Vino Anyone?

There is a neat little winery down the road from Montgomery and Jason and I have been wanting to visit it for a long while now. Today was a lazy Saturday for us and Jason suggested we go. So, we loaded up Eli and headed to Clanton, Alabama home of The Winery on Main. Clanton is 45 minutes from Montgomery and is in Chilton County, which is best known for it's peaches. In fact, if you're driving on I-65 between Montgomery and Birmingham you'll see a giant peach in the sky, which is the water tower in Clanton. Not a lot going on in downtown Clanton today, but we did find a locally owned Southwestern grill and enjoyed a great meal of quesadillas and steak before going next door to the winery. (yes, the winery is downtown -- this ain't exactly Napa). We tasted a nice sampling of intense, robust reds and light, fruity blends. We both liked the same red and the same fruity so we got some of both. The red is a Henry VIII and is a bold blend of Syrah, Cab, and Viognier. The fruity is the Prince of Wales, a Blackberry Merlot. (yes, I liked the names too)
Eli just had milk, a nice 2007 vintage, light with a hint of cream.