Mark and I fell in love with wine on our
honeymoon, exploring the romantic, sunlit
flooded valleys of the Rhine and the Mosel
river valleys in Germany. We discovered
that there was a winestube around almost
every bend and for 1 or 2 DM you could
sample the different wines produced at the
vineyard. That was our introduction to fine
wines.
Since then we have spent many
enjoyable vacations educating ourselves on
the production (and taste too!) of beer, wine
and liqueurs. Many times we have stumbled
across interesting opportunities such as the
glorious fall that we visited 10 vineyards in
Virginia. We discovered that Virginia
produces surprisingly good wine, the
tradition dating all the back to Thomas
Jefferson. Unfortunately the wine is not
allowed to be sold out of state.
Our adventures have also taken us to
breweries in Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and
many microbreweries in the USA.
We have visited wineries in France,
Germany and Italy. Our trip to France was
an especially delightful one as we
“discovered” Benedictine, Calvados,
Cognac, Bordeaux and the Loire Valley.
And not to be forgotten are the
distilleries of Scotland. That was 1988
before Laphroaig had really started
marketing to the US. We made it all the way
to the Laphroaig Distillery on Islay only to
find out that they didn’t give tours. But when
I mentioned we had come all the way from
the US on a pilgrimage, the manager took us
on a personal 2 hour tour of the distillery and
Mark (who’s favorite scotch is Laphroaig)
was in seventh heaven (with his Angel's
dram).
Now that we have our own Inn and
Restaurant we would like to offer you the
chance to try some of the wonderful beers,
wines, spirits and liqueurs from around the
world. They all have a subtle way of making
the meal more enjoyable!
Cheers!
honeymoon, exploring the romantic, sunlit
flooded valleys of the Rhine and the Mosel
river valleys in Germany. We discovered
that there was a winestube around almost
every bend and for 1 or 2 DM you could
sample the different wines produced at the
vineyard. That was our introduction to fine
wines.
Since then we have spent many
enjoyable vacations educating ourselves on
the production (and taste too!) of beer, wine
and liqueurs. Many times we have stumbled
across interesting opportunities such as the
glorious fall that we visited 10 vineyards in
Virginia. We discovered that Virginia
produces surprisingly good wine, the
tradition dating all the back to Thomas
Jefferson. Unfortunately the wine is not
allowed to be sold out of state.
Our adventures have also taken us to
breweries in Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and
many microbreweries in the USA.
We have visited wineries in France,
Germany and Italy. Our trip to France was
an especially delightful one as we
“discovered” Benedictine, Calvados,
Cognac, Bordeaux and the Loire Valley.
And not to be forgotten are the
distilleries of Scotland. That was 1988
before Laphroaig had really started
marketing to the US. We made it all the way
to the Laphroaig Distillery on Islay only to
find out that they didn’t give tours. But when
I mentioned we had come all the way from
the US on a pilgrimage, the manager took us
on a personal 2 hour tour of the distillery and
Mark (who’s favorite scotch is Laphroaig)
was in seventh heaven (with his Angel's
dram).
Now that we have our own Inn and
Restaurant we would like to offer you the
chance to try some of the wonderful beers,
wines, spirits and liqueurs from around the
world. They all have a subtle way of making
the meal more enjoyable!
Cheers!
