The Indiana Uplands Wine Trail, the first wine trail in Indiana, is celebrating its fifth birthday this summer with a picnic blanket giveaway. The trail is made up of nine Indiana wineries from one region, working together to offer customers a southern Indiana wine experience. The 2009-2010 Passport to the Uplands Wine Trail allows visitors to receive a stamp at each winery and when completed receive a free picnic blanket with the wine trail logo just for visiting all nine (9) wineries. The promotion runs until May 31st of 2010 and all participants are also automatically entered into a grand prize drawing for more gifts that takes place at the Vintage Indiana Wine & Food Festival in Indianapolis the first week of June.

Over 1500 customers completed the passport program this past year. The new passports may be picked up at all participating wineries. Participating wineries include Best Vineyards (Elizabeth), Butler Winery (Bloomington), Brown County Winery (Nashville), Carousel Winery (Bedford), French Lick Winery (West Baden), Huber Winery (Starlight), Oliver Winery (Bloomington), Turtle Run Winery (Corydon), and Winzerwald Winery (Bristow).

The name of the trail originates from the unglaciated plateau running through south central and southern Indiana referred to as the Uplands. The wine trail boundary reaches from Martinsville south to the Ohio River with Highway 231 serving as the western border and I-65 as the eastern-most boundary. Since the trail includes visits to nine wineries, everyone is encouraged to designate a driver and drink responsibly. Directions and additional events are posted on the wine trail web site at www.indianauplands.com.

Taste of Indiana - Indiana State Fairgrounds

Wednesday evening, July 29, 2009 6:00-9:00 pm

Come to taste and purchase Indiana wines at this reception honoring medal and trophy winners in the Indy International Wine Competition. Admission include free glass, cookbook, free food and wine tastings, music, silent auction and awards ceremony. www.indianawine.org

The Art of Wine Festival - Downtown Carmel

Saturday evening, August 1, 2009 5:00-10:00 pm

Join us in Downtown Carmel for a very fun evening of wine and shopping as part of the US Senior Open festivities. Wine tastings, wine by the glass and wine to purchase.

2008 Butler Winery Chambourcin Rose, Bloomington, Indiana-Taste the most medaled wine of the 2009 Indy International Wine Competition (3000 wines from all over the world competed for top honors). *Double Gold Rose, *Rose Wine of the Year. *Indiana grown French-American Wine of the Year

Fresh, crisp, dry pink wine with lovely nose and rich flavors of wild black fruit, soft pepper and clean finish. Limited release available at local wine shoppes and Butler Winery.