A Kentucky winery

There are some wineries in Kentucky, however, we had not visited any up until about a month ago.  David and I were traveling through Kentucky and decided we would stop at one since we had some time.  It was a Tuesday and not all wineries are open on week-days, but we found one in Florence, KY, called Serendipity Winery.  That sounded interesting and whimsical, so let's give it a try!

The Serendipity Winery is located in a strip mall!!  We found that rather amusing and almost didn't go in, but we had gone this far, so why not see what they had to offer?  Obviously there was no vineyard to look at and certainly no pastoral views of any kind. I don't believe wine tastings are popular here because the tasting bar would only hold 4 people and there is nothing fancy about it!  The tasting takes place in a back room of the Tri-State Beer & Wine Crafting store which you can find on-line here: www.tristatewinecrafting.com.  The store sells all kinds of equipment and supplies for beer and wine making.

The gentleman who owns this business is originally from Wisconsin and was a delight to talk with.  He had 17 different wines and his tasting is six 1 oz samples for $5.00.  David and I each bought a tasting and sampled 12 different wines.  The tasting pours were quite generous, so there was enough for each of us to get a taste of all 12.  We did not try any of the 4 reds available because he told us they would be very dry.  While we tasted the owner had to wait on a few customers, but this did not bother us because we didn't feel rushed and could really consider what we were tasting.  When he wasn't waiting on customers he was telling us his story about why he moved from Wisconsin to Kentucky and how he came to be in this business.  He buys juice from all over the world to make his wine and he has crafted some very interesting varieties.  We were especially fond of the Pomegranate Zin, the Peach Apricot Chardonnay, the Black Cherry Pinot Noir, and the Pineapple Pear Pinot Grigio.  There are another 6 fruit type wines as well.  These are available in regular size bottles or you can put together a 4 pack of your choice of smaller bottles for about $18.  We purchased 4 small bottles of our favorites and a bottle of the Riesling, which was quite good.

After almost skipping this one, we were glad we stopped.  The wine and  conversation were surprisingly good.  It was lunch time and, after our generous tasting, we were hungry.  Luckily the location lent itself to having several restaurants for neighbors!  We'll be trying some other Kentucky wineries in the future, but after this one we headed into Ohio, and that's a blog for another day.