A250 Winemaker Dinner. StockUpForSummer Specials. Vineyard and Winemaking Updates. UPS Change of Policy.

LIBERTY TIMES

May 2026

America 250
Winemaker Dinner
July 3rd | 6:00pm | Paso Robles

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with us!

Only a few seats left - get your tix today!

We sat down with Chef David, tasted the Main Course, and put some thought into wine pairings for each of the five courses. We selected two whites and three reds for the evening - a nice balance of newer releases and library vintages - see the menu above! Four of them are directly connected to the event we’re celebrating, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:
- Thomas Jefferson, of course, wrote and edited the Declaration; and

- The Liberty Bell hung in Independence Hall at the time of the debate and adoption;

- Betsy Ross was sewing flags, uniforms, and tents at her upholstery business four blocks away.
The fifth wine, the 2023 Zin (Battle of Princeton), will be a new release for this dinner.

Veggie option available: Second Course, Summer Succotash w/o pancetta; Main Course, Cauliflower steak; please let us know by June 1st.

The A250 Dinner wines will available for purchase at the dinner and online (soon) as a pack.

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Stock Up For Summer
Wine Specials

We want to be your wine for July Fourth! And Memorial Day (5/25). And D-Day Anniversary (6/6). Flag Day (6/14). Juneteenth (6/19). Purple Heart Day (8/7). Labor Day (9/7).

Get crisp Sauv Blancs and savory Reds for summer sipping, dipping, chilling, and grilling!!

Probably only a few weeks more to ship before higher temps halt shipping until October/November. Order ASAP to ensure timely, safe delivery!

Three Specials

Club Members: be sure to log in during checkout to stack your Club Discount. Specials expire 6/14/26.

10% off 6+ bottles. Automatic discount, stackable on top of Club discounts, no promo code needed.
$17.76 flat rate shipping 12+ bottles. (automatic discount)
Cellar clean out. Additional 10% sale on select wines as we try to clear out the wine storage room here at the Ranch (no minimum, automatic discount, stackable, while supplies last).
- 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon “Nathanael Greene”
- 2017 Declaration blend “Patrick Henry”
- 2022 Sauvignon Blanc “Liberty Bell”
- 2023 Sauvignon Blanc “Boston Tea Party”

A Signers club member ordering 12 bottles of Cellar clean outs would get 25%+10%+10%=45% off plus $17.76 shipping! :-o
We aim to ship on Mondays for best chance that packages arrive same week (and don’t sit in delivery van or warehouse over a weekend). Join Wine Club for maximum discounts!

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Viticulture+Winemaking News

April and May have been busy months in the vineyard and the cellar.

Vineyard activities

Vines are looking perfect after the normal intense farming to start the year:
No-herbicide weed abatement.

Pruning.

Mowing.

Fertigation (fertilizer through the irrigation lines).

Shoot thinning.

Spray #1 (fungicide).

Next up: Trellis training wires (we lower them each year after flowering; we raise them later in summer to enhance ripening, air flow, etc).

In the cellar

We conducted our blending session for the 2024 reds in February and bottled some of the 2024s in early May:

- Cab Franc “Mercy Otis Warren”

- Zinfandel “Battle of Bennington”

- Patriot Red “Green Mountain Boys”

The Malbec (being racked/returned above) will be bottled in June.

We have the space and luxury and so opted to hold over the other red wines to age another year, in neutral barrels.

Patriots’ Day PickUp Party

Thank you to all you attended - our biggest to date. Great fun, food, games, crafts, and weather!

REMINDER -

Liberty Cellars Wine Club Members receive 10% off summer and July 4th wreaths from Creekside Farms.

Another value of Club membership!

Wine Club members Teri and Allen Umbarger - owners of Creekside Farms in nearby Greenfield - will be providing the table top for the July 3 Dinner!

All Creekside wreaths are handmade to order - you can order at any time and select a later ship date. Allow 2+ weeks for preparation and delivery.

Order yours today.

Club Members, if you need a reminder on the promo code, email us!

Important UPS Delivery Policy Update
(from our winery platform, Vinoshipper)

UPS recently introduced a change to how shipments of adult beverage products are handled after the first missed delivery attempt.

After one missed delivery attempt, UPS will redirect the shipment to a nearby UPS Access Point rather than re-attempting delivery the next day. The package is held at the Access Point for up to 7 days at no charge. If it isn't picked up within that window, it will be returned.

This means products spend less time on delivery trucks between attempts, reducing extreme weather condition exposure and handling. It also gives the customers more flexibility — they can pick up on their own schedule rather than waiting on another delivery window.

We've updated our shipping notification emails to reflect this change, but we encourage you to communicate it directly as well — particularly to club members and recurring customers who ship regularly.
[Liberty Note: We recommend shipping to a business address or UPS Access Point to ensure timely receipt, adult signature, and no waiting around at your home. You can login to our site and change your shipping address to an Access Point or business address for future shipments.]

What customers need to know

UPS will leave an InfoNotice at the door with the Access Point name and address
Tracking will be updated in real time; customers enrolled in UPS notifications will receive an alert
At pickup, customers must show a valid ID confirming they are 21+ and that the address matches the shipping label
There is no pickup fee
The Access Point will be within a 10–15 minute drive of the delivery address — closer in cities, up to 10 miles in rural areas
If no Access Point is available nearby, UPS will continue standard delivery attempts and return the package after a third missed attempt

Customers can also continue to manage their package directly by signing up for UPS My Choice if they prefer a different outcome.