We decided to explore some of the wineries in the area along the Lake Shore Wine Trail. We did not know this was such an extensive wine area. It’s has climate similar to Western New York and the Roan Valley in France. The grapes grown in this area are the same grapes grown in France, including Cabernets and Shiraz. Our first stop was Domaine Berrien Winery. The grounds were pretty basic, but the wines were very good. They had some really nice dry reds and whites. We walked out with ½ of a case. Our next stop was Lemon Creek Winery. They were celebrating their 40th anniversary. Their wine tasting approach was different. They had fixed sample wine pairings (Dry White, Dry Reds, etc.) but you could swap out one wine for another. They gave us souvenir glasses, but the wine samples came in plastic cups. They recommended we pour them into the glass to sample. Hmmmm. We sat outside under a huge old Oak Tree. It was a beautiful day to relax and sample wines. The grounds were nice, with lots of outdoor tables. Their wines were ok, a couple of the dry reds were good, but their bottle prices were higher than we wanted to pay for the wine. Our last stop was in town at Chill Hill winery tasting room. These wines were only started 5 years ago. The vineyard has been around for 80 years, but they sold their grapes/juice to other wineries. Five years ago they started making their own wines. We liked a couple of the dry whites, but the reds were not to our tastes.
