Friday (11/11/11) was just a wonderful day in Hermann. It was gorgeous weather and we ventured out to so many wineries and had the perfect time just being together and laughing! After our stop at the coffee house we walked around town going in neat little shops. The Gold Rhino was my favorite. We spent at least 30 minutes in there. Not only were there antiques, but there was a lot of vintage items. (Meaning 1960s era) Lots and lots of vintage clothes that surprisingly I wanted. Maybe surprisingly for y’all, but not for me or Kody. I tend to like classier things that stay in style and not come and go! We were determined to find at least 1 Christmas gift while shopping there. We’re going for unique gifts this year and we found his Dad the perfect thing for his office. It’s called a Putter Prayer and he can sit in on the shelves in there. It still has the tag to explain what it is, and it’s from the 1960s! The owner was so sweet, she told us about this restaurant called The Cottage. We made reservations for Friday night….
We had lunch at Simon’s on the Waterfront, it was OK….maybe better at night. We then headed to the famous Stone Hill. They have a great tour and then an even better tasting time. Unfortunately we had an awful tour guide this year, but she didn’t stop me from taking pictures left and right. It was just Kody and I on the tour…and her. She was thoroughly annoyed that I kept snapping pictures. Excuse me!
After our time at Stone Hill we went to Adam Puchta Winery. Last year Adam Puchta had an employee that we loved and she paired the wines with great food choices. She now works at Hermannhof, so we’re glad we got to visit with her there, but missed her at AP. AP actually had our favorite wines last year but this year was more of a toss up. We enjoy being out there and took our snacks and enjoyed a little afternoon sunshine and some yummy treats.
After AP we headed out towards New Haven to Bias Winery and then on to Robller (sp?). Robller surprised us! It was really good so we had to take home a bottle. We headed back to the cottage after those two stops to get ready for dinner!
Before the dinner we went to the Barrel, which has great food and we just went for a drink. I’m not really a bar person, but this is a different place! I love it! We headed out to the Cottage. Check out the website. It was an old house with tables just all over it in a very intimate setting. You could smell the ribeyes cooking when you got out of your car! YUM! They were actually famous for their fried chicken so Kody got that and I got a steak and we shared. We had to have dessert too…or so we heard! We had caramel chocolate chip bread pudding and left feeling sick! It was SOOOO good. Again, it was an early night just because we were so full…and a little lame.
Kudos to you if you read all of these entries. I really just want to document it all so I can remember one of the best trips we’ve taken so far.
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