Hudson Valley Wineries set to Embrace the Spirit of Earth Day on April 22-23, 2023 HUDSON VALLEY, NY - Get ready for the first ever Earth Day weekend wine tasting event in the Hudson Valley! Gather your friends and celebrate Earth Day on the Shawangunk Wine Trail at our new spring season opener on Saturday, April 22, or Sunday April 23.
In celebration of Earth Day, we'll be giving away a white spruce tree sapling with complete planting instructions courtesy of the Arbor Day Foundation, and an exclusive wine glass charm to commemorate this special day!
Receive a souvenir wine glass and a wine-tasting flight at your starting winery, then continue on a self-guided tour to the remaining three wineries on your itinerary between 11am-5pm for another wine tasting. All inclusive tickets are only $45 per person.
Choose your starting winery from one of three itineraries on Saturday or Sunday and let the fun begin!
Itinerary # 1 Applewood Winery, Warwick, NY - Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery, Washingtonville, NY Clearview Vineyard, Warwick, NY - Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery, Warwick, NY
Itinerary #2 Angry Orchard, Walden, NY - Baldwin Vineyards, Pine Bush, NY Robibero Winery, New Paltz, NY - Whitecliff Vineyard, Gardiner, NY
Itinerary #3 Benmarl Winery, Marlboro, NY - City Winery Hudson Valley, Montgomery, NY Magnanini Farm Winery, Wallkill, NY - Quartz Rock Vineyard, Marlboro, NY
All itineraries are clustered together with short travel time in between each winery.
We always encourage using a designated driver. We offer FREE tickets for DDs. All designated drivers will receive a non-alcoholic beverage at all 4 locations on the chosen itinerary. Select "Add On" at checkout.
Plan a weekend in Hudson Valley wine country, April 22-23. Learn more about our transportation and lodging partners. Need help planning your visit? Message us at info@gunkswine.com or call 845-256-8456 or visit shawangunkwinetrail.com/events This is a 21+ event. Please drink responsibly.
The Shawangunk Wine Trail, is composed of 13 unique wineries, each following the tradition of fine wine-making established by the early French Huguenot Settlers who brought their wine-making expertise to the area over 300 years ago. The wineries along the Shawangunk Wine Trail range from large to small and feature a variety of multi-award-winning red and white wines, from sparkling and fruit wines to tart and bone dry blends. Shawangunk Wine Trail is committed to hosting special events throughout the year that showcase the delicious wines of the Hudson Valley. Learn more at www.GunksWine.com.
Link to tickets and more information https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/earth-day-at-the-wineries-april-22-23-2023-1834579
Earth Day event promos "Doing Our Part for the Planet" What some of our member wineries are doing to stay green Utilization of natural resources and the effect of its operations on the environment
• Whitecliff is keeping 36 acres in active farming. We practice sustainable farming methods, using primarily organic sprays. Our wine processing is entirely vegan, we are rigorous in recycling our glass bottles and cardboard boxes, and pay the extra money for corn-based compostable plastics AND, our winery is the second ever geothermally powered built in New York State. I will try to send some pictures of that today.
• Some of the biggest changes we've been making at Applewood recently are our effort to reduce our use of single use plastics. We are no longer selling any beverages in plastic bottles, which includes canned water (many people have never even seen water in a can!). We are also moving towards compostable plastic cups and serving dishes at our bar and kitchen and making an effort to make sure these are properly sorted out in our recycling.
• Magnanini Winery Plants new vines annually and we use the grapes from our own vineyard to make wine and the skins are further processed/ used to make grappa and eventually returned to the field to create compost for more vines! We also recycle all of our glass wine bottles. • City Winery's wine on tap reduces thousands of tons of glass waste.
• Our Growler program allows guests to purchase wine on tap, and when they want to refill, they get a discount of $5 for returning with the bottle • Angry Orchard: In an effort to be eco-friendly, we use recycled rainwater collected through our pervious pavement driveway and retention ponds in all of our lavatory facilities, transitioned to from utilizing plastic in our kitchen to reusable and compostable containers, and more. For the month of June, we are partnering with One Tree Planted for our Benevolence Tap. For each draft sold from that tap, we will donate $1 to One Tree Planted, which turns into 1 tree being planted (ex. We donate $500 we plant 500 trees).