>>> FOR A GREAT GETAWAY FOR AN
AFTERNOON ADVENTURE, BE SURE TO
CHECK OUT THE BEDFORD WINE
TRAIL IN THE SCENIC REGION OF
BEDFORD COUNTY.
THE TRAIL CONSISTS OF SIX
WINERIES ALL WITH UNIQUE WINDS
AND SCENERY TO ENJOY.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO, STOP IN HERE
AT THE BEDFORD WELCOME CENTER
BROCHURE.
THIS MAP WILL HELP YOU FIND
YOUR WAY AND THE PASSPORT IS
FOR EACH WINERY
.
COLLECT ALL SIX AND RETURN FOR
A SPECIAL GIFT.
YOU WILL LOVE IT, I GUARANTE
MY FIRST STOP ON THE TRAIL,
REAL GRAND WINERY.
THIS GORGEOUS PROBABLY WINERY
LOCATED WAS A LIFELONGDREAM
FOR OWNER AND WINEMAKER NORMAN
RIO GRANDE.
THE DREAM THAT STARTED THE
YOUNG BOY.
>> WHEN I GOT THE INCENTIVE TO
BE HERE TO DO THISREALLY WAS
MY GRANDFATHER.
HE WAS A WINEMAKER IN ITALY.
WHEN HE MOVED TO THIS COUNTRY I
WAS BORN
HERE , BUT I USED TO
HELP THEM AS A LITTLE BOYIN
HIS WINERY WHICH WAS IN HIS
BASEMENT WITH HIS PERILS AND
HIS WINE AND SO FORTH.
IT JUST STRUCK ME AT THAT POINT
I SAID THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO
DO SOMETHING THAT IS WHAT I
WANT TO BE SOMEDAY.
>> FOR YEARS, NORMAN EVENTUALLY
CAME UPON FARMLAND IN THIS PART
OF BEDFORD.
PERFECT
SETTING FOR HIS WINERY .
AS YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU CAN SEE
WHY.
WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS TO BE
TOBACCO FIELDS BEFORE NORMAN
BOUGHT IT ABOUT 27 YEARS AGO.
TODAY VISITORS CAN ENJOY A
DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF WINE
OVERTAKING IN A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
MOUNTAIN.
>> NORMAN SHOWED ME AROUND HIS
PROPERTY AND POINTED OUT THE
GREAT PIECES .
MANY OF WHICH GO AGAINST THE
GRAIN AS TO WHAT IS RECOMMENDED
IN THIS REGION.
>> I DO IT NEBULA.
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED HEREIN
ALSO DO A CHARDONNAY.
AND NOW SHE EMERSON.
>> I DECIDED TO TRY THEM
A COUPLE
HE RECOMMENDED , HIS 90
YOLO, CHARDONNAY AND SAN DIEGO.
>> IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
SWEETNESS TO I
.
COMPLETELY DRY.
>> I FOUND THEM ALL EXCEPTIONAL
WITH A UNIQUE BLEND OFLAVORS.
>> HE
SAYS THESE TASTINGS ARE
NOT ONLY EDUCATE BUT SIMPLY
LIKE.
>> DON'T LET WINE INTIMIDATE
YOU
WINE CAN BE VERY INTIMIDATING ,
CONSUMERS.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU
FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU ENJOY .
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IS RATED
.
IF I SERVE YOU A WIND IS 100
POINT ONE AND YOU DIDN'T LIKE
IT , OKAY.
WHAT GOOD IS IT?
>> WHEN YOU FIND THE PERFECT
WINE SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SUN
IS.
THE VINEYARD STRETCHES OUT OVER
12 ACRES OF LAND AND SITS ON
PROPERTIES THAT SPANS 400
ACRES.
THERE ARE ANIMALS AND PLENTY OF
PLACES TO RELAX.
WHETHER IT IS HEREON THE
CHAIRS WERE TAKING A SUNSET ON
THE PORCH, TAKE THE TIME TO
DISCOVER THIS GORGEOUS SETTING
LOVE.
>> IT IS ALMOST THERAPEUTIC
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN THE
VINEYARD SOMETIMES.
I ACTUALLY TALK TO THE VINES,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
I ENJOYED THE WINEMAKING VERY
MUCH
>>> RIO GRANDE VINEYARD AND
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