Redbud awards—

Yes, we are proud and brag, but we also want to thank 701Corp.com who took our ideas and the vision we had in our heads and made it work. To our families who had to live with us while we changed, corrected, read out loud, discussed and then changed it again. To the inventor of Post-It –Notes, yep, that is how we organized our content and buttons---everything we wanted we wrote on separate Post Its, then organized them into file folders representing the pull downs (buttons).

Our website is the hub or our social media, where we can refer customers to find everything about us and even where we can check on ourselves. We feel the way we set it up makes it easy to look around and explore from our Bistro menu, to wine terms. Please check it out for yourself at Summersidevineyards.com.

Helping to make tourism in Oklahoma better, and then to put it in a format to be judged can only help us to improve.

Watch out because  in 2013 we, at Summerside are planning a clean sweep of all Redbud Awards, oh yea, a clean sweep. OK, maybe we will not win them all but there are things we know we could be doing better---so, let the games for 2013 begin.

 

 

OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

May 9, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sandy Pantlik

Phone: 405-230-8402 or 405-990-4054 (cell)

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(Photos of Redbud award and merit winners are available upon request.)

 

2012 Redbud Awards Honor Oklahoma's Top Tourism Entities

(Oklahoma City, Okla.) – Oklahoma's top tourism attractions, events, programs and organizations were honored during the annual Redbud Awards held Tuesday, May 8 in Oklahoma City. The awards represent the highest honor given in the Oklahoma tourism industry.

Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and Discover Oklahoma television show host Jenifer Reynolds presented awards to 32 winners during a special evening gala held at the Oklahoma History Center.

More than 100 Redbud entries in 16 categories were evaluated by a slate of out-of-state tourism industry and marketing professionals. Judging criteria covered customer service and experience, marketing effectiveness, media relations, variety of audiences reached, value, and overall creativity. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department partners with the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association to present the annual Redbud Awards.

The Redbud Awards were held during National Tourism Week (May 5 – 13) which recognizes the importance of tourism to the national and local economies. Direct travel expenditures in Oklahoma generate more than $6.2 billion for the state's economy annually and support jobs for 74,900 residents.

A full list of 2012 Redbud Award winners by category is included below.

2012 Redbud Award Winners

 

Outstanding Agritourism Attraction

Redbud: Country Cottage Primitives and Lavender Farm, Shawnee

 

Best Social media Campaign

Redbud (Tie): The American Banjo Museum

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

 

Best Brochure or Publication: Trifold or Single Sheet brochure:

Redbud: Ardmore Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

Best Brochure or Publication: 11 pages or more

Redbud: Frontier Country Marketing Association

 

Best Overall Marketing Campaign

Redbud: Muskogee Chamber of Commerce and Tourism

 

Best Website

Redbud: Summerside Vineyards, Winery & Meadery, Vinita

Outstanding Media Coverage: Broadcast

Redbud: Craig Day, KOTV News on 6

 

Outstanding Media Coverage: Print

Redbud: The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa

 

Best Partnerships

Redbud: Arbuckle Simpson Nature Festival, Tishomingo

 

Outstanding Attraction

Redbud: Oklahoma City Zoo

 

Outstanding New Attraction

Redbud (Tie): Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid

Chickasaw Nation, Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur

 

Outstanding Lodging Property

Redbud: Pine Lodge Resort, Grand Lake

 

Outstanding Temporary Exhibit

Redbud: Chisholm Trail Heritage Center, Duncan

 

Outstanding Event

Redbud (Tie): Ponca City Herb Festival

Okie Noodling Tournament, Pauls Valley

 

Outstanding New Event

Destination Claremore, Claremore Convention & Visitors Bureau

Redbud: Legends Weekend, Stillwater Convention & Visitors Bureau, Stillwater

 

Tourism Organization of the Year

Redbud: Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau

It is that time of year to get in the mood for the Renaissance Fair in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As for the last several years Summerside Vineyards will be there. Each year we suggest our Ambassadors use Old English and in 2010--Betty S. attended The Castle Dialect Class, shared her notes with us. Also, here you will find a few keys points from Renaissance Web Reference.  

The Castle in Muskogee is a wonderful time for all ages. So get your costumes ready, start practicing on your Old English so a merry time at the fair will be had by all. Summerside will again be located in the Clock Tower (wine and mead tasting) and also the Italian Quarter (Italian sandwiches, fruit trays and Wine-A-Ritas). The fair is open every weekend from April 28^th through May 28^th.

When to Use "Thou"

1. Those below you on the chain.
2. Those to whom you are especially close (family members, best friends, lovers, etc.).
3. Those of your own rank whom you wish to insult.
4. God, because in Period thought, there is nobody closer to you than God.

Use "you" with the following:

1. Those above you on the Great Chain. Always call the King and Queen "you!"
2. Those with whom you are doing business.
3. Those to whom you wish to show respect for any reason (admiration, personal threat, etc.)

How to Use "Thou"

I	play
thou	playest
he/she/it	playeth
we	play
you	play
they	play

Contractions

Avoid using modern-sounding contractions:

• don't
• can't
• won't
• ain't
• I'll
• it's

Use instead the un-contracted forms ("do not," "can not," etc.)

Other contractions that can be used, however:

• 'tis
• 'twill
• 'twould
• is't
• was't
• shan't
• to't (that's "to it")
• e're
• ne're

The Dreaded Letters, and Other Things to Avoid

Substituting a Period term, such as "'tis well," "most well," "very well," "goodly then," or even "all right" and not use “OK.”

Avoid: the word "fun" use "merriment" or "merry"; the phrase "you guys," and all "-up" expressions ("put up," "clean up," or especially "shut up").

Forming Negatives

 "Explode" the contraction to "do not" or "will not.” OR simply insert the "not" into the sentence almost anywhere after the verb.  "Give me not an ale."

Imperatives

 "Give you me that," or "Give thou that unto me," depending on whom you are speaking to.

Reflexives

"I will go to the privies."	becomes	"I will take me to the privies."
"He went to court."	becomes	"He betook him to court."
"She drank an ale."	becomes	"She drank her an ale."

 "aye" for "yes"

 "nay" for "no."

“pray” for “please.”

Drop "to"

"Give it to me."	becomes	"Give it me."
"I will show it to thee."	becomes	"I will show it thee."

Adding "Do"

"We find it to our liking."		becomes	"We do find it to our liking."
"Thou playest well."		becomes	"Thou dost play well."
"He hath a fine leg."		becomes	"He doth have a fine leg."

Greetings and Farewells

A simple way of adding a Period flavor to your speech is the use of a proper greeting. Period greetings include:

• Good morrow!
• Good day!
• God save you!

A proper farewell is also useful. Remember, this is the last thing the patrons will hear from you, so it is always good to leave them with a Period phrase in their ears!

• Farewell!
• God speed!
• God save you!

Pick a greeting and a farewell for your character. You can use one of the above, or create one that reflects your character's profession (for example, a tavern maid might open conversation with "'Tis a good day for drinkin'"). 

ALL WINES AND MEADS PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY SUMMERSIDE VINEYARDS & WINERY, & MEADERY

 

WINE

DRY       

2009 Rosé of Chambourcin, “Born to be Wild” Steppenwolf. “Looking for adventure.”                                

2010 Pinot Grigio, “Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones. A little wild but classy.                                                 

                          

2009 Riesling, “That Will Be the Day” Buddy Holly and The Crickets. Lively with a message

Route 66 Red, “Respect” Aretha Franklin. Always strong with great moves.                                                    

2010 Chambourcin, “Aways on My Mind” Willie Nelson (special thanks to Marsha). Bold and strong.

SEMI-DRY

2009 Riesling, “ Dancing in the Streets” Martha and The Vandellas. A party all the time.

2011 Pinot Grigio, “Under the Boardwalk” The Drifters. A total surprise of fun.

2009 Dam Red, “Great Balls of Fire” Jerry Lee Lewis. Robust.                                                                          

SEMI-SWEET

2010 Vignoles, “Do You Think I’m Sexy?” Rod Stewart. This wine even has a little sparkle of sexy.

Route 66 Kicksass, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce. No other song even comes close.

Velvet, “When a Man Loves a Woman” Percy Sledge. Just beautiful and smooth.

All American Road, “Born In the USA”Bruce Springsteen. The name of the wine says it all.

SWEET

2010 Riesling, “You’re the One That I Want” Olivia Newton John. Everyone loves this one and everyone wants to sing along with their pretend microphone.

2011 White Cloud, “The Kiss” Faith Hill. Playful, fruity but yet light with a strong message.

Beautiful, “California Girl” Beach Boys. Refreshing and full of surprises

Tantalizing Tana Lou, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Beatles. Explodes with flavor, but yet a pretty blush color.

Hard Cider, “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis. Nothing fake, the truth.                                                                                                              

Sunset, “Happy Together” The Turtles (special thanks to Jackie). Smooth and playful.                                  

Blackberry, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” Elvis. What all wish for in our lives.

Raspberry, “Do You Believe in Magic?” The Lovin’ Spoonful. Fun and delightful.

DESSERT        

2004 Vintage Cabernet Franc, “Killing Me Sofly With His Song” Roberta Flack. Rich full-bodied.

Butler’s Choice, “Georgia on My Mind” Ray Charles. Rich, luscious, deep and aged well.

Cream Sherry, “With Or Without You” U2.  Warm and soft.

 

MEAD

DRY

Holly Honey, “Dancing Queen” ABBA. Building strength and boldness.

SEMI-DRY

Cyser  (honey and apples), “Good Vibrations” The Beach Boys. All American taste of wildflowers and alfalfa with apples, you know every taste in it.

100% Texas Guajillo Honey, “Yellow Rose of Texas”  Traditional Texas Folk Song.

SEMI-SWEET

Pyment  (honey and grapes), “What’s Going On?” Marvin Gaye. Taste the honey and the grapes, now the honey now the grapes…a wonderful blend of flavors you know.

100% Goldenrod Honey, “My Girl” The Temptations. Solid, but yet light and so easy.

Wild Betty Blackberry Mead, “Wild Thing” The Troggs. Our first and a crowd hit. Full of surprises.

SWEET

Orange Blossom Honey, “Canon in D” Pachelbel. Love in a bottle. A touch of sparkel makes it tastes like a wedding.

February 1st is a BIG day for Summerside Vineyards, on that day we start self-distribution, that means we control when liquor stores will receive our wines because we will get it there ourselves.

 

No middle man.

Summerside Wholesale Ambassadors go to stores and get orders or stores can call the winery (918-256-3000) and order; and shortly, stores will be able to order on line.

No waiting days or weeks for the orders to be delivered. This is new and WONDERFUL so spread the word.

Summerside Rt66 Fruit Wines and Meads will be what we self-distribute at this time, they are listed below. What a great time of year for stores to know they can get Rt66 Raspberry Wine for Valentine's Day. Or Hard Apple Cider can be purchased to go with cheddar cheese appetizers. Or for a wedding shower, Orange Blossom Mean can be served because one can purchase it from their local liquor store.

We also offer to stores who carry us, Facebook* time. We have over 2000 fans on Facebook, not bad for a little winery/meadery in Oklahoma. For added support we also offer on our website Shelf Talkers** so that liquor stores and their customers will know our wines better. Some of our labels even have QR Codes *** telling more about the product.

So please contact your local liquor store and tell them that Summerside Vineyards Winery and Meadery will start tomorrow with self- distribution.

If you are a liquor store and would like a trained Summerside Whole Ambassador to call on you, just send a request or questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We offer for wholesale our:

Summerside Rt66 Fruit Wines:

Sweet

Hard Apple Cider

Raspberry

Blackberry

Summerside Rt66 Meads:

Dry

Traditional (Holly Honey only)

Semi-Dry

Cyser (Oklahoma Wildflower -Alfalfa Honey and apples)

Guajillo {100% Texas Guajillo Honey, a cousin to Mesquite)

Semi-Sweet

Pyment (Oklahoma Wildflower - Alfalfa Honey and grapes)

Traditional (Goldenrod Honey only)

Melomel ("Wild Betty," Clover Honey and wild blackberries)

Sweet

Traditional (Orange Blossom Honey, carbonated)

 

*Facebook, please "Like". http://www.facebook.com/summersidewinery

**Shelf Talkers to download and then print. http://www.summersidevineyards.com/shop/liquor-retail-stores/shelf-talkers

***QR Codes, what are they? Check our February eNewsletter (we send it out to over 5000 readers each month). http://www.summersidevineyards.com/hot-news/enewsletters

Wine Tasting Sheet http://www.summersidevineyards.com/wines-a-meads/tasting-sheets

Mead Tasting Sheet http://www.summersidevineyards.com/wines-a-meads/tasting-sheets/mead

2000th “Like” on Facebook.

Can you believe it? We are so excited, this was a goal we made, but never dreamed we would make, come on you know you make goals and never dream they will happen (thanks Lisa). 2000 may not sound like much to you but two years ago we didn’t even know how to log onto Facebook (ask my daughter). We also had no idea how much this social media devise could help us learn and promote.

Thanks to you (if you have Liked us) this means we are doing something right. This shows us that people care about Summerside Vineyards, Marsha and Gary (owners), wine knowledge, and yes even Oklahoma liquor laws.

We have tried to post quotes about wine and mead to get you to think; a few wine/mead lessons are sprinkled in along the way to get you to try; posting of events and festivals to get you to do. Even reposting or “Sharing” events to support the great state of Oklahoma, Historic  Rt66 and yes, even other wineries.

Facebook is where we now turn to see what people are saying about us, we have learned things from those that “Like” us---things we are doing good and things that we are doing not so good and need to change.

If you have not checked us out and “Liked” us, I suggest you do it now at http://www.facebook.com/summersidewinery?sk=app_4949752878 .

And as we start this New Year we vow to continue to help educated and to support Oklahoma wines and meads.

Salute’ to you.

Christmas Cake Recipe - for those of you who can't remember last year's cake recipe.

Ingredients:  

*  2 cups flour

* 1 stick butter

* 1 cup of water

* 1 tsp baking soda

* 1 cup of sugar

* 1 tsp salt

* 1 cup of brown sugar

* Lemon juice

* 4 large eggs  

* Nuts

* 2 bottles of wine

* 2 cups of dried fruit

Sample the wine to check quality Take a large bowl, check the wine again. To be

sure it is of the highest quality, pour one
level cup and drink.

Repeat.

Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one

teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the wine is

still OK. Try another cup... Just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2
eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

Pick the frigging fruit up off floor. Mix on the turner.. If the fried druit

gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the wine to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt or something. Check the wine. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table.. Add a spoon of sugar, or some fink. Whatever you can find.

Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't

forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window.

Finish the wine and wipe counter with the cat.



Take a taxi to Tesco and buy cake..



Bingle Jells



This was sent to me by email from a cousin in Georgia.

WineAmerica Supports Federal Bill That Allows USPS to Deliver Wine to Consumers

 

The Senate recently introduced S. 1789, the "21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011."

 

The bill would allow "a licensed winery" to ship via USPS "in accordance with the law of the state, territory, or district of the United States where the addressee or a duty authorized agent takes delivery." Wineries would gain the ability to ship through USPS to consumers, provided they followed state shipping laws with respect to licensing, tax payment, and regulatory control.

 

WineAmerica supports the goals of the bill because the provision would give wineries and consumers greater access and choice with respect to the delivery of wine subject to state shipping law.

See the full report here http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102037603213-199/Postal+Service+Act.pdf .

On Saturday, December 3^rd, from 11:00am - 4:00pm, Summerside Vineyards will do something we have never done. While having our annual Open House with our traditional door prizes, hot mulled wine we will be hosting a trade show in our wine cellar.

For the trade show we have invited women owned businesses from the area to set up booths so that you can support them while doing your one stop shopping.

Those businesses include:

Cookie Lee Jewelry

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Pampered Chef

Scentsy

Celebrating Home

Thin Again

Tastefully Simple

Mimi’s Homemade Fudge

 

Come tomorrow, visit the booths in the back, try some Made In Oklahoma Wine and Mead, take your time enjoy the live music of the Smith Brothers while having lunch in our Bistro. Free gift wrapping on wine and mead purchases.

*******And during the BEDLAM Game we will have FREE Chips and Salsa in our Bistro.*******