Posts under ‘Passport’

May 1 was opening day of the 2010 Passport contest and Sophie and Cecelia are back on the trail.
First Excursion – weekend of May 16 and 16, 2010: Hopkins, White Silo, Sunset Meadow, and Miranda.

Hopkins – May 15, 2010
Since Hopkins was having a barrel tasting on this day, we began there.
A barrel tasting is an [...]

The 2010 Passports are out! Last Saturday was opening day of the Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries contest. Pick up a Passport at any of the participating wineries.

Visit 16 of the 30 wineries, get your Passport stamped, and submit it by November 7, 2010. The 2 grand prizes are 2 week trips to Spain!

The program [...]

This week’s forage took me to
Holbrook Farm, where I scored:

spinach
mustard greens
scallions
raw goat’s milk from Beltane. (Yes! Holbrook carries raw goats milk!. Tastes like, um, milk.)
cheeses from Cato Corner Farm and Sprout Creek Farm. This one, with a tangy brie-meets-light-blue-cheese kind of taste, had my name all over it.

DiGrazia Vineyards, where I picked up the [...]

On this sixth installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, Sophie and Cecelia hit the trail, this time with Phyllis in tow. Standard disclaimers apply: we are not a professional wine connoisseurs—we’re just enjoying local wines.
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, we visited Hopkins Vineyard and Jones Winery.
Hopkins Vineyard
25 Hopkins Road, New Preston, CT 06777 (860) [...]

This is the fifth installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting their way through Connecticut wineries! Standard disclaimers apply: we are not a professional wine connoisseurs—we’re just enjoying local wines. Another note: I cannot emphasize enough the value of writing these posts as soon after the tastings as possible. I [...]

This is the fourth installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting their way through Connecticut wineries! Standard disclaimers apply: we are not a professional wine connoisseurs—we’re just enjoying local wines.
On Saturday, August 29, we visited Gouveia Vineyards, Priam Vineyards, and Heritage Trail Winery.
Gouveia Vineyards
1339 Whirlwind Hill Road, Wallingford, CT [...]

Sophie & Cecelia’s adventures on the CT Wine Trail will resume this weekend. Here’s a little something to tide you over while you wait.

This is the first installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting  their way through Connecticut wineries!
On Saturday, June 28, 2009, we visited DiGrazia Vineyards and McLaughlin Vineyards.
DiGrazia Vineyards
131 Tower Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804, (203)775-1616
I was immediately impressed with the grotto at the entrance. Once inside, the tasting consists of [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that I visit McLaughlin Vineyards on a regular basis. They are one of the closest farms to my home and their Vista Riposa is a red wine that goes with just about everything I eat. This past weekend, I visited Digrazia Vineyards and Winery and enjoyed that as well.
This [...]