CLEARFIELD – Brothers, Burton “Duke,” Ron and Gary won the right to create, name, design the label and bottle a new wine by being the highest bidders at last fall’s Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction.
The win empowered them to select the juices used, design the label for the wine, make the final decision in the blending process and participate in the bottling activities earlier this month.
Taste tests occurred at several points during the process. Everything must be approved by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
After a combined 150 years of wine enjoyment, it was time to bottle the numerous good times as liquid, enabling past, present and future fun to be enjoyed by everyone.
The blend of Peaches and Pears will satisfy your search for more liquid fun. Together they created a light-body, sweet blend, hand bottled, corked, capped, labeled and packed about 500 bottles of the wine.
The wine will debut at the Groundhog Trail Wine Festival on Saturday, Feb. 3, located at the Expo 2 building, Clearfield Fairgrounds and then will be available at all Starr Hill Winery locations.
Gary and his brothers come from a family of eight. His father has always made homemade wine. When the three brothers get together, it turns into a party with wine, and they all have a great time – hence, 3 B’s Liquid Fun.
Kenn Starr stated, “It is always a pleasure working with folks who have the opportunity to create their own wine. We promote the agency throughout Pennsylvania and people are always looking forward to the new blend.
“Starr Hill Winery has been a proud sponsor of the auction for many years and the opportunity to blend, bottle and name your own wine has always been one of the highest bid items.”
The public is invited to stop by any of the Starr Hill outlets to sample and purchase “3 B’s Liquid Fun.” Starr Hill has locations inside Wal-Mart stores in Altoona, Butler, Clearfield, DuBois and Johnstown. The wine is also available at the winery in Curwensville.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of this wine will be donated to the Friends of the Area Agency on Aging Auxiliary to support their programs and services. Starr Hill will offer the same privilege (to create, name and bottle your own wine) at the next Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction scheduled for the fall of 2018.
