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Spring Wine tour 2014 - Southwest Michigan

4/27/2014

In October last year, we went on a wine tour in Southwest Michigan We decided to take the tour again in the spring. We visited some of the same vineyards and added a couple of new places. It looked a lot different Saturday than it did six months ago. This was a hard winter for the vineyards as well. There were still some nice signs of spring.

Tabor Hill Winery was our favorite

Daffodils are one of the signs of spring

This sounds like a good idea

Round Barn Winery - A view from the back

A view from the front

The dinner bell

A great view from the deck at Round Barn Winery

A little different angle and lighting

The Chocolate Garden

A view toward Contessa Winery from the Chocolate Garden

The fruit trees are growing a cell phone tower

Along the picket fence

Old building by the road at the Chocolate Garden

A closer look at the sign

The tank says "Prescription"

An interesting cloud formation

Grandpa's Cider Mill - watch out for dinosaurs

A sure sign of spring - the fruit trees in bloom

Here are links to the wineries we visited.

Tabor Hill Restaurant and Winery - Great wines and a wine education as well

The Round Barn Winery - Not only wines, but fantastic spirits and a terrific place for lunch (try the roasted eggplant sandwich)

12 Corners Vineyards - Lovely wines and some terrific dark chocolate almond bark with sea salt

The Chocolate Garden - No wines, but rich decadent truffles

Contessa Wine Cellars - Beautiful views and vineyards

Thanks for stopping by.
Rob

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Buildings - Lansing

4/19/2014

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Friday night we went to the Lansing Art Gallery to see the Art Scholarship Alert Exhibit. Sarah won an award for her portfolio. Before the awards ceremony, I stepped outside to look around. The light looked really good on some of the buildings, so I snapped a few photos.