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Visit to Martha Clara Vineyard

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At May 5th, my parents drove me and my friends to Martha Clara Vineyard that is in Long Island.  It is in 6025 Sound Ave, Riverhead. The weather in Long Island was cool and sunny. When we arrived at Martha Clara Vineyard, there were a lot of mini trees that surrounds between the building. When we look inside the building, we saw a gift shop. They sell wine glasses that’s painted in sunflowers, ocean waves, owls, and other designs. Near the gift shop they have wines that are made about 5 years ago. On top the shelves, they displayed medals of their achievements. Each of the shelves label the information of the grape varieties, case productions, the intensity, and the cost per bottle. Many of the Martha Clara wine labels have a picture of the map that starred the location of the vineyard or the house that Entenmann family lived in.

wine glasses with decorations

 

 

-medals on top of the shelves

-medals on top of the shelves

The stairs in the bar leads to a small tasting room where people can enjoy the view. Next to the gift shop, there is a bar where people get their wine. The next room leads to a dining room where people have snacks and wines. The arrangement that they set on the table are all branded of Martha Clara Vineyard. The settings are all modern wood-style. They even have an open view where people can go outside and enjoy the sunny and cool breeze.

-the bar

-the bar

 

 

-the dining room

-the dining room

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’ve been given a tour of the place by a woman named Margaret. She talked about the history of Martha Clara and how was the wine produced. The vineyard had been running the business for 30 years. She told us that Robert Entenmann, the previous owner named it after his late mother Martha Clara Entenmann. Later then, The Rivero-González family, purchased Martha Clara Vineyard. They are one of the most renowned Mexican wine producers in Parras, Coahuila. Their business had made Martha Clara Vineyard a success. The vineyard that they grew was over 200 acres. Margret showed us the vineyard the grapes were produced. She mentioned the soil they have in their field is sandy loam. She talked about the maritime climate helps the grapes to be cooler since they are surrounded by beautiful waters. She also mentions it helps avoid the sudden change of temperature. Although we couldn’t get access to where the grapes are in a vinification process, she gave us various locations where Martha Clara is currently running on. About 2 miles from the Martha Clara Vineyard, we went to a building called Premium Wine Group. It is another building where they have a tasting room where they have customers try various of the wines that is from the gift shop. Inside the tasting room, they set an outdoor and indoor where people can either listen to music outside or sit in a comfortable couches and bean bags inside.

- where the grapes are being produce

– where the grapes are being produce

- inside of Premium Wine Group

– inside of Premium Wine Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throughout my experiences in the vineyard, it was a wonderful experience that I enjoyed. I never knew that they get customers to come around 11 am. Even Margaret, who is very knowledge about the wine production. She told us that she had been working in the vineyard for 5 years which is impressive. It made me realized that there are lot of people who are passionate of wine. This experience had taught me that then next time if there are some people who are looking for a vineyard, I would recommend the Martha Clara Vineyard.

JOIN THE FAMILY. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.marthaclaravineyards.com/about.php

Martha Clara Vineyards. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.liwines.com/winery/martha-clara-vineyards/

Martha Clara Vineyards. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.liwines.com/winery/martha-clara-vineyards/

 

My Retail Store Report

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For my retail store assignment, I had visited two of the retail wine stores with my friends at March 13th. One of the location that I have visited is a Gnarly Wine and Heights Chateau.

The setup of Gnarly Vine

Gnarly Vine

A sparkling France wine called Rosa Rose Rosam

A sparkling France wine called Rosa Rose Rosam, produced by Domaine La Grange Tiphaine Year 2016

 

I first visited Gnarly Vine which is in 350 Myrtle Ave. I picked this location because it takes twenty minutes to travel by walking from the school to my destination. I made an appointment a week before I visited on March 13th at 2:30 pm. As soon as I arrived in the store, the staffs forgot that they have an appointment with us. The manager of the store had one of the staff to answer my questions. Based from my knowledge of what I learned from the staff, the Gnarly Stores had been running the store for 10 years. The wine that the staff will recommend to the customers is based on what region that they preferred. In her opinion, she recommended to order a cheap wine that is around in the year of 2002. I took a tour around the store setup and realized the Gnarly Vine have some attributes and weaknesses. The store looks a little messy but organized because there are labels for each and every of the wine that are displayed in the shelves. They put information on the map of the region, description, producer, and the price. However, there are boxes everywhere which makes it hard to make a path for people to walk through and some of the bottles were displayed where you can’t see the labels on the vintage. The store was also not sanitized properly and it would not be good to have dust gathered to the wine bottles nor the shelves.

My next visit to Heights Chateau which is in 123 Atlantic Ave. I picked this location because of the customers’ review on Heights and a short distance to walk from the school. I made an appointment at the same date at 4:30 pm. When I arrived in the store, I spoke to a staff named Dave who answered my questions about Heights Chateau. Dave had told me that Heights Chateau had been running the business for more than 20 years. Originally their store was in Ave V but move where it is more spacious and for the 15 staffs to work. In the store, they have the owner and the manager to take charge tasting wine and writing about it in the portfolio. He gave us list of various wines that customers that often ordered based on their age. Young people would buy American wines and older people will buy American wines or Scotch because they prefer a sweet taste. Dave is knowledgeable about the marketing that they own 20% of New York State wine. Dave keep checks on the temperature to be around 55 degrees for the wines’ condition. As I toured around the store, I had found the store has many attributes. The store is spacious which many room to walk through and many of the shelves are label to be either biodynamic and organic. They applied soft rock music played and ladders for reach wines on the upper shelves. In the back of the house, they have a set of kitchen house for wine tasting. They also have another room that leads to where they kept their portfolios. It shows that the management that the store had run is very neat and organized.

The setup of Heights Chateau

Heights Chateau

A Chile wine called Tannat

A Chile wine called Tannat, produced by Vinedo de los Vientos Year 2014