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Thursday, September 5, 2013

A Visit to Wine Country


A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
Well let’s take a short break from productivity and busy-ness and just sit back and look at pretty pictures, shall we?  This past Labour Day weekend we were happy to accept an invitation from my siblings-in-law to visit Niagara’s wine country.  It was a perfect end-of-summer day, and these pictures are all from Trius Winery at Hillebrand.  We had a tour of the winery and took part in a tasting as well.  Gorgeous way to spend an afternoon.

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com


A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
The buildings are that perfect combination of charming, rustic and historic.  As we head out to the vineyards the views are lush, green and pastoral.

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
…and we have our wine-tasting right there in the vineyard!  One white, one red, and one icewine.  Mmmmm.  We are taught the correct wine-tasting etiquette, and hear about the geography required for grape growing around the world.

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com

Then we head down inside the winery to see where the barrelling and bottling happen.  The scale of everything is so immense.  And the history behind wine-making is fascinating to hear.

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
Then back out of the wine cellars…

A Visit to Wine Country | personallyandrea.com
…and exit through the gift shop. 
 
Didn’t you love that little tour?  If you live near a wine country of your own, lucky you.  If not you should really make a point of visiting if you can.  I think I’ll pour myself a little taste of a wine we bought there right now….maybe a sliver of Asiago…and an olive or two…cheers!