Brian and I took the kids to Sturgis first thing Friday morning. After dropping them off, we headed back to Evansville for a quick stop at GFS before we were off on our adventure. We didn’t have to be at the hotel until 7pm, so we took our time and enjoyed the trip. We stopped at a few rest stops for a picnic lunch, potty breaks, and maps of wineries. Brian and I had been to many wineries in Indiana, but none in Kentucky. We ended up going to three, stopped at a random store, and drove through a beautiful park. It is always an adventure finding the winery and the setting is always so picturesque!
1. Smith-Berry Vineyard and Winery: This was our first stop. We tasted several wines and liked most of them. The girl was really nice and it made us remember why we enjoy going to wineries so much! We bought a bottle of their rose and snapped a few pictures before we headed to the next place.
2. General Butler Park: This is a random park we drove through in search of a winery. It was beautiful and had some amazing views. We parked for a few minutes to get out the gps and I wish I had my camera with me and not just the phone camera. It was breath taking!
3. River Valley Winery: We weren’t really that impressed with the wines at this one and even less impressed with the guy giving out the samples. He was very anti-social. Brian and I thought it was kind of funny and still bought a bottle of the blush wine. The setting was really cool though and Brian took a picture of their garden, of course!
4. Choctaw Jim’s: One of the wineries we tried to go to was closed, but on the way we saw this store and decided to stop in. It was a neat store and was packed with anything and every little nick knack you could imagine! We had fun looking at all of the stuff and Brian ended up buying some Cajun Alligator jerky. They served food and everything was wild meat, like, alligator, bison, elk, and venison. It was a quirky little shop! The picture of me below is oh so flattering, but it has the sign for the store.
5. Elk Creek Vineyards: Our last stop as Elk Creek and it was by far our favorite! We liked just about every wine we tasted, the atmosphere was amazing, and the guy working was a lot of fun. We had a hard time choosing which bottle of wine to buy, but we settled on a watermelon wine since it is different. After tasting, we went upstairs to look at the art they had on display. This is a winery I would highly recommend and one that we hope to go back to some day!
After all of the stops, I was ready to get to our destination. It had been a long day in the car. We got to the hotel a bit early. We weren’t sure if we were supposed to check in then or not. They said to go eat and came back. The mall was right next door, so we went and grabbed some dinner and walked around a bit. When it as time for us to check in, we headed back to the hotel to start the weekend adventure!
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