Wine Tasting – Novelty Hill Januik Barrel Room

This summer our wine tour photography class tasted at Novelty Hill Januik and DeLille Cellars. I feel the warmth of summer when I picture these places! Novelty Hill Januik has such a cool tasting room! As a former (recovering?) architect, I appreciate the design of Novelty Hill Januik Tasting Room. Even if the wines weren’t very good, I still recommend a drop by just for the space. Luckily, the wines are fabulous! I love that they have barrel rooms visible from the tasting room. I feel like I’m watching the slow magic happen right before my eyes! Ben and I like to go there for lunch from their every changing menu of wood fire pizzas while enjoying wine tasting through their extremely impressive wine menu. When the weather [...]

Wine Tasting – JM Cellars Wine Glasses

Every time I visit JM Cellars I internally scold myself for not being there more often. First of all, the wines are yummy. My favorite is the Longevity. Second of all, the grounds are stunning with pathways to explore all over. You actually feel your blood pressure falling the minute you step out of the car onto the grounds! And third, it’s about a mile and a half from my house! I should be there every weekend! Ben and I had a little mini lunch date on a Friday that was suddenly warm. It felt so good to be outside, glass in hand, listening to Pink Martini piped outside and feeling like we are suddenly on a holiday. When we were filling chilled, we’d just step inside next [...]

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