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Monthly: July 2009

It's Cherry Time!

Did you know that there are approximately 7,000 cherries per tree? And that a typical cherry pie contains 250 cherries? That's a lot of cherries!
At Black Star Farms we use a variety of sweet and tart cherries in our Cherry Wine, Sirius Cherry Dessert Wine, and our Cherry Eau-de-Vie fruit brandy. All of these products [...]

Another Yummy BBQ!

Hats off to Corey, Street, Lee, and Ellie for cooking a fabulous spread of food for this summer's annual wine club only BBQ.   The weather cleared up, the food was delicious, and the wine was a flowin'.   It was a festive evening on the farm in Suttons Bay. 
The BBQ dinner is one of the two [...]

Local Food and Local Wine

Join us at our new café, Hearth & Vine, on the farm in Suttons Bay. The café opened Memorial Day weekend under the name Fire & Vine. Turns out there is another Fire & Vine café in Virginia almost 1,000 miles away!  We have no intention to use other people’s trademarks, and there is no [...]

Dog Days of Summer

The 40 "dog days" of summer officially began on July3rd and they run until August 11th. They are named for Sirius – the Dog Star – in the constellation Canis Major which shines most brightly during this period. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed the star was responsible for the heat and blamed it for [...]

New Releases

We've recently released new vintages of two old favorite wines, 2008 Arcturos Pinot Noir Rose and 2008 Arcturos Sur Lie Chardonnay.  Here's how our winemaker, Lee Lutes, describes them:
2008 Arcturos Pinot Noir Rose – $13.50

"We make this dry rose only in riper vintages and in small quantities.  Bright, fresh berry and watermelon fruit notes [...]




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