Thanks to my wine friend, Megan, aka
The Marketing Lush, landing a job at St. James Winery, I had a new destination to seek out this summer.
Only 90 minutes away down highway 44, the tasting room was easy to find.
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St. James Winery |
St. James is MUCH larger than I thought! Check out how huge these tanks are!
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Tanks |
Plus a giant warehouse to store all their cases of wine! This is only one section!
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Cases of Wine |
I made a new friend in Megan's office...
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Huge bottle! |
After the tour, we finally hit the tasting room. Each person gets to try six wines and since there were three of us...let's just say, we tasted A LOT of wine!
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Tasting List |
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the sweet wines make up only about a third of all the wines that St. James has to offer. We started with the dry white and red wines and I found quite a few winners. My favorite was the 2014 Chardonel. Tony, who drinks nothing BUT dry red wines, loved the 2015 Chambourcin, and I brought home the 2014 Estate Norton for Patience. Something for everyone!
After the tasting, we were ready for some lunch, but St. James doesn't have a picnic area in the winery. Instead, they have teamed up with Public House Brewing and built a location right next door with a garden. I was disappointed that I couldn't bring in my own snacks, but their own menu is quite extensive.
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Reuben Sandwich |
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Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza |
And since we were at a brewery, we had to try a flight!
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Public House Brewing beers |
From left to right is Rod's Cream Ale, Hefeweizen, Elusive IPA, another new IPA, Revelation Stout, and last, a new cider.
After all the food and drink, we need to run around to digest. In the grass, there is an area for bocce ball, cornhole/bags, and GIANT CHESS.
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Giant Chessboard - Tony won as usual |
In case you want to see a close up of Megan's cool shirt from
WineFolly.com:
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Wine Tshirt from WineFolly.com |
Definitely a fun afternoon with beautiful weather as well. You must visit!
Resources:
St. James Winery =
http://www.stjameswinery.com/
Public House Brewing =
http://www.publichousebrewery.com/
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