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...]
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Rosedale Vineyards
"Eeeee-very Rosedale Has Its Cooooorn. And Wine." Rosedale Farms and Vineyards, Simsbury September 27, 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...]
Chamard Vineyards
"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
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
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...]
Miranda Vineyard
I Know My Miranda Rights, Ossifer! Miranda Vineyard, Goshen June 15, 2008 As with many old winery visits, this one deserves an update at some point. “You have the right to remain drinking. Anything you say can and will be used against you as you sample another varietal. You have the right to buy a bottle of … [Read more...]
Jerram Winery
New Hartford is the New Hartford Jerram Winery, New Hartford May 18, 2008 [December 2012 Update: Wow, this is a weird page to revisit. Jerram was the second winery I’d ever visited – in my life. I remember being so wide-eyed and excited about the whole wine trail thing that I first learned about during this … [Read more...]
Wineries & Meaderies
Connecticut's Wineries and Meaderies Skip down to The Meaderies & Wine-like Cideries The Connecticut Wine Trail has been a state sponsored thing for almost as long as CTMQ has been a thing. This has been very good for the state's wineries, as they've had a passport program (with incredible prizes) for many years … [Read more...]
Sharpe Hill Vineyard
The Grapes of Wrath of Khan Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Pomfret February 2, 2008 Cool title, huh? Too bad it makes no sense... But I'm keeping it. I came up with it prior to my trip with EdHill out to the hinterlands of eastern Connecticut with a scheduled stop at the Sharpe Hill Vineyard in Pomfret and try... try … [Read more...]
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