It would be easy to start listing our experiences between Napa Valley and Vouvray that weren't nearly as satisfying as the one we had at Vine Street Cellars, located in Glenwood, Iowa, but we've been asked to keep this to around 500 words. After approaching the brick storefront, just off the...
After a few miles of drifting carefully up and down the rolling hillsides surrounding the quaint and inviting hamlet of Treynor, Iowa, we arrived at a well-kept farmstead with a gnarled old tree out front and a sign that read Prairie Crossing Vineyard and Winery just below the lowest branches,...
The tasting room of the Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery is just off the interstate and quite conveniently located a short jaunt from the Legends development in Kansas City. A somewhat unimpressive one-story structure, it nevertheless has event space and a homey general-store feel to it. The...
Prohibition may have been repealed nationally in 1933, but the state of Kansas was a bit slow to catch on, and for years, the state legislature did everything within their power to impede the growth of the alcohol industry in any form, including wine. For that reason, the boutique winery...
Five minutes earlier, we had driven past Arthur Bryant's new location and the stadium where Sporting KC play their games. It was hard to believe, with that in mind, that so shortly thereafter we were pulling out of a tunnel made of trees and into a clearing, with a vineyard running along a...
As we entered the doors of Nashoba Valley Winery, we weren't quite sure what to expect. Our first visit to a winery on the east coast, let alone in Massachusetts, would be a new adventure. We didn't know what kind of grapes were grown in Massachusetts, and we were surprised to find so many wines...
Rowley, Massachusetts, is home to a charming town square and market area untouched by time for hundreds of years, wharfs dotted with excellent seafood restaurants where diners can take in the classic seaside view, as well as two charming veterinarians, truly lovely people who are wonderful...
Not far north of Boston, maybe a half hour drive from Logan Airport in light traffic, sit two immense silos on one of the oldest farms in Massachusetts. Sprawled between the two massive round structures is a sign that reads Alfalfa Farm, which can be seen for miles. The farm sits atop a hill on...
Driving longitudinally down I-29 between Omaha and Kansas City, it's unlikely drivers will miss the large signs positioned to let them know that Jowler Creek Winery is coming up fast. Not far from Saint Joseph and a short drive north of Kansas City, Jowler Creek is located several miles off of...
There are seven towns in the world named Ladoga, two in Russia and five in the United States. The two in Russia are located in Leningrad Oblast, and the five in the states being located in California, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Ladoga is also the name of two lakes, the first...
Wineries come in all shapes and sizes. We've seen sprawling estates with long winding drives and castle-like structures, quaint awning-covered small town shop fronts, and even a few that take on the shape of a barn. Pirtle Winery ranks high in the unique structures category, and lucky for us, we...
Amigoni Urban Winery gives new meaning to the old line You're not in Kansas anymore for a couple of reasons. First, you're literally not in Kansas, you're in Missouri, Kansas City being one of the great geographical misnomers of the vast Midwest. The second reason, however, matters far more to...