A wining trend throughout Indiana

Submitted by gvt on June 5, 2006 - 2:45pm

New vintage, new foods, new tour greet the summer
Visitors to area Applebee's restaurants can be the first to sip a new vintage from Plainfield's Chateau Thomas Winery. In mid-May, the 31 Applebee's locations in Indiana debuted the Veranda series of wines from Plainfield's Chateau Thomas Winery. The wines-- made with vinifera grapes from California -- include a cabernet sauvignon, a merlot and a chardonnay. They take their name from Music on the Veranda, the popular annual summer concert series held at Chateau Thomas. Although the winery plans to expand sales to retail customers, currently they are only available at the casual chain of eateries.

Happy (Wine) Trails

Wine connoisseurs should head south to the Indiana Wine Trail, a recently launched self-guided tour that visits six Hoosier wineries in five southeastern counties.
The Wine Trail includes stops at Ertel Cellars Winery (Ripley County), Chateau Pomije Winery (Dearborn County), The Ridge Winery (Switzerland County), and Madison Vineyards, Lanthier Winery and The Thomas Family Winery, all in Jefferson County. Also included on the drive is the Around the Corner Wine & Coffee Shop in Rising Sun.
Validate a VIP (very important patron) passport at each of the six stops between now and May 31, 2007, and your name will be entered into a drawing for prizes that include a Winemaker for a Day experience at Ertel Cellars Winery. For an Indiana Wine Trail map visit www.indianawinetrail.com or call (888) 776-4786.


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