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Connecticut Valley Winery

October 31, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Like, Wine? Fer Shure, dude" Connecticut Valley Winery, New Hartford October 5, 2008 That horrid title is my Valley Girl lingo attempt. But thankfully, like you, I've forgotten how they talked. I have not, however, forgotten about our 2008 CT Wine Tour goal of hitting 14 of these joints before November 7th. … [Read more...]

Priam Vineyards

October 20, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Priam and Proper Priam Vineyards, Colchester October 18, 2008 After two stops at South Glastonbury sites, Damian was being so good we decided to continue down Route 2 and press our luck. (As you can imagine, I always have a contingency and/or extra side trip plan in my back pocket on all of our adventures.) … [Read more...]

72. New Britain Youth Museum

October 14, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Youth of Today New Britain (Google Maps Location) September 27, 2008 Growing up, I was mostly influenced by my older brother. In the early to mid-eighties, he (and therefore, I) started getting into punk and hardcore music. I was never a social outcast or anything, I was simply drawn to the hard, fast, … [Read more...]

Land of Nod Winery

October 6, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Just Can't Say No! Land of Nod Winery, East Canaan October 5, 2008 “Are we there?" Yes. "Would you like a tasting?" Yes. "Do you like this?" Yes. "Do you like that?" Yes. "Did you have a nice drive out here?" Yes. "Did you see the Beckley Furnace?" Yes. "Do you want some cantaloupe jam?" Yes. … [Read more...]

Rosedale Vineyards

September 28, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Eeeee-very Rosedale Has Its Cooooorn. And Wine." Rosedale Farms and Vineyards, Simsbury September 2008 I find myself using the word "bucolic" a lot on this website, and it's starting to annoy me. Thesaurus.com gives me arcadian, campestral, pastoral, provincial, rural, and rustic. "Campestral" fails the … [Read more...]

70. Carousel Museum at the Beardsley Zoo

September 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

I Went Around and Around With This One Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 I did not know there was a "carousel museum" at the Beardsley Zoo until I saw a sign there stating such. After poking around inside I never really saw "museum" type things. And even after Googling it at home for a few … [Read more...]

Flamig Educational Farm

August 11, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

You Know What Really Gets My Goat? Flamig Educational Farm, Simsbury (Google Maps Location) June 2008 Connecticut museum visit #61. Note: An incredible amount of search engine traffic comes here looking for "Flaming Farm." This farm is not on fire. At some point along this crazy CTMQ journey I decided to … [Read more...]

Chamard Vineyards

July 27, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

"I Did Not Have Wine at that Vineyard" Chamard Vineyards, Clinton July 2008, August 2008, and again in 2010 Clinton, Connecticut is a lovely town. Really, it is. One of my favorites so far on my years-long tour of the state. Beautiful coast, beaches, many intriguing shorefront properties; a quaint and historic … [Read more...]

Gouveia Vineyards

July 20, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

THIS is Wallingford?! Gouveia Vineyards, Wallingford July 19, 2008 Our little family spent the late morning at the Lyman Orchards "Berry Festival" which more or less consisted of us eating a delicious fresh blueberry funnel cake and walking around the grounds. Oh, and Damian kept picking up random trash on the … [Read more...]

Sunset Meadow Vineyards

June 28, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

My Goshen! That's Good Wine! Sunset Meadow Vineyards, Goshen June 15, 2008 As with many of these old winery visit pages, this one deserves an update with better pictures and more wine descriptions. I'll get to it someday. Oh, and there are now two Sunset Meadow locations, with one up in Sheffield, Massachusetts … [Read more...]