Patrick takes us into the rainy vineyard to talk about shoot thinning and cluster counting. There were also a few groan-worthy dad jokes.
From our family to yours
Dear Friends and Followers,
I don’t know about you but I could do with a glass of wine right about now!
This has been a trying few days, to say the least. Our family has been farming here in Idaho for generations and I can’t recall a time quite like this before. So I would like to start by saying from my family to yours, I hope you are staying safe, healthy and finding some mental well-being in all of this craziness.
Undoubtedly, you have heard about Covid-19 and have probably have an inbox full of emails like this, explaining how everyone is adapting. Mike, Patrick and myself have given extensive thought to how we can help do our part to stop the spread of this virus while still keeping our company viable. After some very tough deliberation we have decided to limit risk to our staff and clientele by suspending wine tasting for the foreseeable future. That being said the tasting room will remain open for bottle sales and wine club pick-up effective March 19th.
We are offering curbside pick up in an effort to limit contact while providing as much personal service to our customers as we can. In addition, we will begin implementing customer conveniences like online ordering & local delivery very soon.
We will be utilizing minimal staffing during our hours of operation, in another effort to practice social distancing until circumstances change. While we have always tried to maintain a clean establishment, we have already enhanced our cleaning and sterilizing procedures to protect staff and guests from potential spread of the virus.
Finally, I want to say thank you to all our supporters! Thank you for sticking with us and supporting us during this trying time. Remember that with every bottle you purchase you are supporting 14 Williamson family members, 10 amazing tasting room and office staff and 15 of the hardest working field crew. So, I speak for all of us at Williamson Orchards & Vineyards when I say a very heartfelt thank you to our wine club members and all our followers out there.
From my family to yours, thank you and be well!
Sincerely,
Beverly Williamson
Williamson Orchards & Vineyards
Owner & Director of Sales
Curbside Pick Up
We are encouraging our guests to call ahead and arrange for curb-side service. You can reach us by phone – 208.459.7333, message us or via Facebook where will take your order and arrange a pick up time. When you arrive on site we ask that you call the tasting room (208.459.7333) to let staff know that you are outside and ready to receive your bottles of wine (or as I like to call them, little vessels of sanity). If you are already in our point of sale system we can process your order through your account or we can accept payment upon arrival. Just a bit of advice – credit cards require the least amount of contact but we can always accept cash.
Wine Club
We want to remind our members that we don’t have to let Covid-19 keep us from enjoying what makes us happy. In fact, our members can look forward to our next wine club release on April 3, 2020! We’ve planned a little something extra in your April release – Mixed and Red members will receive the newly released 2018 Syrah and it’s delicious!
Local Delivery
Starting in April we will be offering free local delivery to wine club members in response to our unprecedented circumstances. This includes delivery of the April (and past) wine club release as well as any additional wine purchases. Our delivery range includes Boise, Garden City, Star, Eagle, Meridian, Middleton, Caldwell, Nampa, Kuna, Homedale and Marsing. If you are outside of these towns, get ahold of us (208.459.7333 or message) and we’ll see what we can do. Please keep in mind that someone over 21 years of age must receive the wine.
The Williamson Family is so proud to be celebrating a 110 years of family farming! Our family homesteaded on the sunny slopes of the Snake River Valley back in 1909. The Williamson family has always striven to be good stewards of the land and to adapt with the climate and the times. Over the next year we will share a few historical “snap shots” of life on the family farm.
The Idaho Press Tribune has been continuing to cover the effects of the harsh winter of 2016-2017. Check out this article, featuring our very own Mike Williamson, talking about the recovery in our region from the harsh 2016-2017 winter. We’re happy to report that things are looking good after a regrowth year last summer! Click for the full article.
While there isn’t much to see on the new lot yet, you can see the back side of the tasting room as well as the event space and office.
We are coming up on our one year anniversary of moving into our beautiful new tasting room! We have truly enjoyed the new space and continue to make improvements. Once we were in the new space, we quickly realized is that we needed more lawn/garden space for outdoor events. So this summer we purchased the lot directly behind the tasting room and offices. We’re thrilled with the potential this 1.3 acre lot presents us and will start working on landscaping next spring.