I tasted wine and I liked it pt. IV

The sixth and last leg of our Seneca Lake Wine Trail was at Glenora. By this time the kids were getting a little restless and everyone hungry, that after purchasing what must have been our twentieth bottle, we headed straight to the Veraisons restaurant, found our reserved table (for ten!), and ordered right away.

By the looks of the place, I expected the entrees to be pricey yet hoped that we were getting our money's worth. While waiting for the food, the young ones went down the vineyards and played their favorite tag and hide-and-seek as I took a truckload of photos of them and the great view. Eventually, our food arrived and I was happy that they were all pretty good.

Before our hour-long drive back to Canandaigua we passed by this ice cream shop (Mr. Twistees) somewhere in Dresden and decided to get some ice cream for everybody. I was about to order my usual (anything chocolate) when I noticed red velvet on their menu. I never had a red velvet ice cream in my life before, so I really should try it! Ahh, heaven in my mouth! It was then when I realized I've had all sorts of red velvets at least once a week—from cupcake to cheesecake to ice cream. Wishing I could maintain this routine. We waited a bit for the kids to get tired of playing and then we went straight home.

This well may be my favorite set from that day.

I tasted wine and I liked it pt. III

Nothing else could be more inviting than a good-looking winery. Fulkerson Winery (#5) in Seneca was so posh and photogenic, I couldn't help myself from snapping away!

I tasted wine and I liked it pt. II

Unlike in the Philippines and most countries, the legal drinking age in the US is not 18 but 21. Either way, this tiny little detail wouldn't have made an impact in my life as I don't drink and I don't think I ever want to (partly because of my principles and mostly because I really dislike the taste of beer). However, not until this trip, I never have wished to be half a year older than I actually am.

The second leg of our wine-tasting in Seneca was at White Springs Winery. At that point I got so curious about the names and tastes of the wines that I finally decided to accept Tita's offer of joining in their merrymaking. And, well, it was a choice I did not regret. I have never took a sip of wines as sweet as the ones I did over the weekend. Most of them were like sour juice, and I liked them a lot! I didn't even have trouble with my age, the viticulturist didn't get the hint that I was below the age of 21.

At Fox Run, on the other hand, we encountered a small problem. The lady in charge asked for an ID just to verify my age. Tita Inday lent me hers, and so I used it. As soon as I presented it and after the lady inspected the birthday, I was served with a number of drinks! Either she didn't pay so much attention (I am not forty years old, Ma'am, and I don't think I look like the woman in the photo) or she just wanted us to have a good time (and for them to have more profit)!

We were at our fourth stop (Prejean) when I said I didn't want to taste the wines anymore. The hype of being able to drink high-quality wine at a winery died down. Give or take a hint of sweetness, for me they all tasted the same. Besides, I didn't want to "get caught" of underage drinking while I was already having a great time. Twelve different kinds of wine was enough for that. The rest of the afternoon I focused on taking more and better photos instead.