While researching the area, we noticed there were several vineyards. Never having tried Kentucky wine, and being a bit dubious, we picked a vineyard that had good ratings. It is called Smith Berry Vineyard and Winery. They name implied they grow their own grapes. The drive over reminded us of driving the narrow country roads of southeastern Ohio. As we drove up to the vineyard a massive dog approached to great us. His name is Burly, a Great Pyrenees/German Shepard mix. He got a good scratching from both of us before he lead us to the tasting room. We each got a tasting flight of their various red and white wines. Although the used to have grapes growing on the property, the vines had all died, so they import their grape juice from surrounding states. We were surprised to find that we enjoyed several of their wines and bought three bottles to take home with us. We would not rank these anywhere near on par with some of our favorite western wines, but considering these wines are made with different types of grapes that can grow well in the wet conditions of the eastern US, they were very drinkable.
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| Flight of wine for tasting |
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| Smith Berry tasting room |
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