Once you've had enough Civil War history, it's time to visit the wineries near Gettysburg. There are three vineyards in the area - Adams County Winery, Hauser Estate Winery, and Reid's Orchard and Winery. Reid's Orchard operates a tasting room in Gettysburg. We stopped there on the first day.
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| The Gettysburg tasting room is located in the house where Jenny Wade was born. She was the only civilian casualty of the Civil War. Reid's makes a wine, Jennie's House White, which was Mike's favorite. |
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| Cheers! |
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| The wineries sponsor all sorts of events - concerts, dancing, lady's nights, and fund raisers with catered meals. |
We visited Hauser Estate to wrap things up on the third day of our trip. The winery sits atop a hill. The views from the tasting room are beautiful. We enjoyed five samples for a $2.00 fee. Samples of hard cider were free. A huge glass of wine costs $5.00. We bought a glass of our favorite, along with some locally made cheese, and watched the pouring rain.
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| Hauser Estate |
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| There were 360° views. Beautiful! |
We'll have to save Adams County Winery for another time. You don't have to visit France's
route de vin or go all the way to Napa to experience wine touring. These wineries are part of the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail - twenty wineries and one distillery located in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
http://www.masondixonwinetrail.com/ I'm smelling the bouquet of another vacation.
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