Dear Winemaker,

President Trump has extended the social distancing guidelines to April 30th, which means we will not be able to have Open Houses for our Spring winemaking season before grapes arrive for winemaking. The coronavirus is not going to stop the harvest and delivery of our premium wine grapes from South Africa and Chile, most of which will be delivered the first 2 weeks in May.  We are currently taking winemaking orders through our online store or you can call me (908-237-0302) or email me to place your order (lisa@grapefinale.com.)  If you contact me by phone or email, I can send you our Spring winemaking order form and help you choose the best wine for you to make based on your preferences. We are very excited by the many new offerings we've added in the last 2-3 years.  You may also place your order through our online store.  Click on "Store" on our website menu.

I am also putting together virtual tastings during which I will talk about our Spring grapes, the wines that can be made from them, and provide tasting notes for each wine which will help you decide which wine to make with us.  Please Like and Follow Grape Finale Hands-On Winery on Facebook or any of our other social media pages on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest or my Lisa van den Woldenberg page on LinkedIn to be kept informed of virtual tasting dates and times.

In the event the crisis continues when your grapes arrive, we will crush your grapes for you to maintain the integrity of the fruit. We'll reevaluate the situation and if necessary, we'll also press them for you. Considering many of our clients are looking for the experience we will invite you back during the upcoming fall season to go through any steps you may have missed and would want to experience.

Secondly, we are pleased to continue offering gift certificates in dollar values that may be used for any of our events including winemaking, Grand Sampling Events, Haley’s Corkers and our olive oil and balsamic vinegar. These are valid for two years and will certainly help our short-term cash flow needs while providing our clients or their giftees with future experiences at Grape Finale.

I am also able to provide curbside pickup of gift certificates, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and Haley’s corkers by appointment.  Gift Certificates can also be mailed or emailed to you if you prefer.

Also, if you know someone who was planning to check us out this Spring, I’d appreciate it if you could share this information with them.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support of Grape Finale.

Lisa van den Woldenberg

Chief Winemaking Officer

Grape Finale Hands-On Winery