A Day in the Vineyards

That is a beautiful sentiment and a fantastic shot!

Great post, Mitch!

^^^What Syl and Bob said^^^

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, the sky above, someone you love beside you, and perhaps a road you've never been down before."

And that's powerful, Mitch. I've written it down so I don't forget it.

Beautiful

That reads like a closing paragraph in one of Max Zimmer's essays..."Actual Mileage"

I live amongst vineyards, there's one on the other side of our fence.  Last weekend, Mother's Day, during our annual BBQ at our place it was also the best time to spread manure between the rows of vines.  Yep, was a very special day here.  Brought tears to my eyes.  Burning, stinging tears.  And hoards of flies. 

Thanks for the kind words, folks.

I guess if you want wine, you have to put up with some manure. But wine was invented to help us forget about life's manure.

As was the Speedster.

Yep, if you want good wine you have to endure some inconveniences.  Good thing...the smell goes away in a couple days, wine takes a bit longer.

very well put ! and thats a great shot of the speedster

I agree...that's an awesome photo.

Mitch:

I'm working like crazy to get Pearl back on the road after "minor maintenance" that was put off for four years, just so I can do some vineyard cruising.  

Sharpe's Hill Winery on the vineyard tour in Connecticut is calling out to us........

Sharpe's Hill Winery?

That's got an alluring, irresistible ring to it...sort of like "Lime Rock"

I like the idea!!!!

Here you go, Carl:

http://sharpehill.com  Absolutely amazing dining/wine experience, if a bit expensive (you get what you pay for, for sure).

Plus, there's a terrific cafe/restaurant 15 minutes away, the "Vanilla Bean".  I can ride there and back on my bicycle (30 miles each way) and they have a Gluten Free menu.....

http://www.thevanillabeancafe.com

Either way (Speedster or bike) they are in an absolutely beautiful, albeit way eastern, part of Connecticut.

"....albeit way eastern, part of Connecticut"

I'm not dissuaded...for I'm sure there are legible route signs & paved roads that will lead me there...Right?

Maybe 'Sharpe's Hill Winery' will have an irresistible ring to LennyC too...then I'll just follow him!

Route 44 east and keep on truckin....

You're on a roll, Mitch!

Gordon,

44East is just the last 12 miles...after I've diced and darted my way through 85 miles of monstrous interstate trucks and envious SUV's on I-84

A handful of 1000mg chewable antacids should help me handle it though.

Gordon, hope you're back on the road soon.

We're finding the Speedy the perfect car for exploring California's 'other' wine country - the Sierra foothills east of the Central Valley. Roads here are narrow and twisty. Most were laid out and graded over a hundred years ago.

In another car, I might be bombing along flat out, but something about the Speedy (maybe the suspension) has us slowing down to smell the roses.

It occurs to me these are much like the secondary roads in Germany where, in the fifties, most driving was done, before three quarters of the current autobahns had been built. Today, with the autobahns and motorways, any European performance car has to be built to cruise at 130 mph.

But on roads like these, on a sunny spring day, I'll take the Speedster.