Beloved readers, I am so excited about this week's giveaway!
What is it, you ask?
Hints:
A magic elixir.
Mama's little helper.
Made by some of my favorite people in the world.
The only SMJ giveaway you need to be 21 to enter.
I can't believe that I am lucky enough to offer two winners each a very special bottle of wine from the Hayfork Wine Company: one bottle of the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and one bottle of the 2008 Petite Sirah.
Made by our dear friends Haley Wight and her husband, Erik Dodd, these incredibly delicious wines are made in limited quantity...you aren't going to stumble on these bottles at your local Trader Joe's! Hayfork wines are worth saving and savoring with great friends on a notable occasion, or just sharing with your sweetie on a special Saturday. Haley is in the sixth generation of farmers to grow grapes on her family's land in St. Helena, California and her love for the land and the work she is doing with her husband is evident in every sip of this wine.
Haley and her dad at harvest time in 1981.
Haley and her daughter on the family land.
The husband and I have been lucky enough to score a few bottles of Hayfork, and we've saved it for special nights when we have something to celebrate. Anytime we've treated ourselves and opened a bottle, we've been blown away by the earthy, berry-rich flavor of this wine. Family and friends who are serious about wine and who have gotten their hands on a bottle have all raved as well. What an amazing experience to be in on the early days of something destined to be so legendary!
So, my lovely SMJ readers, now is your chance to be in on the early days as well!
If you'd like to enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below. If you want to, tell Haley and me your favorite way to enjoy a great glass of red! I'll pick two winners at random this Friday, April 1.
In the meantime, please be sure to visit the Hayfork website get on Hayfork's Mailing List. Their next offering will be in May for their 2008 Hayfork Lewelling Ranch Cabernet, and mailing list members can get in on an order. Supporting a small family business and drinking delicious wine... is there anything better?
Cheers!
And thank you Haley and Erik... I am so honored that you want to share the good stuff via SMJ!
MMMMMM. Cabernet! How are you doing Jane? We hope well. Hugs, Daniel
ReplyDeleteFavorite way to enjoy a glass of red? with friends of course!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great offer! So many of my favorite things going on...family business, farming at its best and red wine!
ReplyDeleteA glass of Cab Sauv is like nothing else with a bowl of something rich, zesty and Italian at the end of a long week. Ahhhh....
My favorite way to enjoy a glass of red is while cooking for my future hubby & a handful of our best friends.
ReplyDeleteI have been dreaming of tasting haley's elixer for years!! Oh well...a bride can dream!!!! Yes, that's right, I'm playing the bride card random winner generator!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy sitting with jane on a porch just about anywhere, sipping wine and talking about anything an d everything. Hope all is well, Haley! Your family and vineyard are beautiful!
Oooo, sounds wonderful. Would love a glass of wine with Boss Lady A's Pizza!
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I recently had the privelege of sharing a bottle of their Petite Sirah while fishing with Erik's older brother. Very tasty!!
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Delish! Thanks to SMJ and to Haley & Erik for such an awesome giveaway. One of my all-time favorite wine experiences involved cruising with my hubby & cousins in a convertible, top down, under the California sun as we hopped between vineyards in CA wine country. It was damn near spiritual. Here's to great wine, anytime, anywhere!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to sip Haley's wine is with the whole family! Enjoying a glass with a delicious home cooked meal, tales of adventures, sitting at the big table, savoring it all, while in a circle!
ReplyDeleteFantastic wines by a fantastic family. Can't wait for the next release!
ReplyDeleteFREE WINE GIVEAWAY?!?!? Wait, allow me to correct myself, free AMAZING wine giveaway?! You are singing my tune, SMJ. You know, right about now, going on two years without seeing your face, my favorite way to drink wine would be with YOU! After a run, yoga class, large salad and putting Baby J to bed. We ARE in our 30's now. A good time doesn't have to end up by a pole any more. ;) That's my wish list. I'm commenting on two blog postings now. :) xoxoxo Ang
ReplyDeleteI'm putting in this request for my husband who loves and sometimes feels he needs a glass of Hayfork after a trip around the cattle world.
ReplyDeleteHe's in Hong Kong now, but what a surprise he might have on his return this Friday.
Has anyone mentioned that this wine is rated waaaaaaaaaaay up there by the famous guy who rates wine?
:) Mary A.
I enjoyed a bottle of Hayfork on the Olympic Peninsula (WA) last week after a day long day fly fishing for steelhead. Fireside with a friend - perfection...
ReplyDeleteThank you Haley and Erik.
Jeff
Sweet Mama Jane is the best!
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I love this wine! I'm looking forward to sipping some red on a deck in warmer spring weather!
ReplyDeleteI'm in - fingers crossed! -LSA
ReplyDeleteIm in - Lucia
ReplyDeleteLove my wine! I think it's especially delicious accompanying a nice dinner on Saturday or Sunday night. Anything from pasta to steak!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to enjoy wine, at the moment, would be to open an aging bottle of Hayfork after a nine-month sober pregnancy,of course sharing some with the hubby. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat! The most spectacular wine made by the most spectacular people I know. The ideal way to enjoy a bottle of Hayfork would include D'Antonios, Wight-Dodds, Sommerfelds, & my hubby followed by a padded karaoke room.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful new find. I enjoy my wine slowly with dinner, or often enough, during the "whine/wine" evening hour as I am making dinner. Either way I will look up Hayfork! Thanks for the introduction! - Ali G
ReplyDeleteHayfork! My favorite!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious and the pictures are amazing! Tell the boys hey! ~Katie Miller
ReplyDeleteHayfork wines get kudos from us! as well as SMJ Blogster, Jane! Thanks for all the great info and for your popular giveaway! Our favorite way to share Hayfork is at a round table in Angwin!
ReplyDeletewe love hayfork wine, it's wonderful all by itself and with food and of course family who also appreciates hayfork!! great pictures!
ReplyDeleteI've gotten to know Haley & Erik but honestly can admit that I've never had their wine. What a great opportunity to try it!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite ways to enjoy wine is while cooking, music on & creativity abounds. The next is enjoying that meal, sharing life with friends & the bounty that good people put into it!
Cheers!
YAY! A bottle of Hayfork will keep me warm in these frigidly offensive Northeastern temps...I can close my eyes and pretend I'm at the idyllic Wight-Dodd residence!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy drinking red wine with italian food (from the north end or @ the D'Antonio's)
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I'm IN. Thanks Jane.. Hope all is Well.
ReplyDeleteEntry for Shelley and Eric who are having technical difficulties!
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