MAY 2024
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NOTE: AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, EL PASO WINERY'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED! IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK, BUT WE ARE WORKING TO TAKE THE ACCOUNT DOWN. MEANWHILE, DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED. IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE ONLINE PURCHASERS OF WINE OFFER THEIR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. www.elpasowinery.com, Google, Trip Advisor, and others post correct information. 

DID YOU KNOW. . . that Rosebud, my special 4-grape rosé, is on sale right now for $16.20? And, did you know that my prices have NOT increased for two years?

I don't know how long I'll be able to hold out with the economy showing no sign of lower prices. So, here's what I'll be doing to help out: first, check the Wine List for pricing. Notice the per bottle price for all my wines. When customers from the City look at my daily tasting menu, they automatically assume I'm listing the glass price!

Second, you may have noticed that my bottles and labels are all the same. That's true. Marketers know that most customers choose their wine by the label, the bottle, and the bottle placement on the shelf. I, on the other hand, have always chosen to put the finest New York State grapes, juice and wine; produced with the most loving care by me, into relatively inexpensive green or clear bottles. As for the labels. . . a former life (graphic design), taught me a lot about printing -- even the slightest type change is a major price increase! Sadly, the days of royal blue bottles with super heavy punts and beautifully elaborate 4-color embossed labels are gone, for now anyway. Actually, that never was my policy, because I never had to compete for  shelf-space.

So, in case you're wondering, I'll be heading down into the "cellar" for my 28th year and hope you'll understand that things are a little more unsettled than usual. I'm about 4 months behind my regular schedule for having my wines bottled and ready for sale but all that's in the past. I'm psyched and ready to rip! Haha, that's a laugh!

                                                                   Maryl