Clarksville VIPs at Beachaven Winery
Holiday Open House Story by Stacy Leiser Photography by Shanna Morris
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t was an all-day party at Beachaven Vineyards & Winery’s Holiday Open House. Held just 12 days before Christmas, the event drew wine enthusiasts, holiday revelers and Christmas shoppers alike. Although the event typically draws more than 500 people, it has an intimate, family feel. In addition to live Christmas music, the Holiday Open House featured delectable hors d’oeuvres handmade by the winery’s staff themselves, and of course plenty of selections from Beachaven’s range of wines. Ed and Louisa Cooke own the 30-year-old winery, which will be celebrating its three decades in 2016 in a variety of ways. A 30th-anniversary coin is now available for purchase for $30. All year, coin holders enjoy 10 percent off regularly priced purchases and get invites to special events. At Jazz on the Lawn, Beachaven’s free outdoor concert series that runs May-October each year, coin holders get VIP parking. They’ll also get special perks at the multi-winery 30th birthday bash planned for June. The first VIP event is planned for Valentine’s Day. Coin holders are invited to attend a champagne tasting 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, and take home a signature Beachaven champagne flute for free. The public is also invited to attend for $5 per person. Beachaven is Clarksville’s only winery, and its wines win awards across the region year after year, as well as bringing home medals from the Indy International wine competition. Their selection includes dry, semi-sweet and dessert wines.
Shirley Wimmer & Madalyn Ketron
Ashley Burchett & Whitney Wilson
Eric Gilliand, Ava Vienneau & Jane Carpenter
Jennifer Lietzau & Dave Behrmann
Tammy Branter, LaDonna Loving, Karen Jackson, Darlene Rasca & Joy Huggins
Beachaven’s list of wines: Syrah | Cabernet Sauvignon | Merlot Barrelhead Red | Chambourcin | Chardonel Chardonnay | Classic White | Riesling Budbreak Blush | Melody | Tempo | Jazz Harmony | Gov’s Red | Gov’s White Golden Rose | Cumberland White | Bartister’s Red | Barrister’s White | Heavenly Peach Blackberry | Blues Descriptions of each of the wines can be found online at www.beachavenwinery.com, or you can visit the winery in person for free tastings and tours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Located at 1100 Dunlop Lane, Beachaven Vineyards & Winery can be reached by phone at 931-645-8867. Cassie Brooksher & Amanda Brooksher
James Parker & Ellen Beach FEBRUARY 2016 •
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