We recently were invited and attended our nieces wedding in Southwestern Wisconsin. The treat was the beautiful wedding but the ambient surprise was the green treed rolling hills countryside and a 17 acre manicured vineyard. Near the Wisconsin, Chippewa and Mississippi Rivers the luscious green rolling hills are really breathtaking and a number of vineyards surround the estate. 32 vineyards are all located near each other in the same county on the sunny hilly slopes and vast deep valleys.

    Our lovely niece, Dea and new handsome husband, Ross had a most beautiful wedding with their spiritual vows spoken amongst the lined vines of ripening grapes. Other vintage buildings were a banquet hall in a huge barn loft and the large number of roaming mules fenced outside. All my brother, sisters, families and friends were in total awe of the special outdoor occasion.

    This is one of those picturesque locations and a beautiful fall getaway spot. The 2006 year old vineyard has a newly built large tasting room serving a wide variety of its cold climate grown grape wine. Red, white, blush and a port-like wines. We tasted a wide variety of the vine ripened ecstasies with the very friendly owners giving our personal taste opinions and likings of their hard labors. Delicious and savory!!!!

      And of course in Wisconsin you have to have locally made cheeses to compliment the aged fermented grapes nectar.

    This is a really inspiring escape in the Tri-sate area of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. They sell a variety of wines cases and 1/2 cases. Right now they can only ship within Wisconsin but a new national distributor will soon be handling the vineyards wine sales nationwide.

    A great Midwest getaway is Vernon Vineyards.

    www.vernonvineyards.com

Coming Out of Joey’s Closet August 27th – 29th at Bradley’s on 7th

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