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Issue
14 June 2006
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In
This Issue:
Our
recent Winery Adventure to southwestern Virginia
Upcoming Winery
Adventures
What's new
at the Winery Adventures website
Feature
Article: Summer
in Michigan...Time for a Wine Festival!
Area
wine events
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Our recent visit to our
first Virginia wineries
We are so happy that we decided to expand our traveling area into
Virginia. Both of us were very impressed with the wineries that we
visited on our first trip. We sampled some very remarkable wines and the
views from the southwestern Virginia wineries were breathtaking. We
visited Fincastle Vineyard, Peaks of Otter Winery, White Rock Vineyard,
Hickory Hill Vineyards, Villa Appalaccia Winery and Chateau Morrisette
Winery. All of these wineries offered wonderful seating areas outside to
sip some wine and enjoy the scenery. We can hardly wait to make another
trip to Virginia to visit wineries in other regions of the state. Watch
the Winery Adventures website...we'll be posting reviews of the wineries
we visited in the next week or two. Pictured:
The view and the landscaping were so beautiful, we couldn't resist
staying for awhile at Villa Appalaccia Winery in Floyd, Virginia.
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Where
we're headed: New York and Ontario!
June 3 through
June 6, 2006
we will be visiting the following wineries:
Chateau des Charmes Wines, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario
Coyote's Run Estate Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario
Vetter Vineyards, Westfield, NY
Willow Creek Winery, Sheridan, NY
Watch the Winery Adventures website for upcoming
reviews!.
Also ahead...
Mid-July: The fabulous
Finger Lakes region of New York
Early August:
South-Central Indiana
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What's new at the Winery
Adventures website
Many great new listings have
been added to our "Lodging
Near Wineries" page. You're sure to find the perfect
lodging for your wine travels. Be sure to check it out!
Also - Monthly wine
recommendations from area wineries.
This completes our first
full year of monthly wine recommendations. We've sampled many, many more
wines in the past year. As we begin our second year, some wines will
remain on our recommendations list in each category...and some will fall
off. Watch the Winery Adventures website for the results.
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Feature
Article:
Summer
in Michigan...Time for a Wine Festival!
Warmer weather
brings outdoor wine festivals all across Michigan. From Blossom Days in
May, to Sunrise Side in July, to Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival in
September, there are festivals in every region, and for every taste.
Each festival has its own personality, but they all have two things in
common ... a great time and a chance to learn about good wine. Michigan's
wine festivals include food from local restaurants and often include music
and activities for children. It's easy to make a weekend mini-vacation by
combining a wine festival with golfing, a trip to the beach, amusement
park or other events.
Listed here
are a variety of wine festivals throughout the summer. For details and the
most up-to-date list of festivals and other events, visit the web site of
the Michigan Grape and Wine Industrial Council, www.michiganwines.com.
May 20-21 - Old Mission Peninsula Blossom Days
May 28 - Interlochen Wine, Food and Fine Arts Festival
June 3 - Ella Sharp Art and Wine Festival (Jackson)
June 10 - Leland Wine and Food Festival
June 17 - Taste of Charlevoix
June 24 - Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival (Bridgman)
July 15 - Sunrise Side Wine and Food Festival (Harrisville)
July 29 - Suttons Bay Jazz and Wine Festival
August 12 - Red, White and The Blues Wine Festival (Northport)
August 26-27 - Wine Days of Summer (Southeast Michigan)
September 8-9 - Hopps of Fun Beer and Wine Festival (Mackinaw City)
September 8-10 - Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival
September 15-17 - Harvest Stompede (Leelanau Peninsula)
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council is a 10-member panel that
supports the growth of the grape and wine industry in Michigan. It is
housed in the Agriculture Development Division of the Michigan Department
of Agriculture, which is the official state agency charged with serving,
promoting and protecting the food, agriculture and agricultural economic
interests of the people of the state of Michigan.
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Area Wine
Events:
Featured
Event:
Strawberry Festival at
Goose Watch Winery
June
17
Purchase Strawberry
Shortcake, Strawberry Pie, and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and quarts
of locally grown fresh sweet strawberries from Cassim Farms. Sample or
purchase our famous "Strawmantes" mde with Strawberry Splendor
& Golden Spumante and get "Berry Happy!" Enjoy
live local music as you take in our breathtaking view of Cayuga
Lake and sip our award winning wines. Admission to this event is free to
the public and all are encouraged to come and enjoy the day! Visit www.goosewatch.com
for more information.
Click here for our full list of area
wine events!
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