Farming is all about the Four Seasons
CONTEST
Blue Moon Estate Winery is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of Ballet Victoria and their production of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. The performance is at the Sid Williams Theatre, Friday, March 30th, at 7:30.
Live music, poetry and painting - west coast style. Vivaldi's score drives new and exciting choreography.
Would you like to win 2 free tickets to this performance? It’s simple! For new fans, all you need to do is go to our Facebook page, Blue Moon Winery and “LIKE” us.
For our current fans, we will enter your name because we like you!
We will randomly select a name on March 8th, (the Full Moon), and will let you know by a Facebook announcement.
Supplementary
This is information for those that are curious and always want more information. I put this together for your reading pleasure!
The four seasons have guided and challenged farmers around the world since man transferred to an agricultural society. Antonio Vivaldi captures the mood of each of the seasons through music and Ballet Victoria captures it through movement.
The Four Seasons
Many people know the music of the Four Seasons but many are not aware of the Sonnets that Antonio Vivaldi wrote to go along with each movement of the movement. For a truly unique experience, listen to the movements of the Four Seasons while reading the corresponding Sonnets. It's truly unique experience.
At the farm and winery, we are really attached to the sonnets he wrote for the Fall. You will see why.
Spring
1. Spring has come and joyfully the birds greet it with happy song, and the brooks, while the streams flow along with gentle murmur as the zephyrs blow. There come, shrouding the air with a black cloak, lighting and thunder chosen to herald [the storm]; then, when these are silent, the little birds return to their melodious incantations.
2. And now, in the pleasant, flowery meadow, to the soft murmur of leaves and plants, the goatherd sleeps with his faithful dog at his side.
3. To the festive sound of a pastoral bagpipe, nymphs and shepherds dance under their beloved roof, greeting the glittering arrival of the spring.
Summer
1. In the harsh season scorched by the sun, man and flock languish, and the pine is on fire; the cuckoo begins to call and soon after, the turtledove and the goldfinch are heard singing. Zephyr [the west wind] gently blows, but Boreas [the north wind] suddenly enters into a contest with its neighbor, and the little shepherd weeps for he hears the awesome threatening storm and his fate.
2. To his tired limbs rest is denied by the fear of lightning, awesome thunder, and the furious swarm of flies and hornets!
3. Alas, his fears are justified. The sky is filled with thunder and lightning and hail cuts down the proud grain.
Fall
1. The peasant celebrates the pleasure of the happy harvest with dances and songs; and inflamed by the liquor of Bacchus, many end their rejoicing with sleep.
2. The mild pleasant air makes all abandon dance and song; this is the season that invites all to the sweet delights of peaceful sleep.
3. The hunters, at the break of dawn, set forth with horns, guns, and hounds. The animal flees, and they follow its tracks. Already frightened and tired by the great noise of guns and hounds, the wounded animal makes a weak attempt at fleeing, but is overcome and dies.
Winter
4. Trembling with cold amidst the freezing snow, while a frightful wind harshly blows, running and stamping one's feet every minute, and feeling one's teeth chatter from the extreme cold;
5. Spending quiet contented days by the fire while the rain outside drenches people by the hundreds;
6. Walking on ice, and moving cautiously, with slow steps, for fear of falling, spinning around, slipping, falling down, again walking on ice and running fast until the ice cracks and splits; hearing Sirocco, Boreas, and all the winds at war burst forth from the bolted doors - this is winter, but it also brings joy!
Blue Moon Estate Winery - An Award Winning Winery in the Comox Valley
We are pleased to announce that 10 of our 11 wines won awards in 2011.
Medals awarded to Blue Moon Winery:
GOLD:
Orion (2011 NW)
Singularity (2011 NW)
SILVER:
Eclipse - (2011 NW) SOLD OUT
BRONZE:
Aurora (2011 NW)
Dusk (2011 NW)
Moonbeam(2011 NW) SOLD OUT
Sirius (2011 NW, 2011 All Canadian)
Soleil (2011 NW)
Sun Dog (2011 NW)
Not bad for our second year of commercial production!
Blue Moon is a small estate winery located at Natures Way Farm in Courtenay. At Blue Moon, we focus on crafting fine fruit wines that will surprise you.
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Our wines are created in small batches, allowing us to trace the fruit from the field all the way to your glass. The same people care for the berries every step of the way and it shows in the final product – luxurious wines, layered with the true flavour of the berry and full of deep, rich colour. Blue Moon’s wines are truly a taste experience. We grow certified organic fruits and purchase certified organic fruits for our wines from other farmers, whenever possible and of course the blackberries
About the Competitions...
NORTHWEST WINE SUMMIT (NW)
The NorthWest Wine Summit is held annually at Mt. Hood, Oregon and is open to all types of wines and spirits made or produced in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia.
Medals are awarded on the following basis:
Gold: for role-model examples
Silver: for overall excellence
Bronze: for substantially above general market quality
ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS (AC)
The All Canadian Wine Championships, established in 1981 and held annually in Windsor, Ontario, is the oldest and largest competition created specifically for Canadian wines. Each spring, all commercial wineries across Canada are invited to submit their very best wines for judging.
All wines are judged using the 100-point system.
Double Gold medals are awarded to the single highest rated wine (using an average of the aggregate judges scores) in each category.
Gold awards of merit will be awarded to those wines scoring in the top 10 percentile.
Silver awards of merit will be issued to those wines scoring in the second 10 percentile.
Bronze awards of merit will be issued to those wines scoring in the third 10 percentile.
