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Issue
24 April 2007
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In
This Issue:
Our Latest
Adventure:
Northeastern Ohio
Upcoming Winery
Adventures
What's new
at the Winery Adventures website
April Wine
Recommendations Have Been Posted
Feature
Article:
Indiana Winemaker and
Renowned Chef Pair for Award at Taste of Elegance
Area
wine events
Featured
businesses:
Wellington Inn
Bed & Breakfast
A meticulously
restored landmark in
Traverse City, Michigan
www.wellingtoninn.com |
Vinifera -
The Inn on Winery Row
Near more than 45 award-winning wineries in
Grimsby, Ontario
www.viniferainn.ca |
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you have questions, comments, winery events you would like listed or if
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consideration in a future newsletter, you can contact me by emailing sharon@wineryadventures.com.
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Our recent
visit to Northeastern Ohio 
On St. Patrick's Day, we visited four newer wineries in northeastern Ohio:
Myrddin Winery, Mastropietro Winery, Candlelight Winery and Emerine
Estates. We had a wonderful trip and found that all of this up-and-coming
wineries have a lot going for them. It was cold and windy, but we found
several warm and inviting tasting rooms to visit. All the reviews have
been posted...so check out our website to read our experiences on our
latest adventure. Pictured:
Gary and I preparing to leave with our purchases from Emerine Estates
Winery in Jefferson, Ohio.
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Unique
Lodging in Kinsman, Ohio 
The Dream
Horse Guesthouse
While on our latest winery adventure in northeast Ohio, we spent the night
at the Dream Horse Guesthouse in Kinsman, OH. Situated near the
Ohio-Pennsylvania border, the Dream Horse is an excellent stopping point,
as it is close to several Ohio and Pennsylvania wineries. Our hosts,
Catherine and Allan Kaulback, were most gracious and made us feel right at
home. We stayed in the fourth floor suite complete with spiral staircase,
full kitchen and dining table. The luxurious bedding made for a dreamy
night of sleep. We awakened to the smell of homemade scones baking in the
oven and were also treated to bacon, fresh fruit and omelets made with
local free-range eggs. The Dream Horse Guest house has a lovely country
setting with horse barn and pasture. We highly recommend this beautiful
and unique bed and breakfast when you're traveling to north east Ohio.
Check out their website
for more photos and information about the accommodations they offer Pictured:
After finishing our scrumptious breakfast, Gary and I enjoy one last cup
of coffee at the Dream Horse Guesthouse in Kinsman, Ohio
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Where
we're headed in April: Moyer's Winery and Restaurant in Manchester, Ohio
and The Indiana Wine Fair
April 14th, we will be dining at
Moyer's Winery and Restaurant in Manchester, Ohio. This dinner is being
planned to celebrate Sharon's birthday. Moyer's Winery is the very first
winery we visited on our winery adventures, and we've often talked about
going back. On our first visit, we only had time for a wine tasting and
didn't get a chance to dine in their restaurant. We thought a birthday
celebration would be a great time to re-visit this beautiful winery on
the Ohio River.
Winery
Adventures is proud to be a sponsor of the Indiana Wine Fair!
April 28, 2007 at The
Story Inn in Nashville, Indiana
Not only are we one of the sponsors of
this event, but we will be attending. We are very excited about this event
and we can't wait to sample more of the wonderful wines that the Indiana
Wineries are producing. You can read more below - it's our featured event
for April!
Watch the Winery Adventures website for an
upcoming review!
Also ahead...
Late May - Six northwestern Pennsylvania wineries.
Mid-June: Another visit to northeastern Ohio. We'll be visiting some new
wineries along with a couple of old favorites.
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What's new at the Winery
Adventures website
Monthly wine
recommendations from area wineries.
Be sure to check in and see
if any new wines have made it on our list of favorites.
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Feature
Article:
Indiana
Winemaker and Renowned Chef Pair for Award at Taste of Elegance
West Lafayette, Ind. - A
popular Indiana winemaker and a renowned chef recently took top prize in the
11th Annual Taste of Elegance.
Sponsored by Indiana Pork, Taste of Elegance is a culinary competition
designed to inspire innovative and exciting ways to prepare pork. The
competition brings together talented chefs from across the country to
compete in regional and national competitions. The Indiana competition
featured chefs from a variety of backgrounds, from upscale dining
establishments and country clubs to catering facilities.
Indiana Pork enlisted the help and knowledge of the Indiana Wine Grape
Council for the 2007
event to sponsor the Wine Pairing award, given to the chef who best paired
an Indiana wine with his featured pork dish. The winner was Chef Dan
Dunville of Ruths' Chris Steakhouse, Indianapolis, who paired his braised
pork shoulder entree with French Lick Winery's Traminette.
"The wine pairings were judged on two criteria: how well the wine
enhanced the pork entree and the chef's rationale for choosing the selected
wine to accompany the dish," said John Doty, Owner and Winemaker at
French Lick Winery. "We are excited that our Traminette was
featured with Chef Dunville's pork entree."
"The Indiana wine industry was thrilled to be a part of Taste of
Elegance," said Jeanette Merritt, Marketing Specialist of the Indiana
Wine Grape Council. "Indiana Pork and the Taste of Elegance is
just one opportunity where commodity groups can highlight that Indiana
agriculture is diverse and that it provides high quality and valuable food
products to consumers."
The chefs were not the only ones to benefit from IWGC's participation. They
also sponsored a wine tasting that featured 10 of Indiana's own wineries to
guests attending the Taste of Elegance. These wines were voted on by the
guests and an award was also given to French Lick Winery for "People's
Choice Favorite Wine".
The French Lick Winery was established in 1995 and since that time has
become one of Indiana's premier wineries. The winery is located in the
former Kimball Piano Factory in West Baden, Indiana. Owner and vintner, John
Doty, takes great pride in the wines made with the expert assistance of Kim
Doty, owner and cellarmaster. French Lick wines have received over 250
medals in state, national and international competitions.
The wineries Heaven's View Vineyard was planted in the spring of 1998 and is
located approximately 20 miles north of the winery on Kim's family Hoosier
Homestead Farm in Martin County overlooking the White River valley. The
vineyard's 3 1/2 acres is comprised of the first planting of Norton grapes
in Indiana, as well as Chambourcin, Traminette, Vidal, and Vincent varietals.
These varietals thrive in Indiana soils where traditional varieties often
struggle due to harsh weather.
About Indiana Wine Grape Council
The Indiana Wine Grape Council seeks to enhance economic development in the
state by establishing a successful wine grape industry through research and
marketing development. The program provides extension specialists in enology
(winemaking), viticulture (grape growing), and marketing to assist
commercial and amateur grape growers and winemakers. Since the creation of
the Council in 1989, the number of Indiana wineries has increased from nine
to more than 30, attracting more than 900,000 visitors each year.
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Area Wine
Events:
April 28, 2007
The
Indiana Wine Fair
The
Indiana
Wine Fair, to be held at the
Story Inn, has become the largest wine event in
Southern Indiana.
This event is open to every one of Indiana's 32
wineries. It is a myth
that good wine can only be made from grapes.
Great wines can be made from many other fruits, some of which can
be of exceptional quality due to Indiana's climate and rich
soil. At the Indiana Wine
Fair 2007, you will find many nice grape wines, but also
delectable wines fermented from blackberries, apples, rhubarb and even
dandelions. Be venturesome! Open
your mind to your palate! Virtually
every Indiana winery will be participating in the 2007
Indiana Wine Fair. Visit the
Story Inn's website: www.storyinn.com.
From there, you will be able to visit the websites of those wineries.
Independent tasters will be judging the wines in six categories.
The Indiana
Wine Fair 2007
is an opportunity to spend a leisurely Saturday afternoon sampling
Hoosier wines in a bucolic Hoosier setting??”the historic 19th Century
village of Story, Indiana. Your
trip to Story will take you past weather-beaten barns, covered bridges,
a riot of blooming shrubbery and incipient foliage.
Relax. Take the time
to appreciate the taste of the earth, Hoosier style.
The Story
Inn's award-winning restaurant will be open all day, to
satisfy your culinary
cravings. (Seating at
dinner is by reservation only,
(800) 881-1183.) In
addition, you may peruse the various artist booths which will be
set up in the Story Village Green. There
you will find paintings, decorations, and nick-knacks, from local
artists as well. The Story
Inn
is
Indiana's oldest country inn.
The Old Barn at Story, Indiana will be open from 1:00
??“ 6:00 p.m.
Dress casually, come and go as you please.
There is no itinerary, no lecture, no agenda, but lots of wine,
local arts on display, live music and food. The
actual tasting will occur under a large tent, so the event will go on,
rain or shine! The
town of
Story
, Indiana was founded in 1851. Today
the whole town of Story is a country inn with a world-class restaurant. The cottages
which dot the town are charming historic overnight accommodations. As
featured in Indianapolis Monthly, Midwest Living, and Home & Away,
Story Inn is known for its fine dining, catering,
banquet facilities, and lodging. Our mission is to define and refine
authentically Hoosier cuisine using locally grown ingredients. By
matching the ambiance and food with fine wines, we produce an experience
that cannot be duplicated anywhere. Story, Indiana
is located 13 miles south of
Nashville, on State Road 135.
You can download a map or written directions from our website, www.storyinn.com
Click here for our full list of area wine events!
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