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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Stacey Higgins
Well known for its bourbon distilleries, Kentucky is taking on a new libation with a passionate fervor — wineries are now popping up alongside the historic whiskey makers of the state. In Bullitt County , just south of Louisville, there’s a new Wine & Bourbon Trail that marries the region’s greatest assets: bourbon, wine and nature. The trail makes for an ideal couples getaway. At Jim Beam American Outpost & Homestead in Clermont, visitors will learn about one of the country’s oldest bourbon pro...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Amy Lynch
There’s a whole lot of shaking (and stirring) going on in Indianapolis, Indiana , where classic cocktails and upscale speakeasy-style watering holes are making a big comeback. In Downtown Indianapolis, the Libertine Liquor Bar is leading the way on the handcrafted cocktail front, where nattily dressed mixologists are concocting creative adult beverages to complement a short list of innovative small plates like deviled eggs, oysters and a bacon “flight.” The cocktails go by clever names like the Screw an...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Amy S. Eckert
When the snow melts in western New York and April showers coax May flowers into bloom, visitors head to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail , which surrounds the largest of the Finger Lakes of New York , between Rochester and Syracuse. Seneca Lake’s banks are striped with tidy grapevines famous for crisp, cool-weather whites: rieslings with a hint of green apple, gewürztraminers with a taste of grapefruit and rich cabernet francs. Belhurst Winery’s stone castle makes a perfect home base in wine country. The tast...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Kelly Fordon
Perhaps the only thing that could beat spending a snowy winter’s day in front of a fire with a good bottle of wine is making that bottle of wine yourself. And at Giuseppe and Rachele Pracilio’s one-day winemaking class at California Wine Grapes in Detroit, Michigan , you can learn how to make a delicious batch of wine to share with your loved ones. Giuseppe and Rachele Pracilio are third-generation winemakers with, as he says, a “passione per il vino!” Giuseppe, a master winemaker originally from Abruzz...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Couples can feel like heirs to Her Majesty’s throne in Ottawa, where newlyweds Prince William and Princess Kate visited the summer after their royal wedding. In this British Commonwealth, you’ll learn much about Canada’s proper English heritage. Every fairy tale weekend of romance should begin in a castle. At the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, spend some enchanted evenings during its 100th anniversary year in 2012 in any of 429 rooms. Take the “Royaltea” over a cup of Earl Grey in the lounge with Victoria sp...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Betsa Marsh
When couples long for a bit of cozy seclusion, few places deliver like the venerable Grinnell Mill Bed & Breakfast in Yellow Springs, Ohio . No one stumbles upon the Grinnell — you have to be looking for the bright red building down a little country lane. If you and your partner cycle up on the bike trail from Cincinnati or Columbus, listen for the Little Miami River bubbling just beyond the property fringe. Inside, the grand old building is just as private. Innkeeper Donna McGovern welcomes guests t...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Claudia J. Taller
In the heart of the New York Finger Lakes region , Keuka Lake is surrounded by 14 wineries. The area also boasts 12 artisan cheese-making operations that have developed into a cheese trail, rounding out the delicious offerings in Keuka Lake Wine Country . The farmers market, quaint shops and casual gourmet restaurants make for appealing wandering. Keuka Lake’s name means “canoe landing” in the Seneca language, but settlers called it the crooked lake because it looks like a fat river with two branches. Hi...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Linda Feagler
The word Niagara conjures up images of thundering falls and a raging river. But 20 minutes down the road from Canada’s renowned tourist attraction lies a pastoral world revered by theater lovers seeking a soothing summer retreat. Combine the romance of days gone by with spectacular plays, and it’s easy to see why every year Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario , attracts more than 300,000 visitors who are eager to stroll streets filled with eclectic shops and elegant 19th-century homes now serving as bed and bre...
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