Gameplans
Mission Statement
To be the best at creating memorable wine experiences that inspire and enhance the lives of the people and community we serve
Core Values
Beat Everyones Expectations
True Excellence is Achieved by Continually Raising the Bar
True Success Only Comes With Integrity
Satisfied Customers Sign Our Checks
Team of “Top of Class Performers”
Baseline For Every Decision
Is it fair to the customer? Is it fair to the employee? Is it fair to the company?
“The basis for your decision making should be to give priority to customers, employees, and Stone Tower Winery — in that order. Be fair to all and you will not go wrong.”
-Mike and Kristi Huber, Owners
Updates
Upcoming Events
Sunset Saturday 3/30
Petit Verdot SOMMinar is available for booking: 4/13, 4/14, 4/20, and 4/21 Petit Verdot SOMMinar
Spring Dinner is available for booking: 4/19 Spring Dinner
Scrape For The Grape
This Saturday a coalition of Loudoun HOA's are putting on an event called "Scrape for the Grape" where volunteers will be searching out Spotted Lanternfly egg masses and scraping them off, with the goal of reducing the potential population of Spotted Lanternflies by 500k! As a "thank you" to the volunteers, area wineries are offering discounts this weekend April 6 & 7.
We will be treating volunteers who present either their Scrape for the Grape card or bandana (see pics below) as "club members for the day" - so 50% off tastings at the bar & 10% off purchases and staff can just use the club discount button for them. If a volunteer is already a member with us, please give them 2 free tasting/glass cards. As of now there are about 350 volunteers signed up, but we'll have to wait and see how many choose to visit us.
As a reminder, the Spotted Lanternfly is a new invasive species that loves to eat grapevines, and can be highly detrimental to our vineyards. A population entered Loudoun last year, and we expect to see more this year. Here at STW, we've done a lot of prep work to mitigate the SLF's impacts as much as possible, so we are cautiously optimistic that they won't have an impact on our vineyards.
Wine Club
Early Pickup Requests
We have added a new section to the "Modify Club" form, this form can be found on the home screen of every iPad in the tasting room! The new section should be used in the event a wine club member is picking up their release wines prior to the club release date! When you open the form you will see an option named "Early Pick-up" once you click this option the form will ask for member name, member email address & phone number. You all will just need to complete one question which asks for info regarding modifications to the wine selections & pick up date! Please make sure all fields listed are completed! Please let me know if you have any questions!!
We have ten spots available in the Estate Club!
Who would be interested in the Estate Club you ask, take a peek below for some helpful hints!
- A guest (and or existing Tower Cru member) is asking about our reserve or library wines ( these wines are often released to Estate Club members first or in some cases reserved exclusively for them like our 2021 Petit Verdot Reserve or Wente Chardonnay)
- Members/guest who purchase a case/often purchases additional bottles
- Members/guests who frequent STW events and or speciality tastings
- Frequent visitors
- Wine collectors/connoisseurs
What additional benefits do our Estate Club members have?
- 15% discount versus the 10% offered to other club members
- The membership is capped which has created a lovely intimate community within STW!
- Sunset Saturday- One Saturday per month the winery is open until 930pm just for Estate Club members & their guests! We often offer fun library wines and light bites during these evenings
- $50 reservation credits with each club release (can be applied to SOMMinars, dinners, tours or any events which requires a reservation)
- Exclusive access to STW events- event emails are sent to Estate Club members 1st!
April White & Light release will begin on 4/11! The release includes (one bottle of each):
2023 Estate Chardonnay (Stainless)
2022 Stone Tower Estate Chardonnay Reserve
2022 Stone Tower Winery Sauvignon Blanc Reserve
Current Tasting Menu
2021 Estate Chardonnay (SS)
2022 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve
2021 Wente Chardonnay
2022 Maison Sanglier Pinot Noir
2021 Hogback Mountain
Wine Updates
We have added 2021 Wente Chardonnay and 2021 Estate Chardonnay (SS) to the menu at both Tasting Rooms.
As always, wines in the Library are available to sell in the Tasting Rooms (the exception being 2021 Kristi Chardonnay, please don't sell this wine!).
Food Updates
FOOD UPDATES
TVTR Specials:
Smash Burger (Locksley cheddar, b&b pickles, house sauce, lettuce, onion, brioche bun, served with fries) $20
Crab Cake Sandwich (remoulade, b&b pickles, lettuce, onion, brioche bun, served with fries) $27
Pistachio & Dill Pesto Burrata (sprouts, olive oil, maldon salt, balsamic, ciabatta) $17
Fried Goat Cheese (arugula, strawberry, black pepper jam, olive oil) $15
Herb Ricotta Raviolo (buerre blanc, pistachio, micro thyme, honey, maldon salt) $20
Farmers market now Spring peas, Swiss chard, ricotta, lemon zest, thyme, honey (and delicious!)
seasonal salad now Spinach and arugula, black berries, black pepper, goat cheese, sparkling vinaigrette
new pizza: Salami Pesto Salami, White sauce, Basil Pesto, ricotta, arugula
Miscellaneous
Gift Cards are now in the TVTR office by the iPads, instead of the club room!!
Library Map Updated: 4.1.24
MISSING HOURS- SEND TO TEAM@STONETOWERWINERY.COM
Please ensure you are sending any missing hours at the end of each day. As a reminder, all hours must be entered by EOD Sunday of pay week. Any hours not entered at this time would not be able to accrue tips. Please send any ADP corrections to team@stonetowerwinery.com, not to individual managers. Thank you!
Saturday – April 13th, 2024
"Wine is sunlight, held together by water." - Galileo Galilei
Weather:
Sunset Sat:
SOMM/Barrel Tasting:
Harvest/EST:
SIG:
CT:
MOLGR:
HB Floor Manager: Chris (11-CL), Elizabeth (10-GF), Alexander (9-5)
TVTR Floor Manager: Lars (9 - 5), Megan (10:30 - GF), Miko (11 - Close)
Events:
BCR/VVB:
SUMMIT ROOM:
HARVEST BARN:
SPARKLING HOUSE:
WBH:
HARVEST BARN
| POSITION | STAFF MEMBER |
|---|---|
| Lead | Alexander |
| Greeter | |
| Main Bar | Amy H, C.J., Jess |
| Second Bar | Florelle, Ann, Amy R |
| Marketplace | Blythe |
| Bar Back | |
| Pergolas | Dawn (12) |
| Pergola Bar/ Club Section | Kerri |
| Pergola Support Staff | Maddox |
| Pop Up Bar Upstairs | |
| WWT | |
| Dedicated Polisher | |
| AM Support Staff | William |
| DAYTIME Support Staff | Trevor, Ryan C., Adam |
| PM Support Staff | Hagan, Jess, Aly |
TOWER VIEW
| POSITION | STAFF MEMBER |
|---|---|
| Lead | Lars (9 - 5), Megan (10:30 - GF), Miko (11 - Close) |
| Road Greet*** | |
| Lead Greet | *Ashley (10:45) |
| TBD Closer | |
| Float | |
| Food Expo | |
| Wine Expo | Lake (11:30) |
| Main Bar | **Christine (10, CT), Maureen (10), Karla (10:30), Matt (10:30), Rebecca V (10:30), Sharon (12) |
| Tower | |
| BCR Bar | |
| Wild Boar Hall | Ameet (10:30), Brad (12) |
| Club Room (Fulfillment) | |
| ***Training*** | |
| Somminar/Barrel Tasting | Joe, Diane, Perla (9:30 - 5:30), Kayla (9:30 - 5:30) |
| Estate Exp | Kevin |
| Signature Experiences | |
| Harvest Hike | |
| **Cellar Tour | Christine - 5 guests @11AM; 4 guests @12:30 |
| AM Support Staff | Brooke (9:15 - 2:30, Bar Stocking), Nate (9:15 - 2:30, Wine/WC Stocking) |
| DAYTIME Support Staff | Maya (11:30 - 6:30, Bus Stations/Restrooms), Roman (11:30 - 6:30, Bus Stations/Restrooms) |
| PM Support Staff | Aiden (2 - 7:30, Wine/WC Stocking), Alexa (2 - 7:30, Bar Stocking) |
| WWT | |
| Sunset Saturday | |
| Sunset Sat Support Staff | |
| *set up market bar | Ashley |
Sunday – April 14th, 2024
"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance." Benjamin Franklin
Weather:
SOMM:
Harvest/EST:
SIG:
CT:
MOLGR:
HB Floor Manager: Chris (10-GF), Elizabeth (9-5), Alexander (11-CL)
TVTR Floor Manager: Megan (9 - 5), Miko (10:30 - GF), Lars (11 - Close)
EVENTS:
BCR/VVB:
SUMMIT ROOM:
HARVEST BARN:
HARVEST BARN
| POSITION | STAFF MEMBER |
|---|---|
| Lead | Alexander |
| Greeter | |
| Main Bar | Amy H, C.J., Julie |
| Second Bar | Florelle, Ann, Tasha |
| Marketplace | Amy R. |
| Bar Back | |
| Pergolas | Dawn |
| Pergola Bar/ Club Section | |
| Pergola Support Staff | |
| Pop Up Bar Upstairs | |
| WWT | |
| Dedicated Polisher | |
| AM Support Staff | Lindsday |
| DAYTIME Support Staff | Trevor, Ryan C, Nicole, Liam |
| PM Support Staff | Hagan, Kate, Erin |
TOWER VIEW
| POSITION | STAFF MEMBER |
|---|---|
| Lead | Megan (9 - 5), Miko (10:30 - GF), Lars (11 - Close) |
| Road Greet | |
| Lead Greet | Courtney (10:45) |
| TBD Floater | Claire (10:30) |
| Wine Expo | Tessa (11), Ashley (12) |
| Main Bar | Christine (10), Rebecca (10:30), Grace (11), Jackie (11), Christian (1:30) |
| Bar/Greet Float | |
| Wild Boar Hall | Bob (10), Julie (12) |
| Club Room (Fulfillment) | |
| Tower | |
| SOMMinar/Barrel Tasting | Diane, Joe, Perla, Kayla |
| Harvest/Estate Experiences | |
| Sig Experiences | Kevin - 4 guests @12PM |
| Harvest Hike | |
| **Cellar Tour | |
| AM Support Staff | Owen (9:15 - 2:30), Wilson (9:15 - 2:30) |
| DAYTIME Support Staff | Roman (11:30 - 6:30); Declan (1 - 7) |
| PM Support Staff | Alexa (2 - 7:30), Gaby (2 - 7:30) |
| Food Runner | |
| Wedding Wine Tasting | |
| *set up market bar |