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Tasty Wine, Tempting Cheeses, Music and Even Goat Yoga at 8th Annual Skippack Winetober Festival
Story, photos by Jill Beckel Explore Philly had a blast at Skippack’s 8th Annual Winetober Fest. The event took place on an October weekend and we chose to attend the Saturday daytime session. Skippack, PA is an adorable small town located in Montgomery County. With lots of little shops, restaurants and bars, the quaint town offers a lot of things to check out. We picked up our entrance passes, wine cup (attendees could upgrade to receive a wine glass with the VIP passes) and were off to sample all the wines! Some of the stand-out wines included a large sampling from A’Dello Vineyard & Winery. We love fruit-infused wines and they had several…
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Red Wine and Feeling Fine with Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Photos, story by Cassie Hepler Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano or as we like to call Vino Nobile for short (meaning noble wine) is a fine quality, indissoluble blend of red wine with deep roots in history. Yes, that all sounds fancy but with a sticker price around $30 a bottle, you can enjoy it like a true Italian Renaissance aristocrat. Montepulciano is a small south-east area of Tuscany, known for its glorious gothic architecture, artistic heritage and stunning landscapes in a 16th century town. Its fame of vineyards and wine can be tasted in the way their wines somehow leave no trace of the usual tannin heavy red wine headache. It…