6/19/15 11:30 pm

Good Morning:

To start with, happy 35th birthday to Doug, our oldest son living in Texas, it was yesterday.

Second, Happy Father's Day this Sunday. I googled the origins and found this.

"Washington State celebrated the nation's first statewide Father's Day on July 19, 1910. Slowly, the holiday spread. In 1916, President Wilson honored the day by using telegraph signals to unfurl a flag in Spokane when he pressed a button in Washington, D.C. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge urged state governments to observe

Doug & Lisa Millner

Father's Day. "

My opinion: I know that mothers are important in the family unit, the sad thing is that fathers also important but too often absent or non-nurturing in the family unit. I think that a mom's perspective and a dad's perspective being different by nature of our genders together can give children an overall better balance in life.

Given this, please visit us this Sunday, Father's Day. All our tours are Free this day for everyone as a thank you to our fathers.

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We have been busy in the vineyard again this week. Still working on tying cordons in two varieties and tucking the new growth. Tucking means manually pushing the new growth between pairs of canopy wires where it

Photo by Shawn in our vineyard.

than can climb up high as it grows. Much of the grapes are also now in bloom. They have flowers, but not showy colors. Because the grapes are self pollinating, I believe this is why over the centuries they've not developed colorful flowers.

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This week is last call for our Free Case Club party. Know that if you don't

have a bag? Buy a full case, 12 bottles, at the party and we'll still include you for the party. The food, the music, and the party will be fantastic, enjoy. Total details below.

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Welcome to vendors for Our Anniversary and Ethnic Festival on July 18th and 19th. If you'd like to be a vendor, please email me at donmillner@gmail.com . I will return a vendor application to you.

On Wednesday I recorded our radio commercial for this event. Below I incorporated this sound tract with photos of prior years.

Free Live music at

Millner Heritage!

Our live music this Saturday and Sunday is

Verlyn's "Four Wheel Drive 1 Man Band"

Each day performing

from 2 - 5 pm.

For only playing solo he sure puts out quite a range of sounds.

Father's Day June 21st.

Free Tours for Everyone!

Dads are very important people. You can thank your dad by bringing him to our winery and enjoying our tours together.

We have the best Vineyard and Winery Tours in Minnesota.

We are above the 50 count, plenty of room for more.

Call or email me today. 320-237-11958 or donmillner@gmail.com

CASE CLUB APPRECIATION

PARTY!!

June 28th!

Do you recognize this bag? If you bought a case of wine at Millner Heritage Winery in approx. the last two years, you received a bag like this.

As you probably already know this bag always gives you case discount on just buying at least 6 bottles, forever.

This bag is also the entry ticket for two guests for our case club up-coming appreciation party. Don't have a bag? Buy a full case, 12 bottles, at the party and we'll still include you for the party.

June 28th 11:30 - 2:30 pm, with Serving time promptly at 12:30.

The Huge Sound of Route 55 Jazz Band will be performing, a twenty person performing group. Click to see Route 55 Jazz Band

The party includes live music, a buffet meal for two served on china with linen, and a glass of wine for each person.

The menu: Baked Chicken, Garlic Mashed with Butter

& Chives, Sliced Carrots, Italian Pasta Salad, & Mini Cheesecakes.

The Banquet, Wine, and Music are all FREE.

We do require that each couple at least fill their bottle bag with six bottles to take home, priced at case discount. That's just 3 bottles per person of your favorite wines.

Seating is limited and RSVP required.

To reserve call Don Millner at 320-237-1958 or email to donmillner@gmail.com with the subject line "Free". Include your phone number and number of guests. I will return call to finalize.

Remember, you have to bring your 6-pack bag along to the event to enter. If you have more than one bag, bring another couple. Again remember, don't forget your bottle bag and advanced reservations required. This date is open to everyone with a 6-pack bag regardless of previous parties attended.

Thank you