This past Friday, a beautiful late summer weekend, we drove to Montreal to see the children and join them for a picnic in a local park to celebrate Fernanda's birthday. Marie and I then left early Monday morning to visit the cemetery in Saint-Chrysotome to visit with Marie's parents. After breakfast we headed out east to the Domaine du Ridge vineyards. Phil and Fer had bought us a wine testing and tour package, including glasses and complimentary local delicacies, for our wedding anniversary at Domaine du Ridge, one of Quebec's largest vineyards. The winery is located in the Brome-Missisquoi region in the small community of Saint-Armand where they have 16 hectares of grapes - over 56000 vines. The day was blustery and cloudy but we certainly enjoyed the nine different wines and our lunch in an arbor beside an old and photogenic barn, surrounded by fields of grapes and scarecrows. We chose three of our favourites to bring home - a vin rosé Champ de Florence, a red Le Batonniér and a white Vidal du Ridge. Thanks to our wonderful children for a memorable and fabulous weekend ! gws
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| Amy playing in the bed of our truck! |
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| Marie with Sarah, Isabelle and Amy |
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| The gang |
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| Me and Joshua |
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| Josh and Marie |
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| Jesse, Phil, Pat and Christina |
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| Everyone smile! |
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| Amy, my beautiful granddaughter |
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| Marie, wine tasting |
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| This is where we are! |
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| Quebec delight's |
