:Sechs is Hot, Details Dec. 12th,Casino Royal NYE, Free Bottle Wine.

Sunday 11 - 6

The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota!

Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081

12/5/15       8:30 am       This is as really fast newsletter today.  Jon and Iza are coming over shortly, we are going to Pierz to visit my mother for her assisted living Christmas party.  She has been failing as of late, at 93, and I believe this will be her last Christmas.      Below are the details for our Christmas Thank You.  I look forward to seeing you on December 12th.      It won't be long and New Year's Eve will also be here.  At the bottom of the page are also the details of our New Year's Eve celebration this year.  As being supposedly retired, we are trying to phase me out of the planning for some of the events at the winery.  Jon and Andrea, our new young worker and official wine-making student, have put together a plan for NYE, it is a Casino Night.  As I understand the details, entry get you access to our appetizer buffet for 4 hours, two drink chips, plus play money equivalent to another glass of wine.  The games include, but not limited to, Texas Holdem, 5 card Draw, Blackjack, and Bingo. ________________________________________________ Millner Heritage Winery "Christmas Thank You"   Even if you've been naughty not nice, you can still come to our Christmas Thank You! Saturday December 12th (Open 11 to 8 pm.) Free  5 Wine Tasting to All Free  Mulled Wine, Hot and Spicy Free  Millner Heritage Meat & Cheese Plate Appetizers All Wine Sales, even a single bottle, at 15% "The Prairiegrass Band" performing Minnesota Bluegrass  1 - 5 pm "The Litchfield Area Men's Chorus" performing  "Christmas Music"approx. m id-afternoon All Store Items at 60% Discount Please come and be our guest. December 12th, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm . Again thank you to all from The Millner Family and Staff. __________________________________________________ 2015 New Year's Eve at Millner Heritage!   ___________________________________________________ Free Wine!!!      Lastly, I have been really busy is our garage this week with a new project for the winery.  Also, good time to time to give away a free bottle of wine.  What am I building for the winery? Send your answers to donmillner@gmail.com with the subject line "Are you still Thirsty?" (Sorry, worker MH and their families are exempt.) Remember, if you are the only entry, easy bottle of wine.

Photo of the Week      Black Friday was our official release of the new hard cider label, "Sechs in a Bottle".   This label name has been really fun at the tasting bar.  It give you opportunity to ask people questions like, "Have you had Sechs yet?"  Everyone has been smiling with this kind of discussion.  One lady bought a bottle and said, "I've never paid for Sechs before."

C U Black-Friday Tomorrow, Details Dec. 12th Thank you.

The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota! Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081 11/26/15       9:30 am      Happy Thanksgiving!  A little snow is flying, Mary is upstairs preparing for Jon, Anna, and Iza; Scott and McKensey to arrive at noon today for our turkey feed.      I'm interested to ask Iza how the bingo at school went on Wednesday.  Tuesday evening she was over and helped me plant grass seed on our back lawn.  We had most of the yard re-contoured this fall to allow the rain to run away from the house instead of into the house.  She was excited about playing bingo at school.  All the grades at the same time and when you win you have to go to the library to get you prize  including having to "gobble gobble" all the way there.      Don't forget The Best Black Friday tomorrow.  I will be at the winery to help, I am looking forward to this event.  Also below is listed our December 12th Christmas Thank you.      This Saturday and Sunday, our music is Just Jerome playing clarinet, saxaphone, keyboard, and voice.  Performing a variety of music Genre.  Each day 2 - 5 pm.      On behalf of all of us at Millner Heritage, Happy Thanks Giving and hope to see you tomorrow. Don Millner ________________________________________________ Tis the Season to be Jolly!  Come join us us for Black Friday, Nov.27th Stop in for the best part of your Christmas shopping, the best wine deals anywhere. 1. Double Wine Discounts on 6-packs and Cases, up to 30% off on all cases. (You can fill your case with any variety of your favorites.) 2. Free 5 Wine Tasting! 3. Free Hot Mulled Wine! 4. Complimentary Millner Heritage Hungarian Meat & Cheese Appetizers! 5. All General Store items at 50% off, Yes! (That's like a 2 for 1 sale!)      Come and Enjoy. _______________________________________________ Millner Heritage Winery "Christmas Thank You"   Even if you've been naughty not nice, you can still come to our Christmas Thank You! Saturday December 12th (Open 11 to 8 pm.) Free  5 Wine Tasting to All Free  Mulled Wine, Hot and Spicy Free  Millner Heritage Meat & Cheese Plate Appetizers All Wine Sales, even a single bottle, at 15% "The Prairiegrass Band" performing Minnesota Bluegrass  1 - 5 pm "The Litchfield Area Men's Chorus" performing  "Christmas Music"approx. m id-afternoon All Store Items at 60% Discount Please come and be our guest. December 12th, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm . Again thank you to all from The Millner Family and Staff.

Music "Ordinary Folk", 2 Less Dear, By the Truck, Best Black Friday, and Abs!

The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota!

Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081

11/12/15 Good I guess afternoon:            12:00 pm      Last Saturday I took Iza to see the new "Peanuts" movie, Charlie Brown.  I suppose hanging around us old people a lot, she is growing up fast that this movie was maybe a little tame for her.  At one sad part for Charlie Brown I told her I got a little teary eyed, she didn't.  When she talked to Grandma about the movie she said it was really good, I sensed her response was seasoned with gratitude for Grandpa going our special for her.  I thought this was really neat to see in her.      _____________________________________________________      We have now two less deer to eat our grapes, Jon's neighbor Brian and his huntig partners got two does.  This brings a question into my brain,  is does the correct for for two female deer?  He shot two does. Compared to, he does a wonderful job of shooting deer.  Time to check this one out. Click on book to see more. Last evening I was working in the equipment building making room for a truck load of wine bottles.  It started raining and got ugly out, Brian was still in his deer stand, I was nice in dry in the steel building.  Maybe I don't miss hunting. ___________________________________________  The Cider Corner:         Jon did get another run of MN Crisp bottled this week and the labels for the new label "Sechs in a Bottle" should be on the way here.  This is the cider made from 5 apple varieties and one grape, hence the name "Sechs" the German word for six.      This morning he called to tell about a slow down with pressing the grapes for the 2015 vintage of Müllner Nice, our ice wine.  The bins of grapes came out of a walk-in freezer and are too frozen to press.  He'll have to do most of the work tomorrow allowing a little thawing time.  It should be good, a bigger vintage than last year's which won the best of show, specialty category at the ICCWC. Best of Category Entrant Red Lincoln Peak Vineyard (New Haven,VT) - 2013 Marquette Rosé Shelburne Vineyard (Shelburne,VT) - 2014 Whimsey Meadow Rosé White Three Oak Wines (Albert Lea,MN) - 2014 Frontenac Gris Fortified Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery (Kimball, MN) - 2012 Müllner Nice Governor's Cup Three Oak Wines (Albert Lea,MN) - 2014 Frontenac Gris To read all the results click here. ______________________________________ After getting the cables buried for our new parking lot lighting, it was time to resurface the parking lot.  We have had good results with recycled concrete.  When it get packed it get hard like a rock. ________________________________________________ Tis the Season to be Jolly! Come join us us for Black Friday, Nov.28th Stop in for the best part of your Christmas shopping, the best wine deals anywhere. 1. Double Wine Discounts on 6-packs and Cases, up to 30% off on all cases. (You can fill your case with any variety of your favorites.) 2. Free 5 Wine Tasting! 3. Free Hot Mulled Wine! 4. Complimentary Millner Heritage Hungarian Meat & Cheese Appetizers! 5. All General Store items at 50% off, Yes! (That's like a 2 for 1 sale!)      We will try to make your visit the best of your shopping day.  Living the vineyard and winery job is fun, at the same time it is a hard job.  Sometimes we do get tired and at those times it is really nice to get a good review.  This week a wonderful review came in from Tripadvisor.com . If you'd like to read it  click here.

This Weekend Music Playing Nov. 14th & 15     Playing 2 - 5 pm. "Ordinary Folk" Gary & Phyllis Jorgensen and Dave Rogers - Playing Old Style Mountain

PHOTO OF THE WEEK       With wonderful fall weather we're getting a head-start on pruning.  Time to give away a bottle of wine.   Name the person in this photo.  Send your guess to donmillner@gmail.com with the subject line "Nice Shirt or How are your Abs?".  If you are the only entry, easy bottle of wine. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Millner Heritage Winery: Verlyn Country Sat. & Sunday, New Spooky Video, Free St. Martin Meal Reg. now.

10/17/15 Good Morning:     7:40 am       Yes today it is a little frosty start to the day, but then it is Oct. 17th.  It has been a wonderful fall, the grapes have had time to collect energy and prepare for their long winter nap.  The process is called hardening off, the new growth of the vine becomes woody and the juices flow backward to the roots.   The buds loose water and develop almost a type of anti-freeze, a gradual cool down going into winter is best.      Granddaughter Iza, 8 yrs. old, made a cute comment this week.  We were allwatching a comedy movie and the main character commented that he was now going to become a dad because he had gone all the way.  I asked Iza, "What does "Going all the way",mean?"  She replied, "That's when a couple gets married, live together, and do everything together."  We all smiled, it was cute.        Yesterday Jon did the second filtering of the new vintage of  Minnesota Crisp, our hard apple cider.  I believe he is trying to get it back into kegs and bottles by the first part of November.  I sampled and the flavor is right on track, fall is a good time to have this available especially for Thanks Giving day. ____________________________________________    Upcoming Events: Now the Spooky Vineathon 5K even has it own video.  Jon, Anna, and Iza being spooky.   If you don't run, you can skip, stroll, jump rope, crawl, or what ever the heck works for you.  The important thing is to come and help  "Breaking Free"and of course have fun doing it.  Please register early, it really helps to know a pumpkin count. 1. Our Spooky Vineathon 5K Fun Run/ Walk through our vineyard.  This is a fund raiser for  the organization Breaking Free: To read more, click on logo About Breaking Free is a Minnesota-based non-profit and social justice/social change organization founded in 1996 by Vednita Carter.   Every year, Breaking Free helps an average of 400-500 women and girls escape systems of prostitution and sexual exploitation through advocacy, direct services, housing, and education. Our main offices are located in St. Paul, Minnesota, with branches in Rochester and Minneapolis. Breaking Free's doors are open to women and girls throughout Minnesota and the United States. Click on Photo to Register ___________________________________________ 2. St. Martin's Day  Case Club  Appreciation Party!   November 7th Social 5 pm  Serving time 6 pm      This event is Free with the requirement  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.  Don't have a bag? Buy a full case, 12 bottles, at the party and we'll still include you for the party. In honor of St. Martin's Day, the patron saint of Wine, we are serving a  traditional German Buffet prepared by Austrian  Chef Heinrich Wurdek.    Yes all of this is Free! ________________________ We will be serving : - Sauer Braten, a sour roast meat, regarded as one of the national dishes of Germany - Spatzle,    a kind of soft egg noodle or dumpling found in the cuisines of southern Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace and South Tyrol. - Orange Glaze Carrots - Green Leaf Lettuce Salad. - Plus Chocolate Bundt Cake __________________________      After the meal we'll also have a traditional St. Martin's day lantern parade through the vineyard. And more - We'll have live music and a free glass of wine for each guest.   For more details on St. Martin, the patron saint of  w ine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day  click 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

This Weekend Music Playing Oct. 17 & 18 "Verlyn's  Four Wheel Drive 1 Man band", Country 2 - 5 pm each day

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Where the magic happens. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

TerryNelson Country Sat.,Sunday, Spooky Vineathon, Case Club Party,Stomp Videos, & Bee Careful.

10/10/15 Good Morning:     8:40 am       All I can say is the the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp was wonderful.  I thank everyone who came and enjoyed the event.  It is always nice to throw a party and people come, that makes it all worth while.      Last Sunday we had two video interview almost at the same time.  The first was from St. Cloud State University, they have an in-house TV channel to train students in this field.  The second one was from WJON radio.  Below are their videos. http://wjon.com/a-rockin-stompin-weekend-at-kimball-winery-video/      Just in case you missed the last video of our top ten reasons to go to the grape stomp.  I really have to laugh how Iza, our 8 yr. old granddaughter, really piped in on this video. ____________________________________________    Upcoming Events: 1. Our Spooky Vineathon 5K Fun Run/ Walk through our vineyard.  This is a fund raiser for  the organization Breaking Free: To read more, click on logo About Breaking Free is a Minnesota-based non-profit and social justice/social change organization founded in 1996 by Vednita Carter.   Every year, Breaking Free helps an average of 400-500 women and girls escape systems of prostitution and sexual exploitation through advocacy, direct services, housing, and education. Our main offices are located in St. Paul, Minnesota, with branches in Rochester and Minneapolis. Breaking Free's doors are open to women and girls throughout Minnesota and the United States. Click on Photo to Register ___________________________________________ 2. Mark your calendar for November 7th for our  St. Martin's Day  Case Club  Appreciation Party! The details will follow next week, this is the free event if you own a Millner Heritage 6-pack bag. For more details on St. Martin, the patron saint of wine click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day

This Weekend Music Playing Oct. 10 & 11 Terry Nelson playing Country. Both days 2 - 5 pm

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Harvest is the best time of the year. Sometimes you need to bee careful! Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Free Glass of wine 1st 20 minutes Sat. & Sunday, St. Cloud Times Story, Free Bottle Rona with 15%case,More Reasons to attend the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp, 55% Off Coupons!

10/01/15 Good Morning:     7:40 am      I guess I am on a little high this morning.  We finished the harvest this week on Tuesday, a very good feeling.  In the end we harvested about 15 tons from our property, this makes about 2,250 gallons.  We do buy significant portions of grapes from our growers and apple juice & grapes from Trump Orchards of Fairbault, Jon is thinking we may be up to 17,000 gallon total on this year's vintage. While were were harvesting last Tuesday a couple of fellows from The St. Cloud Times arrived.  If you'd like to see their story Click on the image below. ____________________________________________      I also had to laugh this morning, just saw our newest video released today on the top 10 reasons to come to the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp, I hadn't seen the final cut until now.  It's amazing how much action and dialog in under a minute.  Below are reasons # 5,4,and 3. 10 Reasons to attend T he Rockin' Stompin' Grape Stomp (October 3rd & 4th) Reason # 5 Reason # 4 Reason # 3 To see all 10 videos as they release  click here! ___________________________________________ And yet another reason to come to our Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp! __________________________________________________      Here is our schedule of events for this weekend plus we are now up to 22 vendors on the courtyard.       ____________________________________________ But Don, are there even more good deals? Well yes! ______________________________________________________ This year's grape stompin' will be rockin'! Oct 3rd: 11am-8pm Oct 4th 11am-6pmLive music Saturday & Sunday from: * The Derelict Trio: 11pm-2pm both days * The Grizzly Rose Band: 2pm-6pm both daysBoth days will be rockin' with: * Free Grape Stomping * Free Wine Tasting * Free Games with wine prizes * Wagon Rides * Guided Tours * Craft Vendors

Still a good Deal! Do you like a good deal? We are running this less than half price deal on Groupon for Click on the heart of this deal for the details. the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp. $ 10 for Wine, Wineglasses, and Chocolate for Two on October 3 or 4 at Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery ($22 Value)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Harvest is the best time of the year. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Prairiegrass Band & Andrew Walesch,6 Reasons to attend the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp, 55% Off Coupons!

9/25/15 Good Morning:     9:40 am      A little rain the last few days, today will become sunny and by Sunday we will be back at harvesting.  Sunday we have planned to harvest the Frontenac Gris (Naplemente and Salier are the wines.) and Marquette. (Draga and Neuhaus are the wines.)  We have a crew of 40 coming in to help, it should be a nice crowd and the forecast is for a beautiful day.   After this we have just the Frontenac grape left to harvest and we'll be all done. ___________________________________________    10 Reasons to attend T he Rockin' Stompin' Grape Stomp (October 3rd & 4th)      Since last week we released a number of videos in our series of top 10 reasons to attend the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp.  Below are all released to date. Reason # 10 Reason # 9 Reason # 8 Reason # 7 Reason # 6      ____________________________________________ This year's grape stompin' will be rockin'! Oct 3rd: 11am-8pm Oct 4th 11am-6pmLive music Saturday & Sunday from: * The Derelict Trio: 11pm-2pm both days * The Grizzly Rose Band: 2pm-6pm both days Both days will be rockin' with: * Free Grape Stomping * Free Wine Tasting * Free Games with wine prizes * Wagon Rides * Guided Tours * Craft Vendors

This weekend Sept. 26 and 27th. On Saturday 2    - 5 pm.  " Prairiegrass Band"                         On Sunday 2 - 5 pm. "Andrew Walesch" In May of 2010, he graduated with a music degree from St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. Whether recording jingles, producing shows, composing and arranging, or singing as a solo artist and with big bands all over the Midwest, "the boy with the voice," is known for winning crowds over.

Still a good Deal! Do you like a good deal? We are running this less than half price deal on Groupon for Click on the heart of this deal for the details. the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp. $ 10 for Wine, Wineglasses, and Chocolate for Two on October 3 or 4 at Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery ($22 Value)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Amongst the chaos of the buzzing bees, a monarch rests, feasting in peace. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Music, Derelict Trio & Prairiegrass Band, Sister Mary Clarice, 55% Off Coupons!

April 1st through December 31st Open: Thursday 11 - 7 Fri. & Sat. 11 - 8 Sunday 11 - 6

The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota!

Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081

9/17/15 Good Evening:     9:40 pm      Another week flew by,   we had scheduled to harvest the Sabrevois grapes tomorrow, but we must have had about an inch of rain this afternoon.  Now we are delayed to Monday.  After this one the Frontenac Gris is next and lastly the Frontenac.  If we harvest the grape after a heavy rain, the juice is literately watered down from the rain entering the roots of the plants, that you can taste it in the wine.  Therefore we have to wait for juice in the grape to return to normal. ___________________________________________     This week we have been doing some work on advertising for our upcoming grape stomp:  I suggested the idea of doing ten short videos of the top 10 reasons for attending our Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp.  Jon, Anna, Iza, Phil, Scott, and our newest employee Andrea have all gotten involved.  Andrea is really good on the editing online side of promoting.  It is good to see someone younger getting into this job.      Our first video is about a nun called Sister Mary Clarice, my idea.  My first six years of school were almost all nuns, I was an altar boy, and I had an aunt a nun.  Sister Corine Millner, she is now deceased, she was a wonderful person. I think people tend to think of nuns as just crabby people, well my experience is that nuns like to have fun too and are also real people.  I hope you enjoy Sister Mary Clarice. 10 Reasons to Rock Out at the Rockin' Stompin' Grape Stomp (October 3rd & 4th) REASON #10: ____________________________________________      This week on Tuesday I also stopped in St. Cloud to record our radio ad for the Grape Stomp.  It went good on the first take, I am always rather pumped up for these ads. Click on our rockers to hear our Radio Ad. ________________________________________________________ This year's grape stompin' will be rockin'! Oct 3rd: 11am-8pm Oct 4th 11am-6pm Live music Saturday & Sunday from: * The Derelict Trio: 11pm-2pm both days * The Grizzly Rose Band: 2pm-6pm both days Both days will be rockin' with: * Free Grape Stomping * Free Wine Tasting * Free Games with wine prizes * Wagon Rides * Guided Tours * Craft Vendors

This weekend Sept. 19 and 20th. On Saturday 2    - 5 pm.        "The Derelict Trio" includes Mark Downing (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Steve Hornstein (guitar, bass, vocals), and Danielle "Dirty D" Olson (horns and vocals).                                                                                                On Sunday 2 - 5 pm.  " Prairiegrass Band"

Do you like a good deal? We are running this less than half price deal on Groupon for Click on the heart of this deal for the details. the Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp. $ 10 for Wine, Wineglasses, and Chocolate for Two on October 3 or 4 at Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery ($22 Value)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Captured after Sunday's storm. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Don't miss the Hungarian Harvest Fest and Grape Stomp.

April 1st through December 31st Open: Thursday 11 - 7 Fri. & Sat. 11 - 8 Sunday 11 - 6  The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota! Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081 9/10/15 Good Morning:    6:45 am T he Hungarians are Coming! The Hungarians are Coming!       Time to get an early start to the day, have much to do in setup and prep for the Hungarian Harvest Fest and Grape Stomp.  I am afraid that the stomp part of this festival may easily be over looked.  You know, the Hungarians are practically professional grape stompers.  Anna, our Hungarian daughter-in-law, told me that in parts of Hungary they really used to stomp the grapes in big tanks to make the wine, recent years.  They hook their arms together and work as a group.  Big feet should help. _____________________________________________ Brianna Harvest in the Tank      On Tuesday this week we harvested the Brianna grape, about one and 3/4 tons, so we'll have more Schnickelfritz  coming.  Last Sunday we had a controller cable on the tractor hydraulic system break, so the grapes we handled with pails to the destemmer crusher, this is the machine that does the Lucy job on the grapes. We had a very good lunch of sloppy joes, potato salad, and beans, I just love that  combination, all were smiling as I waved to them leaving the parking lot.  Harvesting is the best job in the vineyard, other than drinking the wine.      Brianna is an Elmer Swenson variety, Elmer being the pioneer of having grapes here.      Noted as "Brianna' can be made into a semi-sweet white wine with pronounced pineapple nose and flavor when fully ripe. He also noted that for light table wines with more grapefruit, tropical, and slight floral characteristics". __________________________________________________      See you this Saturday, last night I went with Iza, granddaughter, to pickup lemons for her lemonade stand.  She does make gooood lemonade.    Don't miss that this event in also includes Grape Stomping! Hungarian Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp Saturday September 12th,  11 am to 8 pm - Hungarian Dancing and Music -Grape Stomping -Games -Kids Activities -Photo Area with Costumes - Delicious  Hungarian Foods -Also a  Mustache  Contest ________________________________________________________ This year's grape stompin' will be rockin'! Oct 3rd: 11am-8pm Oct 4th 11am-6pm Live music Saturday & Sunday from: * The Derelict Trio: 11pm-2pm both days * The Grizzly Rose Band: 2pm-6pm both days Both days will be rockin' with: * Free Grape Stomping * Free Wine Tasting * Free Games with wine prizes * Wagon Rides * Guided Tours * Craft Vendors Where was Iza on Sundays this Spring?      Last spring Jon would take Iza to Hungarian Kids club on Sundays.  Therefore I got more than my share of Sunday tours.  I didn't really know what they were doing on these days, by accident I discovered a video of one of their activities. I don't know what they are saying but it looks fun to me. Click on the image below to activate video. k This weekend Sept. 12 & 13. On Saturday        "The Hungarians present Live  Ethnic Music and Dance".                                                                                               & On Sunday                  Jerry Kadlec    From 2 - 5 pm will be: Playing clarinet, saxaphone, keyboard, and voice. Performing a variety of music Genre.       PHOTO OF THE WEEK Captured after Sunday's storm. Find other photos like this one throughout the week by following our new Instagram account! @millnerheritagewinery

Live Music Duke Zecco, First Harvest in, Pop-eye the Sailor Man, toot toot!

April 1st through December 31st Open: Thursday 11 - 7 Fri. & Sat. 11 - 8 Sunday 11 - 6  The Best Vineyard & Winery Tours in Minnesota! Millner Heritage Winery 32025 MN Hwy 15 Kimball, MN 55353 320-398-2081 9/04/15 Good Morning:    9:00 am      Yes, I missed writing last week.  Mary and I were gone to the Apostle Islands sailing.  There were four of us, I was the second mate and Mary was the passenger.  Tom and Becky Pilger were Captain and first mate.  We anchored two night in the islands, beautiful sunsets and wonderful view of the northern light.  It was a good little vacation, getting back home felt good. _________________________________________________ Mark your calendar, this will come fast!   "The Rockin Stompin Grape Stomp!" ____________________________________________________ "The Hungarian Event is September 12th"    Don't miss that this event in also includes Grape Stomping! Hungarian Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp Saturday September 12th,  11 am to 8 pm - Hungarian Dancing and Music -Grape Stomping -Games -Kids Activities -Photo Area with Costumes -Delicious Hungarian Foods -Also a Mustache Contest ________________________________________________________ Update:      Last Wednesday we harvested the Valiant grapes.      A dozen of us worked to bring in about 1,500 lbs. and they tasted good, they were a really good crew.   This make the wine called "Nordsüss", It is sweet, light, and fruity, the quintessential "American grape juice" kind of taste that will probably remind you of grape juice from your childhood.        Next Tuesday we'll be harvesting the grape Brianna, this makes the wine "Schnickelfritz".        Our biggest harvest parties are still to come.     Harvest  Parties!      If you like a party, this is the time to sign up.  The list is growing, Jon told me we could have a record harvest this year.    If you'd like to be part of a harvest party follow the instructions below.  If this is new to you:  1.Being a harvest volunteer means working about 4 hour in the vineyard cutting off clusters of grapes into pails, those pails then dump into bins right in the vineyard.  2. We then haul the bins to the winery for processing.   3. Usually we start about 8:30 in the morning  complete by 12:30.   4. Then we bring in a very nice meal, all the wine you'd like to drink.   5. Then send bottles of wine home with you.  I don't have specific date now, to register I need your name, a good phone number, days of the week when you can come, and how many people in your group. Some of the harvest is on weekday and some on weekends, the variable is how the when the grapes are a peak flavor to harvest.  All of our contact is via phone voice, not texting, therefore a good phone number is important. email to donmillner@gmail.com with the subject line "2015 Harvest Party!" ____________________________________________________ Free Music this Saturday and Sunday! Playing both day from 2 - 5 pm will be:    Enjoy live music by Duke Zecco     50's, 60's, 70's on his 12 sting guitar.