{"id":48892,"date":"2014-10-23T11:20:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=48892"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:51:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:51:35","slug":"connecticut-wine-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/48892\/connecticut-wine-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a Taste of the Southern Connecticut Wine Trail This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local wine regions like the Finger Lakes<\/a> and Long Island<\/span><\/a> have attracted wine aficionados for years now, but New York isn\u2019t the only state in the northeast that produces award-winning wines. Connecticut has more than 25 wineries spread across the state, creating varietals like cabernet franc, pinot gris and Seyval Blanc. With the New England fall foliage in full effect, now is a great time to visit a few of Connecticut\u2019s wineries.<\/p>\n

Keeping up with the Jones\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Make a day of it<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One can easily make a day of it on the Jones property: aside from wine tasting, there\u2019s berry and pumpkin picking and cooking classes<\/a> held in the on-site kitchen. A featured option is the annual Thanksgiving-themed menu of braised duck, wild rice with greens, stuffed squash and cranberry chutney\u2014and at the end you can enjoy the feast you\u2019ve created with a glass of Jones wine.<\/p>\n

But if it\u2019s more vineyard visits you\u2019re interested in, there are two other wineries nearby: Walker Road Vineyard<\/a> in Woodbury\u00a0and DiGrazia Vineyards<\/a> in Brookfield, both of which are also family owned. While there\u2019s no public transportation options between towns, there are wine tour operators such as Connecticut Wine Tours<\/a> that include a picnic lunch and visits to three wineries.<\/p>\n

Make a weekend of it<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Adventure

As for farm-to-table dining, there\u2019s Parallel Post<\/a> in Trumbull, serving a seasonal menu that works with local ingredients in a modern, upscale setting.<\/p>\n

Christiana Jones, of Jones Winery, suggests the Dana Holcombe House, a bed and breakfast in nearby Newtown, for overnight accommodations.<\/p>\n

How to get there from NYC<\/b><\/h2>\n

Take Metro North to Bridgeport and catch a cab to Jones Winery. If visiting more than one winery, consider booking a wine tour<\/a>. Or consult offMetro’s guide to renting hybrids in NYC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local wine regions like the Finger Lakes and Long Island have attracted wine aficionados for years now, but New York isn\u2019t the only state in the northeast that produces award-winning wines. Connecticut has more than 25 wineries spread across the state, creating varietals like cabernet franc, pinot gris and Seyval Blanc. With the New England […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":58269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,753,324,847,748],"tags":[238,381,145,125,299,36,133,282,58,510],"class_list":{"0":"post-48892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-weekend-getaways","8":"category-car-2","9":"category-connecticut-destination","10":"category-tours-culture-2","11":"category-train-2","12":"tag-adventure","13":"tag-biking","14":"tag-dining","15":"tag-food","16":"tag-locally-sourced","17":"tag-metro-north","18":"tag-outdoors","19":"tag-romantic","20":"tag-wine","21":"tag-winery"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":58269,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Jones-Winery-e1503953077877-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}