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Wineries & Meaderies

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Litchfield County, North Canaan

Rosedale Vineyards

September 28, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

"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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hartford County, Hoang, Simsbury

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Clinton, Hoang, Middlesex County

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, New Haven County, Wallingford

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Goshen, Hoang, Litchfield County

Miranda Vineyard

June 17, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Goshen, Hoang, Litchfield County

Jerram Winery

May 20, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Litchfield County, New Hartford

Wineries & Meaderies

March 16, 2008 by Steve 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: meaderies

Sharpe Hill Vineyard

February 12, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Pomfret, Windham County

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