookies with Shear Satisfaction
Santa will be arriving on a fire truck!
Caroling with the New Garden Elementary school choir
 
And we’ll be there with wine and cider!!
 
So come celebrate with us, outside our soon-to-be-opened tasting room in Toughkenamon, PA. 
 
1140 Newark Rd
Toughkenamon, PA 19374
Friday, December 1, 6-8PM

Pennsylvania Tasting Room Update 9/29/17

Get you first look inside what will be the NEW Harvest Ridge Winery tasting room and event space in Pennsylvania. Demo has begun. Look at it now, continue to follow the blog for updated construction pictures as we go, and get excited for news about our opening soon! 

Pennsylvania Tasting Room Update 9/15/17

Before the corks are popped, before toasts are made, and before the wine begins to flow, there is a LOT that has to happen to open a new tasting room. We went through much of the process when we opened the winery in Delaware. As we prepare to open a tasting room in Pennsylvania, we have to do many of the same things (e.g. fill out lots and lots of paperwork), but also do some other things because it is a tasting room vs. a winery and it is in a different state (i.e. different laws). As you continue to follow updates about the progress of the Toughkenamon tasting room, we will include updates of the exciting things like opening dates (cheers and excitement, yay!) and more mundane but necessary things like permit applications (sad trombone noise, wah-wah). That way you can be in on all of it along with us: the good, the bad, and the ugly. 

Here’s a list of what we have been doing so far. In no particular order:

  • Finding the right location
  • Hiring architects and contractors
  • Beginning the search for more staff
  • Drawing up plans
  • Deciding what the feel of the tasting room will be
  • Researching, brainstorming, and taking notes on design. Keeping track of what we like and what inspires us.
  • Obtain PLCB (Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board) licenses
  • Making sure we know the laws of the area regarding taxes, shipping, etc.
  • Begin to think ahead — event schedules, wine club, budgets, etc.
  • Brainstorming on how to maximize profits and make this new location successful
  • Brainstorm about how to begin to generate buzz and bring awareness to the new location
  • Obtain permits (e.g. conditional use and building permits from the township)
  • Training new staff
  • Building a team in Pennsylvania
  • Working to plan and schedule grand opening

All of these tasks are part of an ever growing checklist that we continue to tweak, revisit, and revise as we get excited to actually OPEN! We look forward to opening this new location, sharing our wine and tasting room experience with another part of our wine region, and working with the people and businesses of Chester County to become an integral part of that community.

Thanks for being part of our journey.