A Winery Tour Is An Unforgettable Experience If you love wine you owe it to yourself to tour a winery. Most wine lovers take pride in knowing about the different grapes, the different variety of wines and what foods each wine suits best. But, until you've actually taken a tour through a winery, you haven't learned all there is to know about fine wines. And, you don't have to go all the way to the Napa Valley, the Hunter Valley or the Loire.

It's a common misconception that you have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to visit a winery. Fact is, there might be one in your own neighborhood, or there may be a winery within a few hours drive. If you live in Florida you might be surprised to know that there are 10 wineries that are spread across the state. New Yorkers that have always wanted to visit a winery have 53 choices in and around Senaca Lake region alone.

If you have never been to a winery you'll find it is the experience of a lifetime. Upon arrival, almost every winery you visit will offer a tour. Most tours will include seeing the orchards where the grapes are grown, seeing how the wine if produced and where the wine is stored in barrels. And, even if the winery doesn't have public tours, you will almost always get to enjoy test tasting some of their most popular wine varieties.

A winery staff member will guide you through the tasting process. They will provide you with a history of the grapes and a description of the taste and aroma. During wine tasting you'll be provided with a bowl where you spit the sample out so that the palette is fresh, and ready for the next sample. But, the fun comes from actually getting to drink all the different samples.

After you've enjoyed all of the samples available for tasting, you will be able to browse through the wineries shop. If there was a particular wine you really enjoyed during the tasting, you'll be able to purchase it at the shop. You might even want to purchase a bottle of your favorite wine, or even try something that is new and exciting.

If you're a serious wine collector, the next step in your love of fine wines is a winery tour. Even if you simply like to indulge in a glass of fine wine occasionally, you'll still really enjoy seeing how wine is made from growing the grapes, to preparing the bottles for transportation. And, if you have the finest wine racks that your anxious to fill, you can even pick up a few bottles of wine to add to your wine collection.

"Winery Tours" by Melanie Ullman