Easley Winery has been growing grapes in Southern Indiana and producing award winning wines in its downtown Indianapolis winery since 1974. The winery just surpassed 200 thousand gallons of wine produced in a calendar year and capped its one millionth bottle, that's a LOT of juice! Easley wines are sold in Indiana and 8 other US states. To keep up with demand the winery added a brand new state of the art Italian bottling line. One of the bottles being capped and labeled on it is "No Opposition Cabernet Sauvignon". It's a bold, dry smooth red wine that tastes great with anything from burgers to burritos.

The theme was the" Science of Fermentation" and guests at the Da Vinci Pursuit fall fundraiser a few weeks ago sipped, sampled and learned more about that process in beer, wine and food. One of the four conversationalists was Broad Ripple Brew Pub brewer Jonathon Mullens. He talked about creating new English style ales for BRBP and sampled a deliciously tart and tangy sour beer. The wines were Italian but widely available and enjoyed by all.

Folonari Chianti - smooth, dry red wine with notes of black cherry and raspberry, made from fermented juice of the Sangiovese grape.

Folonari Pinot Grigio - crisp, refreshing dry white wine with notes of green apple and lemongrass made from the fermented juice of pinot grigio grapes.

Folonari Moscato - off dry white with a bit of fizz and notes of white peach and mandarin orange made from the fermented juice of the muscat grape.