Description
(Semi-Sweet) (Blackberry-Isabella blend)
A Semi-Sweet combination of blackberry and the Isabella grape, this is a fruity departure from a typical wine. It’s sweet at first from the Isabella grape with a surprisingly tart blackberry finish that lingers. Wow! Quenching on a hot summer day. Throw some ice cubes in this wine and we doubt they will dilute its flavor! This is excellent to pair with sharp cheddar cheese and crackers at a campfire. Another one of our crowd pleasers, the Blackwatch ranks as one of our top sellers!!
A “donation bottle,” Our Blackwatch wine is named for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, also known as the Black Watch, which consisted of men recruited from the Scottish Highlands.
Originally, they were to patrol the highlands. Before the War of Austrian Succession, the Watch was formed into a unit in the regular arm and fought their first action in 1745. They were sent to North America in 1756 shortly before the the start of the French and Indian War.
At the time of Bushy Run, the 42nd had recently returned from the West Indies and a campaign against the Spanish. Many soldiers suffered and were weakened from the yellow fever or malaria, which they had contracted during their previous campaign. Despite this, they were heavily engaged in the Battle of Bushy Run and suffered more casualties than either of the other regular British units during the battle.
The Black Watch has a long military tradition and is still in service today as an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
The winery donates a dollar from the sale of each bottle of this wine to the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society. Bushy Run Battlefield preserves and interprets for citizens and visitors the site of this pivotal battle fought between British and Native Americans during the conflict known as Pontiac’s War (1763-64). The battlefield is located in our hometown of Harrison City, PA and is known for being the turning-point of the French and Indian War (aka Pontiac’s War).
