Howdy T Gang and everyone else. It Tuesday once again. Time for T Is for Tuesday.
As some of you might know, a couple of weekends ago my husband and I went to the Hudson River Valley in New York. My sister-in-law asked us to go along with her and her husband. I think she was worried her hubby wouldn't take his vacation (he's rather a work-aholic) if it was just the two of them going. Plus its always fun to travel with another couple.
My husband and I let them pick the destination. They really wanted to go to this Sangria Festival in Marlborough. Since it is T Day, I thought I would share a few photos from the Winery where the festival was.
As some of you might know, a couple of weekends ago my husband and I went to the Hudson River Valley in New York. My sister-in-law asked us to go along with her and her husband. I think she was worried her hubby wouldn't take his vacation (he's rather a work-aholic) if it was just the two of them going. Plus its always fun to travel with another couple.
My husband and I let them pick the destination. They really wanted to go to this Sangria Festival in Marlborough. Since it is T Day, I thought I would share a few photos from the Winery where the festival was.
It was really pretty there. The little blue water that looks like a lake is what you can see of the Hudson River.
They had all these various sangrias to taste. My favorite was called Bee Tea. After tasting them, I bought a glass to have with my lunch. I think this winery had the marketing down. Give out 8 small tastes and then charge for either a glass or a pitcher of your favorites.
Unfortunately it was an uncomfortably hot day. I think it was about 97 degrees Fahrenheit (about 27 degrees Celsius) with very high humidity, It really didn't make you want to drink, even cold sangria. This one glass was more than enough.
We did take a tour of the cellars though.
Wine making is much more complicated than stomping on grapes and letting the juice age in oak barrels. (That was new to me) Now I don't claim to be any type of wine connoisseur, so I can't tell you what these shiny containers were used for. I was actually so warm that I was basking in the coolness of the cellars.
I did think this old barrel was pretty interesting.
I think this would have been a lot more fun if it wasn't so hot. But it still is a good story. And something I had never done before. I'm glad we went.
We left fairly early and headed to our hotel which had a pretty nice pool. And air conditioned rooms. :)
Stop by Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to see what the tea gang is up to, and maybe you even want to join in too.
We are having some cool fall like weather. :) In fact, I had to shut down some windows last night it dropped into the 40's. Crisp and chilly. But what a difference from the weather while at the Sangria Fest. Guess it is preparing me for the start of school. :(
Happy T Day everyone.
