Ingredients for Your Best July 4th Celebration
Independence Day is just a few short days away. While you’re busy making plans to see the new “Independence Day” movie, attend your county’s fireworks display or put on your own, the one thing you can’t forget is the food!
As is our custom on this blog, I’ve compiled some great red, white & blue recipes and decorations so you can have the best party on the block this Monday. Let’s dive in!
Drinks are first: Vodka Lemonade Slushies from And They Cooked Happily Ever After
And for the kids, Triple Berry Smoothies from In Katrina’s Kitchen
Appetizer: Firework Fruit Kabobs from Spark Recipes (Seriously these are just too cute to resist. Dust off your Christmas cookie cutters to make the watermelon stars!)
Then it’s time for barbecue, or whatever your favorite July 4 dinner is. I’d opt for burgers, grilled corn and coleslaw myself! Then it’s time for glorious dessert and I’ve got too options for you:
First, the M&M Flag Cake from Two Sisters Crafting. The best part about this one is you can make the cake whatever flavor you want and you don’t lose the July 4 theme.
Or, you can make this delicious All-American Pie from Casey Leigh
Well, I guess I got a little carried away with all those recipes. But no fear, I won’t leave you without your DIY inspiration for decorations to light up your Red, White & Blue table! Here’s 20 easy craft ideas to make your home and table celebrate! Click here for the slideshow.
We at Rosella’s wish you all a wonderful Independence Day!
Mother’s Day Weekend, Wine Club Release 2016
Hello Wine Club Members!
Your 2012 Cabernet Reserve, aged an additional year – for a total of 3 years, is finally here! Like many of our wines, it’s one you won’t want to miss. Bring your Mom, or if you are a Mom, celebrate by experiencing this awesome pairing of Cabernet Reserve with a beef and mushrooms puff pastry in a Cabernet Reduction. Mark your calendars now. It’s a great way to spend a Mother’s Day weekend. It’s an official Wine Club Event – May 7th & 8th from 12-4pm, where we’ll be giving a flower to all Moms! Wine Club available for early pick up, April 28th 11-5.
We can’t wait to see you in the tasting room!
Rex, Sandi, Rowdy, & Lola Garoutte
**Note to Wine Club Members: If you are on our “shipper” list, your wine will arrive shortly. Pickup available early by contacting us at 541-846-6372. Release available for the month of May. If wines are not picked up, wine release will be charged to payment card on file and held for your convenience.
Cannons in the Vineyard!
Now there’s a combination you may not have heard of before! If you live somewhere near a vineyard, you may hear a cannon go off, and wonder what in the world is going on. Well, let us explain.
Birds are a wonderful part of nature. We love watching them fly and hearing them sing sweetly. But we do not love them eating our grapes. Thus, we have to find a way to scare off our feathered friends, so they’ll make a home elsewhere. Otherwise there wouldn’t be enough of Rosella’s amazing wine to go around!
There’s several ways to keep birds away. Netting, flash tape, fake hawks and other scare items, even electronic repellents…. But at Rosella’s we find cannons to be most efficient. Also, there’s no poison, chemicals or traps involved, which means although we’re scaring our flying friends, we’re not hurting them — and we’re taking care of the environment.
The sonic blast is as loud as an ambulance siren or jackhammer, which will send any bird or pest heading away from the vineyard. We realize this could be startling to anyone nearby, so we make sure to educate our neighbors on when we’ll be using them.
We hope you enjoyed this little bit of trivia! If you have any questions, head on down to Rosella’s and say hi.
Applegate Valley Wine Trail
