NOVEMBER 5, 2015 Issue 90A News and Tribune Publication

TOP THREE: Kirkin O The Tartans in New Albany FOOD: City Barbeque in Louisville

UIBBLEQAND QUAFFThe inspiration behind SoIn's newest winery

EDITORJason Thomas

DESIGNClaire Munn

STORYElizabeth DePompei

PHOTOGRAPHYChristopher Fryer

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Owners Jamie, left, and Steve Kraft are pictured at Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. | STAFF PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

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First Church of God2248 Charlestown RoadNew Albany, IN 47150

Proudly Presents

Larnelle HarrisFriday, November 13, 2015 7:30 PM

In Honor of Our 100 Year Anniversary

Tickets may be purchased at Church Offi ce.

VIP $35 (Meet & Greet with photo option)

Floor Seating $15 Overfl ow Seating $10

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INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced that Hoosier artists in selected dis-ciplines have until Feb. 5 to submit applications for the IACs Individual Artist Program (IAP) grants.

Eligible projects will only be considered in the areas of crafts, design, media arts, photography, visual arts, and folk arts related to these traditional disciplines. Artists with disabilities are also encouraged to apply for projects related to these eligible disciplines, either through the discipline directly or through the access category.

Individual artists living and work-ing in Indiana may apply for up to

$2,000 from the IAP grant, which requires no matching funds. The grants are intended to assist artists with specific project-related costs that will help them further their career and provide some form of public benefit through the completed project.

Application for IAP grants will only be available through the online grant system, and artists are encour-aged to read through the guidelines completely before starting the ap-plication process. The deadline for

application is Feb. 5.Applicants must be 18 years of

age, must be an Indiana resident for at least one year prior to the date of application, and plan to remain in the state for the full grant period. Artists may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program. All projects must be completed between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

Applications must be submitted through the Indiana Culture Grants at http://indianacgweb.org/.

Finding cash for creative projectsSOIN THE KNOW WHAT: Submissions for Indi-

vidual Artist Program grants WHEN: Through Feb. 5 WHERE: online atin.gov/arts/

individualartistprogram.htm; info atindianacgweb.org;con-tact Sarah Fronczek at 317-232-1274 or email sfronczek@iac.in.gov

Southern Indiana residents are a resilient folk. And big-time dreamers.Oh, we also happen to like our wine.The latest to join the vino fray is Quibble

Hill Winery in Depauw. As youll read about in todays centerpiece, the idea for Quibble Hill started with a desire to do something you love. Do that, and the rest is gravy.

SoIn people know a thing or two about resil-ience, too. Turn the pages to discover the story behind the name Quibble Hill. Good stuff.

Jamie and Steve Kraft opened Quibble in March last year after a lesson that Jamie Krafts father told her kept gnawing at her innards.

He said, do something you want to do and dont work until youre 65 and then retire, Kraft told Eliza-beth DePompei for todays cover story.

Visitors are first greeted by a large porch with inviting rocking chairs facing the quarter-acre plot of Niagara grapes, a fire pit and a pavilion for live music, DePompei writes. Inside, the warm pinewood walls are likely to make visi-tors feel like theyre in a Colorado resort cabin.

What started with Steve Kraft tinkering with a take-home kit has grown into an 11-acre vineyard churning out 1,200 gallons of wine, or 6,000 bottles.

Thats nowhere near the Hubers or Turtle Runs of the world, but for the Krafts its sweet success and represents doing something they love.

A lesson taken to heart, for sure.

Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsand-tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

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EYES WIDE OPEN WHATS THE VOLUME? WHAT:Ghost Watch Undertaking Sleepover WHEN: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Sun-

day, Nov. 8 WHERE: Culbertson Mansion INFO:$100 per adult; reservations required;

visitindianamuseum.org/explore/culbertson; phone:812-944-9600

Spend the night at Culbertson Mansion if you dare. Brave guests will enjoy a candlelight dinner, tarot card readings, a ghost tour of the mansion, and a scavenger hunt before attempting to make it through the night. Must be over 18 to attend.The mansion encompass-es more than 20,000 square feet

WHAT: Noises Off WHEN: 8 p.m. Nov. 5-7, 12-14; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8,

15 WHERE:The Robinson Theater, Ogle Center,

4201 Grant Line Rd., New Albany INFO:Ticket prices: $15 for adults, $10 for se-

niors, $7 for students; visit ius.edu/oglecenterCalled the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off

presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itiner-ant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothings On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.

GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

WHAT: Kirkin O The Tartans WHEN: 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 WHERE: St. Pauls Episcopal Church, 11th

and Market streets,New AlbanyPipe and drum will accompany the clans

from the Scottish Society of Louisville as they process into church. This year there will be a special performance by the Scottish group, The Pillagers, during the service. Following the church service the parish is hosting a Scottish-themed brunch in the Carriage House.The Kirkin coincides with the Feast of Samuel Seabury, the first bishop in the American Episcopal Church. Bishop Seabury was consecrated in Scotland following the Revolutionary War.

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1 TOAST TO OL SAMMY3 TO GO Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

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WINE A BITDepauw winery offers year-round tastings, place for locals to relax

DEPAUW The small plot of Niagara grapes tucked away off rolling country roads in Depauw will be ready for harvest next fall, three years after Jamie and Steve Kraft planted the vines. Each vine needs time to grow strong enough to carry the 20 pounds of grapes that will make Quibble Hill Winerys first estate wine. While they wait, the Krafts have had to learn how to be just as sturdy as the vines theyre counting on.

That first year was tough, Jamie said. But we got through it.

Jamie and Steve, both 60 years old, decided to start the winery on Gowers Lane in March 2014 after visiting wineries throughout Southern Indiana. Their weekend trips became a pastime for two people working full-time jobs. Jamie worked in advertising in Louisville and Steve was in management at a chemical plant in Jeffersonville. But Jamie never forgot what her father told her before he died.

He said, do something you want to do and dont work until youre 65 and then retire, she remembered.

The couple became frequent visitors of Grateful Goat Vine-yard and Winery in Palmyra before it closed in fall of 2013. Then Steve made his first wine using an at-home kit. That wine ended up winning bronze in the Indianapolis International Wine Competition and that made Steve think it was something he could do more of.

When Steve suggested to Jamie that they start a winery, Jamie said it was a why not? kind of proposal. They already lived on 11 acres of land and had plenty of acquaintances in the Southern Indiana winery world. Those acquaintances would become what Jamie now calls mentors in their new venture.

By ELIZABETH DEPOMPEIelizabeth.depompei@newsandtribune.com

Bottles of Deladew, a white, semi-dry wine, are pictured on a rack at Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

A bottle of Blue By You blueberry table wine is pictured inside Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. See more photos on page 7.

WHEN TO GOQuibble Hill Winery is open year round and hosts different

events throughout the year. Live music can be enjoyed in the summer months and an outdoor fire pit will keep visitors warm during the fall and winter. Regular wine tasting hours are Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.Visit QuibbleHillWinery.com or call502-424-9559 for more information.

SEE WINERY, PAGE 8

WINE A BITDepauw winery offers year-round tastings, place for locals to relax

DEPAUW The small plot of Niagara grapes tucked away off rolling country roads in Depauw will be ready for harvest next fall, three years after Jamie and Steve Kraft planted the vines. Each vine needs time to grow strong enough to carry the 20 pounds of grapes that will make Quibble Hill Winerys first estate wine. While they wait, the Krafts have had to learn how to be just as sturdy as the vines theyre counting on.

That first year was tough, Jamie said. But we got through it.

Jamie and Steve, both 60 years old, decided to start the winery on Gowers Lane in March 2014 after visiting wineries throughout Southern Indiana. Their weekend trips became a pastime for two people working full-time jobs. Jamie worked in advertising in Louisville and Steve was in management at a chemical plant in Jeffersonville. But Jamie never forgot what her father told her before he died.

He said, do something you want to do and dont work until youre 65 and then retire, she remembered.

The couple became frequent visitors of Grateful Goat Vine-yard and Winery in Palmyra before it closed in fall of 2013. Then Steve made his first wine using an at-home kit. That wine ended up winning bronze in the Indianapolis International Wine Competition and that made Steve think it was something he could do more of.

When Steve suggested to Jamie that they start a winery, Jamie said it was a why not? kind of proposal. They already lived on 11 acres of land and had plenty of acquaintances in the Southern Indiana winery world. Those acquaintances would become what Jamie now calls mentors in their new venture.

By ELIZABETH DEPOMPEIelizabeth.depompei@newsandtribune.com

Bottles of Deladew, a white, semi-dry wine, are pictured on a rack at Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

A bottle of Blue By You blueberry table wine is pictured inside Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. See more photos on page 7.

WHEN TO GOQuibble Hill Winery is open year round and hosts different

events throughout the year. Live music can be enjoyed in the summer months and an outdoor fire pit will keep visitors warm during the fall and winter. Regular wine tasting hours are Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.Visit QuibbleHillWinery.com or call502-424-9559 for more information.

SEE WINERY, PAGE 8

ALBUMS: BOOKS:MOVIES:NOV. 10 The Magic Strings of

Frankie Presto byMitch Albom

Unstoppable byBill Nye

NOV. 6 Damn Country Music by

Tim McGraw Delirium byEllie Goulding

NOV. 6 Spectre The Peanuts Movie

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ENTERTAINMENT This week's entertainment releases

NEW ALBANY Some people who are blind or who can only see a little bit like to feel a picture in order to see it. These kinds of pictures are called tactile graphics: tactile because they appeal to the tactile/touch sense and graphics because they represent a graphic/picture, ac-cording to a Carnegie Center for Art and History news release.

At Carnegies Nov. 14 Family Fun Workshop, participants will use materials that are rough, smooth, soft, hard, grainy, etc. to embellish pictures so that a person who is blind could look at them with their fingers. This activity presents a number of opportunities for children to explore

opposites, learn a bit about braille readers, and (as always) express themselves in a new way.

To begin, you will choose a picture/photograph to embellish, and then choose three to five aspects of the picture that you want to make tactile (touchable). Pick material whose texture best represents the aspects youve chosen to make

tactile. Affix the chosen picture to a thick sheet of cardstock for struc-tural support. Then, cut and prepare the chosen materials to fit into the appropriate space. Using glue and/or tape, attach the chosen materials to the appropriate places in the picture. Allow the glue to dry, and then use your fingertips to explore the touch-able picture youve created.

A sense of feel to see at CarnegieSOIN THE KNOW WHAT: Carnegie Center Free

Family Fun Workshop: Photos for Fingers

WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Nov. 14

WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany

INFO:To register call 812-944-7336 or email Delesha Thomas at dthomas@carnegiecenter.org.

LOUISVILLE City Bar-beque, an award-winning bar-beque joint built on a foundation of low and slow smoked meats, a wide variety of side dishes, delectable desserts, and a healthy dose of backyard hos-pitality, will open in Louisville at 329 Whittington Parkway on Friday, Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m.

For over 15 years, City Barbeque has offered authentic competition quality barbeque to its customers. City Barbeque has been voted the citys best barbeque in every market it presently serves. This year their More Cowbell sandwich was named one of the best sand-wiches in America by Restau-rant Hospitality Magazine.

Were excited for our grand opening in Louisville, said Rick Malir, lead pit boss. Our guests can sink their teeth into authentic pit-smoked and hand pulled barbeque. We have an amazing team that looks for-ward to serving the wonderful, thriving, Louisville commu-nity.

At the grand opening, guests will be able to sample a wide selection of smoked meats, including pulled pork, brisket, pulled chicken, St. Louis-cut ribs, sausage and the biggest smoked chickens youve ever seen. Diners also wont want

to miss warm homemade peach cobbler, sweet corn pudding, hand-dipped hush puppies, baked beans with brisket, fresh cut fries, among many others.

During the grand opening City Barbeque will be selling T-shirts for $4 each, with all T-shirt proceeds going to Kosair Charities, an organization committed to helping children receive needed healthcare. Also, every guest who downloads the free City Barbeque app from the Apple App store or Google Play store will automatically and immediately get free food prizes and have the chance to win a grand prize of free barbeque for a year.

City Barbeque is currently hiring team members who like to have fun. Applicants can ap-ply online at www.citybbq.com/careers/ .

Nom nom (breathe) nomSOIN THE KNOW WHAT: City Barbeque to

open in Louisville; BBQ for a Year Giveaway

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20

WHERE: City Barbecue, 329 Whittington Parkway

INFO:To apply online for open positions visit citybbq.com/careers

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Feeling left out? Send your establishments and/or orga-nizations upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

STREET CRITWHAT: Floyd County Crit Club CollectiveWHEN: Through Nov. 8WHERE: Gadabout Gallery & Artisan Shoppe, 249 Spring St.,

JeffersonvilleFloyd County Crit Club Collective features a wide variety

of pieces showcasing a broad range of media. Many of the works feature iconic images of Jeffersonville and the surrounding area. The Floyd County Crit Club was founded in 1970 by artist Nancy Holderman, and continues to thrive under the direction of Joyce Sweet Bryant. The club meets monthly and provides structured critique, demonstrations and support in a congenial atmosphere. Artists working in all media are welcome.

LIVE MUSIC AT HUBERSWHEN: Friday, Saturday, SundayWHERE: Huber WinerySaturday, Nov. 7, 1 to 5 p.m.: Josh Glauber and Jeff Guerensey;

Sunday, Nov. 8, 1 to 5 p.m.: Petar Mandic[huberwinery.com]

LIVE MUSIC AT WICKSWHAT: Live on StateWHERE: Wicks, 225 State St., New AlbanyFriday, Nov. 6: Jack Brizendine; Saturday, Nov. 7: The Jordan

Bales Band; Friday, Nov. 13: Steeplechase Millionaires; Saturday, Nov. 14: The Killer Lips; Friday, Nov. 20: Bella Blue Band; Saturday, Nov. 21: Lawn Dart Accident; Saturday, Nov. 28: Eight Inch Elvis

LIVE MUSIC AT NAPHWHERE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St., New

AlbanyFriday, Nov. 6: Hush Harbor, Jonathan Jackson, Meadow Ry-

ann, Dark Horse, 6:30 p.m., $5 advance/$7 day of; Saturday, Nov. 7: Little Heart Records 10th Anniversary Show, 4 p.m., free;

[naproductionhouse.com]

LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER JEFFERSONVILLEWHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville

WHEN: Friday and SaturdayFriday, Nov. 6: Eric and Kenny Saturday, Nov.. 7:

Kelsey Allen; Friday, Nov. 13: Kelsey Allen; Satur-day, Nov. 14: Nick Dittmeier; Friday, Nov. 20: Eric and Kenny; Saturday, Nov. 21: Kyle Hastings

LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER NEW ALBANYWHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 114 E. Main St., New AlbanyWHEN: Friday and SaturdayFriday, Nov. 6: Eric and Kenny; Saturday, Nov. 7: Tyler stiller;

Friday, Nov. 13: Aquila; Saturday, Nov. 14: Josh and Joanna; Friday, Nov. 20: Kyle; Saturday, Nov. 21: Kelsey Allen

FRIENDS OF LIBRARY BOOK SALEWHAT: NA-FC Public Library book saleWHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7Find books to improve your business skills, strengthen your

knowledge of grammar and writing, or learn a new language at the upcoming Friends of the Library book sale in the librarys Annex Building. Dictionaries and thesauruses, books on grammar and style, foreign language books, as well as business books will all be discounted by 50 percent. Regular prices are $1 for hardbacks; 50 cents for paperbacks, CDs and VHS movies; and 10 cents for magazines and pam-phlets. For a detailed description of each book sale, please e-mail friends@nafclibrary.org.

IU SOUTHEAST OPEN AUDITIONSWHAT: Guys and Dolls auditionsWHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, Tuesday, Nov. 17The Theatre Department at Indiana University Southeast will be

holding open auditions for its spring 2016 production of Guys and Dolls, 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16 and Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Robinson Theater in the Ogle Center on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany. Those audition-ing should prepare a brief (one minute) comic monologue, and 16 bars of a musical theatre song. Callback auditions will be on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Production dates for Guys and Dolls are April 7-10 and April 14-17, 2016. For more information, e-mail Jim Hesselman at jhesselm@ius.edu or contact the IU Southeast Theatre Department at 812-941-2655.

KENTUCKY OPERA DINNERWHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will host a special

three-course dinner with the Kentucky Opera and 102.3 The Max on Thursday, Nov. 5 in celebration of The Kentucky Op-eras production of Jake Heggies Three Decembers. Guests can sit with Brad Bell or Eric Cornish from 102.3 The Max, and enjoy music from Opera Education Manager and vocalist Aubrey Baker, who will provide live entertainment, and be on hand to answer questions about the contemporary production, the art of opera, and the Kentucky Opera. The cost for the prix fixe dinner is $50 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Included in the dinner price is a ticket to the opening night performance of Three Decembers. Reservations for the dinner are required and can be made by calling 502-899-9904 or emailing lets-dine@varanese.com

A sign for Quibble Hill Winery is pictured at the corner of Corydon Ramsey and Kennedy Mott roads in Harrison County near Palmyra.

Award winning wines are pictured on display inside Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

A list of available wines is displayed behind the bar at Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra.

QUIBBLE HILL PHOTOSCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

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A MINOR OBJECTIONJamie and Steve live feet away

up a hill from the building that now houses Quibble Hills wine tastings and events.Visitorsarefirstgreetedbyalargeporch with inviting rocking chairs facing the quarter-acre plot of Niagara grapes, afirepitandapavilionforlivemusic.Inside, the warm pinewood walls are likely to make visitors feel like theyre in a Colorado resort cabin. Free tastings take place at a long stone bar the couple built themselves. The ambience, they said, is what makes Quibble Hill so unique.

We tried to build it to be a place that we would want to come to, Steve said.

The name, Quibble Hill, took a lot of thought and attention, too. An old rock quarry behind the Krafts home looked like the perfect place to host live music and gatherings. Quarry Hill, she decided, would be the winerys name.

Running with that idea, Jamie and Steve started naming wines inspired by the quarry. Theres Rockin Red; Stone-wall Jackson, named in part after a dog they once had; and Laceys Ledge, named after a dog that use to like climbing the quarry ledges.

Then about that far into the naming process I got a letter from a Quarry Hill Orchard and Winery in Ohio that said you cant use Quarry Hill, Jamie said. Cease and desist.

In fact, they couldnt even use the word quarry,Jamiesaid.Insteadoffightingit,she decided to keep the QH logo she already had designed and found a new q word.

A quibble is a minor objection and to whine is to snivel or complain, Jamie said. So come out and wine a bit.

THEIR LITTLE WINERYThe wine is readily available for visi-

tors, but it took a while to get it that way. Jamie said the process of getting state and federal permits took about three years. She said its that way because regulators want to know someone is serious about starting a winery and not just trying to findahobby.Thetastingroombuild-ing, which houses the fermentation tanks in the lower level, had to be 80 percent complete before they could even apply for the permits. Before the could build, they hadtobulldozethescrubtreesandfilltheduck pond. In short, it was a whole lot of hard work and a lot of waiting.

We actually started at another winery

so we could build some inventory before we got our permits, Steve said.

Once the Quibble Hill structure was built, they had to choose a place to get the grape juice from. Since their own vines arent ready for harvest, they arent yet able to produce their own juice. They chose a vineyard in the Finger Lakes region of New York and have 55-gallon drums of juice delivered to Quibble Hill regularly.

The juice is pumped into their eight tanks where it will ferment. Steve is charged with production, his favorite part about owning his own winery. He heats the juice and adds different ingredients, including yeast. The juice then ferments for four to six weeks at different tempera-tures. He said learning the best variations is about experimenting and tasting.

[Its about] just keeping good re-cords, he said.

Once the wine is ready, part-time employees help Steve and Jamie bottle the wine. The process is a manual job with an assist from tabletop machines. The assem-blylineincludesfillingthebottle,puttinga cork in it, sealing the cork and pressing the label on the bottle. Ideally, that bottle will then be sold to visitors or at festivals and events throughout the year.

SinceproducingtheirfirstbottlesinMarch 2014, the business has done pretty well. Jamie said they get roughly 100 visi-tors, many of them couples, every week depending on the time of year. Last year, they produced 1,200 gallons of wine, or 6,000 bottles. Theyd like to produce around 2,000 gallons eventually and pro-duce special small batch wines, but they dont want the winery to get too big. They prefer the quaintness of Quibble Hill.

Some of the local people, were their little winery, Jamie said. Some people have called it their little country club.

Jamie said they get visitors from the Southern Indiana region and beyond, including Indianapolis and Illinois. They have regulars, too, like the couple that vis-its every Sunday and even invited Jamie and Steve to their annual cookout. They say the people they get to meet is one of the best parts of the job.

I guess its kind of been strange for us because weve been living out here for all these years and we both worked full-time jobs and never had any visitors, Jamie said. And now all the sudden weve done a complete about face and opened up a winery and were inviting in the world.

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A logo for Quibble Hill Winery is pictured on a cornhole board at the Harrison County winery near Pal-myra. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

Bottles of wine are pictured on a rack at Quibble Hill Winery in Harrison County near Palmyra.