On Friday, we picked Deb and Todd up at their house to go to Suzanne and John's for dinner. Todd did not know that Deb already had his weekend bag stowed in John and Suzanne's RV "The Clipper". When we got there, Suzanne said, "Let's have a little party in the camper." Once we opened the camper door, the party began. My husband said, "Don't you think it will be boring to just party in the driveway?", and off we went. At first, Todd was a little disappointed that he wasn't getting one of John's home cooked meals, but he got over it pretty fast when he heard where we were going.
In about an hour and a half, we were in Williamsport. We parked in Wegman's parking lot for the evening and headed for Bullfrog Brewery for dinner. Todd enjoyed a beer sampler. We all ordered appetizers and Bob and I shared a dinner of Walleye. I had never eaten it before. It was really good.
We camped in the Clipper for the night. When we got up it was about 47 degrees inside the camper! Time for some hot coffee and tea at Wegmans. We shopped for our lunch items and then it was time to leave for the Finger Lakes.
The first winery was Ravines. They have some pretty good whites and we were just excited to get started. The second winery was Barrington's. At this winery a limo was stuck in a ditch. We felt bad for the driver. It was only his second week on the job. It didn't stop us from taking a picture though.
Next was McGregor's. This one had a nice atmosphere, a nice girl at the tasting bar and some good white wines. They also let you taste different spreads and jams on crackers too.
Our last stop of the day was Pleasant Valley, but we didn't taste here right now. This was the place we were staying for the night because they are "RV friendly". That means they will let you stay in their parking lot rent free! We had a campfire. John had cooked a great Italian meal of eggplant and ziti that we heated up in the microwave. It was delicious! We booked a tour of Pleasant Valley Winery for the next day and enjoyed our campfire.
Day 2 was just as much fun. We woke up and John made us breakfast sandwiches that would put McDonald's to shame. Our tour guide, Cory came to work and the fun began. Pleasant Valley is one of the oldest Wineries in New York. They began production before the civil war and the history here was amazing. If you go to Pleasant Valley don't skip the tour. It only costs $5.00. They are known for their champagne and sherries so make sure to taste some of those.
Next was my personal favorite winery, Dr. Franks. This place is great because all their wines are good, the people are very friendly and the view while tasting is to die for. We bought a
Riesling/Chardonnay mix.
The last stop was Heron Hill. This place was also awesome. If we had not already blown our wine budget for the weekend, we would have bought some whites here (can you tell we like whites best). They had some really good selections. The tasting bar guy, Eddie, poured tastes that were almost half a glass each. If you are driving yourself, plan to stick around a bit. We broke out our lunch here and ate while taking in the awesome view of Keuka Lake.
We had such a fun time. We are already looking for excuses to go back. Whose birthday comes next?
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