Day Six: A Day at the Vineyard

What We Did: Learned About Food Safety and Visited A Vineyard

In the morning we learned about food safety. This is an important topic, but probably not the most scintilating reading for a Blog. At least know this: wash your hands a lot and don't cross contaminate. Oh, and time and temperature are not your friends.

In the afternoon we visited the Turtle Creek Winery in Lincoln, Mass. They are a small winery (most of the work is done by two people) that has only been in the wine business for eight years.

We took a tour of their vineyards and the wine making facility and then we tasted some of their wines. It was actually very interesting to hear them talk about what they have learned and what both their successes and failures have been. Growing wine grapes in the northeastern US is certainly a challenge because of the weather (a short growing season with a harsh winter). But, it sounded like they are pretty passionate about it and enjoy the challenge.

Quote of the day: "To make sense more common." (Stated goal of the food safety session.)