News, Views & Reviews of the Hoosier Wine Scene

Welcome to Indiana Winery . . . your road map to the Hoosier wine landscape featuring in-state wineries, information, interviews and more. Written by the authors of Indiana Wineries (forthcoming by Blue River Press, May 2015), we hope you will visit here often for travel and tasting tips, guides and detailed information about Indiana's vibrant and growing wine scene.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

A Day at Stream Cliff Farm

My day at Stream Cliff Farm & Winery in southern Indiana was delightful. In addition to some fine southern hospitality I was blessed by beautiful scenery and new friends. Thank you, Betty, for your kindness.

This past weekend represented the end of the fall season for the farm and garden area, but the Stream Cliff Winery remains open through most of the winter.

Any visit to Stream Cliff will be rewarded with some very nice wines.  In addition to the top flight fruit wines presented here, patrons will also find a Merlot that is fruity and soft and a very fine Cabernet Sauvignon (California) that is deep and balanced, dry and complex.  

The tasting room at Stream Cliff also offers an assortment of treats, including chocolate truffles that go well with a glass of wine.  

Check out the Stream Cliff website or subscribe to the newsletter for the most up-to-date information on upcoming events.  


Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Indiana Wineries Conversation

Special thanks to WISH-TV (8) for the interview segment on Indy Style. We enjoyed the opportunity to tell others in central Indiana about the Hoosier wineries and what they have to offer. We had fun, also, searching through our small wine cellar in search of Indiana wines we could display, and we tried to show samples from north, south and central areas.


http://wishtv.com/2015/10/13/indiana-wineries/

If you look closely at the segment you can see labels from Shady Creek (north), Easley, Mallow Run, Oliver, Butler, Chateau Thomas (central) as well as Huber and French Lick (south).  We enjoy all of these wineries very much--not just the wines, but the ambiance, owners, special events, and food pairings. 

If you've not yet visited a winery in your area, make this fall a first. Beautiful time of the year to enjoy the colors, the aura, and of course the wines!

Some of our upcoming appearances and books signings for this fall include:

Saturday, Oct 24, Stream Cliff Farm & Winery 10a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7, Barnes & Noble, Metropolis, Plainfield, 2-6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14, Easley Winery, Indianapolis, 2-5 p.m.

Happy Tastings!

~Todd & Becky Outcalt

Friday, October 2, 2015

From Italy With Love

It's been a year since we traveled through Italy enjoying Tuscan wines and amazing cuisine. But our return to Indiana also landed us in good stead with Hoosier vintages. We still have a large trove of Indiana labels in our wine cellar and hope to enjoy the same this fall.

While the super Tuscans were amazing in their own right, and the house wines of Italy never disappointed, we are looking forward to enjoying some of the following in the coming weeks.

Oliver Winery--Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Briali--Bada Bing Cherry
Buck Creek Winery--Pinot Grigio
Brown County Winery--Blackberry
Butler Winery--Peach

Additionally, here is an interview we recently completed with Blue River Press.

http://www.brpressbooks.com/qa-indiana-wineries/


Happy Tastings
~Todd & Becky