Friday, February 11, 2011

Vineyards

The Finger Lake Region is known for it's vineyards. The grapes produced here are some of the oldest in America. The way that the lakes were formed, glaciers cutting through the Earth, created a perfect area for growing grapes. We learned so much about grapes in the short time we were there. Steve arranged for all of the groomsmen and company to go to a couple of vineyards one morning. David and I did not partake in the wine tasting, but thoroughly enjoyed learning about how vineyards work-remember, we're big nerds :) . We went on a tour and got to taste some grapes right off the vine. They were the richest tasting grapes I've ever had-delicious!
This was our first stop. It was a beautiful building with barrels stacked outside to store the wine.
There were rows and rows of grapes everywhere you looked!
This is the view of the lake from the vineyard. It was a wonderful spot to relax.
In this view of the lake, if you look closely, you can see Keuka College on the shore. That is where the wedding took place. The ceremony was in the lakeside chapel.

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