It's Now Official: Stonington Wins Saltwater Farm Vineyard, Stonington May 22, 2010 I’d been looking forward to Saltwater Farm for over a year. Once I learned of its existence, I was intrigued. After 23 vineyards of relative sameness with regards to design and décor, Saltwater Farm, located on a marsh in coastal … [Read more...]
NorthWinds Vineyard (Closed)
Through Zephyrs and Rain and Damian, We Continue the Wine Trail NorthWinds Vineyard, Watertown July 10, 2010 This winery closed in 2013. This page used to begin with several paragraphs of me lamenting the shortcomings of the CT Wine Trail. Namely, the terrible website, the woefully out of date brochures, the … [Read more...]
Jones Family Winery
Keeping up With the Joneses Jones Family Winery, Shelton October 17, 2009 This was bound to happen. I write bits and pieces for CTMQ on two different laptops as well as during breaks at work once in a while and then load them onto the main iMac with the downloaded pictures and edit the pieces there. It gets a … [Read more...]
143. B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill
How You Like These Apples? B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill, Stonington (Google Maps location) October 24, 2009 Since this first visit, we have been to Clyde's several times. There are some pictures from a 2013 as well. Since you were wondering, no, I haven’t used this title before. Over at the oldest operational cider … [Read more...]
Stonington Vineyards
Huh-Huh, STONE-ington, Huh-Huh Stonington Vineyards, Stonington October 24, 2009 I’ve come to love Stonington. I really like its sea-faring (and therefore, seafood) roots. It’s not all snobby like some of the shore towns to the west, but it certainly could be, because it’s just as pretty as any other town along … [Read more...]
Jonathan Edwards Winery
Gewurztraminer Examiner Jonathan Edwards Winery, Stonington October 24, 2009 I was recently asked by a reporter which Connecticut winery was my favorite. I said that I had no idea. So the question was rephrased to, which one is the prettiest? Hm. I hadn’t ever thought about that even though almost every time … [Read more...]
Taylor Brooke Winery
Taylor Made Wine Taylor Brooke Winery, Woodstock November 7, 2009 A couple years ago, early on in the evolution of CTMQ, I decided to branch out from just museums and start exploring some of the other attractions around the state. Of course, I’ve gone completely off my rocker in the intervening time, but that’s … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Orchards Winery
I Feel a Little Fruity. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That Bishop's Orchards, Guilford August 24, 2009 Color me shocked. Color me as shocked as when I met Peter Murphy at UConn. Of course you remember him… Right? He was known as “Bishop’s Son” around the dorm and quite frankly, when I just Googled his … [Read more...]
Maugle Sierra Vineyards
I Straugle with the Name Maugle Maugle Sierra Vineyards, Ledyard July 11, 2009 "Maugle." I've tried and tried to find the derivation of the word and have come up with nothing. Perhaps it's a family name? A rather non-Spanish sounding Spanish word of some sort? I don't know. All I could find was this … [Read more...]
Holmberg Orchards
What's Up, Holms Holmberg Orchards, Gales Ferry July 11, 2009 This place is in Gales Ferry. Gales Ferry? Ah yes, another of Connecticut's weird naming conventions; Gales Ferry refers both to a village within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, and to a complex of buildings within that village at the site of the … [Read more...]