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The Liberty Tribune

Our blog consists of vineyard happenings, winemaking insights, event highlights, 
and selected quotes from Founders!
 

Nick Gardner
 
November 19, 2024 | Nick Gardner

November Newsletter

HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!!

 
In this Issue:
  • Nov Case Special: 2016 Cab "Nathanael Greene"
  • Now Shipping to 41 States!
  • Wine Club Party Recipes
  • Harvest Recap
 CASE SPECIAL

November Case Special - Ends Nov 30th!

25% off of a case (12 bottles) of our 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon featuring Nathanael Greene on the label.
(wine club members get their discount ON TOP of the sales price!)

Join Wine Club for maximum discount.

Tasting Notes: Imbued with a deep garnet hue, this hand-harvested, limited production Cab has a ripe palate of blackberries, currants and cassis with herbal notes in the aroma and subtle hints of menthol and spearmint.  Full-bodied with structured tannins and good acidity, the wine has velvet mouthfeel with a strong backbone. 
Pairing ideas:  Grilled meats, duck with fruit, lamb, sharp flavorful cheeses, dark chocolate.

2016 Cab Label
SHIPPING UNIVERSE

Expanded Shipping Options

In time for holiday personal and business gift giving, we are pleased to announce that we've partnered with VinoShipper to broaden our shipping to 30 additional states (map red) - 41 in all!  We are working to integrate the new platform but wanted to launch now for the holiday season.
We'd love to be your wine gift source for 2024 and the wine at your holiday soirées - stay tuned for more specials and gift packs!

The website is in transition but the key is the state you're shipping to :
If shipping to CA, CO, DC, FL, MA, MN, MT, NY, TX, OR, WA, no change, click here.
If shipping to AK, AZ, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VT, WI, WV, WY, shop here.

Details:
As you might know, compliance for alcohol shipping is a 50 state gauntlet with each state having different licenses, fees, taxes, and reporting deadlines.  Liberty has its own license in CA, CO, DC, FL, MA, MN, MT, NY, TX, OR, and WA. 
The new VinoShipper alliance enables us to ship to AK, AZ, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VT, WI, WV, WY as well. 
(Shipping to AR, AL, CT, DE, MS, MI, NJ, RI, UT not currently available on either platform).

As always, please contact us if you need any help!

 CLUB

Fun Day! Thanks to everyone who attended the Harvest + Halloween Pickup Party!  We hope you enjoyed the new wines and homemade food pairings.

Here is the menu, we posted several of the recipes on the website (links below):

'Spooky' Pairings Wine
'Graveyard Clippings'
(Apple Pecan Salad)
2023 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc "Carpenters' Hall"
'Embalming Fluid'
(Pumpkin Corn Chowder)
2022 Zinfandel "Lexington and Concord"
'Casserole of Jaundice'
(Butternut Squash Bake)
2019 Syrah "John Laurens"

'Boo-schetta'
(Bruschetta)

2019 Declaration blend "Samuel Adams"
'Autopsy Plate'
(Charcuterie)
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon "Nathanael Greene"

Next event: Spring Pickup Party (tba, April 2025)

Not a member yet?  Join / More info here.

  Autopsy Plate.  
Thanks for the positive feedback on the wine club gift this shipment - the Paul Revere ornament - we hope to make a Rev War ornament an annual tradition for the Nov shipment.  Send us pics of your tree or wherever you place him!)
 VINEYARD

 

A Wonderful (and Lengthy!) Harvest

We picked half of the Sauvignon Blanc plants on Sunday August 25th ... and finished with the Cab on Halloween - most extended ever, thanks to gyrating temps!

Many vineyards reported lower yields (fewer tons per acre), attributed to a late frost and some heat spikes this summer.  We were pleased to have a bountiful crop for Sauv Blanc, Malbec, and Cab, normal yields in all others with the exception of Zin - which was a smaller crop than last year, but still great looking fruit!

For more pics, videos, and updates, please follow us on Insta, Facebook, and X/Twitter.

History Dates:
December 5th:  End of Prohibition Day
December 15th: Bill of Rights Day
December 16th: Boston Tea Party anniversary

 

Saúde !! (Portugues toast)

- Nick and the Liberty Team


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Patrick Henry
 
November 13, 2024 | Patrick Henry

Guard Liberty

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty."

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Benjamin Franklin
 
November 6, 2024 | Benjamin Franklin

A Nation of the Well Informed

"A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.  It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."

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Benjamin Rush
 
October 23, 2024 | Benjamin Rush

No Law, No Liberty

"Where there is no law, there is no liberty."

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Dr. Joseph Warren
 
October 16, 2024 | Dr. Joseph Warren

Liberty Preserved

"I must indulge a hope that Britain's liberty, as well as ours, will eventually be preserved by the virtue of America."
-1775

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James Madison
 
October 9, 2024 | James Madison

Popular Government

"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both."

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John Adams
 
October 2, 2024 | John Adams

Liberty Preservation

"Liberty cannot be preserved with a general knowledge among the people."

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Alexander Hamilton
 
September 25, 2024 | Alexander Hamilton

Common Sense v Conjecture

"When we leave common sense and give ourselves up to conjecture, there can be no certainty, no security in our reasonings."

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Nick Gardner
 
September 17, 2024 | Nick Gardner

September Newsletter

Harvest has Started!!

 
In this Issue:
  • Oct 26 Party: Harvest + Halloween + Club Pickup
  • Harvest 2024 Images
  • Constitution Day = Sept 17th
  • Discount on BevHats
 CLUB

Next Wine Club is the November Veterans Day shipment.
This shipment will feature the release of the 2019 vintage.

Save the DateWine Club Pickup Party will be...
Saturday October 26th
1-4pm

A celebration of Harvest and Halloween -
TRICKS (games; crafting options; kids and costumes welcome!) 
TREATS
 (wine, light food pairings)

FREE for Wine Club members

Please RSVP to info@libertycellars.com by 10/19/24.

For those who choose shipping, shipments are scheduled to go out Monday 11/4/24 (weather permitting).

Not a member yet?  Join / More info here.

Our other harvest!  We expanded the pumpkin patch this year, including some interesting varietals.
  
 VINEYARD
Liberty Cellars harvest 2024 Sauv Blanc

Harvest ! ! !

We picked half of the Sauvignon Blanc plants on Sunday August 25th and the other half on September 3rd, yielding a total of 2.8 tons.  We pick at night so the fruit stays cool and doesn't breakdown before processing the next day. We pick on two different dates as part of our plan to differentiate two styles of SB again this year - one leaning fresher+green+crisp at 23.5 brix and the other trending lush+tropical at ~25 brix!

The Zin was picked on the evening of September 16th under a full harvest moon!

The rest of the red varietals are getting there:  Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Syrah.  

For more pics, videos, and updates, please follow us on Insta, Facebook, and X/Twitter.

 

 HISTORY

September 17 = Constitution Day

Constitution Day is a federal observance that commemorates the U.S. Constitution. It is observed on September 17, the day 39 people signed the Constitution.
Our label figures (to date!) who signed:  George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris.

More at https://constitutioncenter.org/education/constitution-faqs

 DISCOUNTS

BevHat
10% off for Liberty Cellars members on bevhat.com.
Use promo code LIBERTY10.

BevHat

Custom Liberty Cellars BevHats available on our Merchandise Page.

Prost !! (German toast)

- Nick and the Liberty Team


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We now ship to:  CA, CO, DC, FL, MA, MO, MN, MTNYOR, PA, TX, VA, WA... and growing!
Photo credits: history.nycourts.gov and Gail A!

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John Jay
 
September 15, 2024 | John Jay

We The People

"America belongs to 'We the People'.  It does not belong to Congress.  It doesn't belong to special interest groups.  It does not belong to the courts.  It belongs to 'We the People'.

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