Wine!!!

Seriously, did you know New York had a wine country? Even better did you know that May is Riesling month which means you can buy a $15 passport to over 25 wineries good for all you can sample?!?!? I do now!

Nestled in the Finger Lakes region of New York we finally found sun, and with it came some of our most spectacular hikes yet up Watkins Glen or to see Taughannock Falls, and wine. It was a perfect way to spend our remaining ‘Speculator’ days. We would wake up and go for a morning hike, then hit the wine trial until about five, and close the day with another climb to hike off the wine buzz. I learned about wine and the differences between all sorts of grapes. But even more I learned what a diamond in the rough the Finger Lake region is. Absolutely gorgeous. Geologically it is situated on a giant shale uplift that had been carved by glaciers. This left spectacular stair stepping river beds with water frequently cascading down. Simply stunning.

For that whole week we truly lived in the moment. We did what we wanted as it came to us, and it worked like a charm. We followed our noses.