Wine Tasting Loft
Featuring over twenty wines from six Regional Wineries from Indiana and Michigan and Ironstone California Vineyards
Fridays and Saturdays
12:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m.
With extended hours as the season progresses
- Free Tasting
- Cheeses from The W.H. Best Meat and
Cheese Shop - Case Discounts
Wine accessory shop
Amish Acres Historic Farm & Heritage Resort is celebrating its 40th anniversary during the 2010 tourist season. A new wine tastingloft. The tasting Loft is located in the Barn Loft of Amish Acres Restaurant. Hours of the tasting room will vary with the season, beginning with each Friday through Saturday, 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Hours will be extended as the season progresses.
The wine tasting room features the fruits of Indiana and Lake
Michigan shore wines. Richard Pletcher, Founder and CEO of Amish Acres,
said, “Over sixty percent of our visitors come from outside of
Indiana and regional wines have become the fastest growing segment
within the wine industry. Visitors coming to Amish Country to our farmer’s
markets in Goshen, Elkhart and Nappanee are looking for locally grown
produce and domestic products. There is just as much interest among
our visitors in regional wines as there is in Amish made cheeses, meats,
and baked goods.”
Wine Tasting Loft Hours vary with the season.
Please call (800) 800-4942 for available hours.
In
contrast to single winery tasting rooms, Amish Acres’ Barn
Loft Tasting Room will be unique in that it will feature wines from
Indiana and Southern Michigan’s best known wineries with additional
wines from California's Ironstone Vinyards. “It
is like taking a wine tour without the travel and the advantage
of tasting and comparing different varietals from more than one winery
side by side,” added Pletcher. Unusual cheese and meat parings
and specialty breads to accompany the tastings will come from the William
H. Best Meat & Cheese Market located in a pre-Civil War log house
restored on Amish Acres farm and Amish Acres Bakery. The serving bar
is preserved from an old country store that was located in Toto, Indiana
and the lights are crafted from galvanized pails.
Signature wines from six wineries will be featured in the tasting
room. Indiana wineries include Oliver Winery from Bloomington, French
Lick Winery, and Huber Winery & Vineyards located in Starlight.
Nearby Michigan wineries represented will include St. Julian Winery,
Paw Paw, The Round Barn Winery, Baroda, and Tabor Hill Winery, in Buchanan.
These include honey mead, cranberry, cherry, Blue Heron, and demi-secs
from several vineyards. The selection also includes merlot, cabernet
sauvignon, and chardonnay wines for those preferring more traditional
wines. Visitors will be able to taste five wines with the purchase
of a tasting loft glass. Featured wines may be purchased by the bottle
or case with quantity discounts. The flight of wines available for
tasting will vary by the day. The tasting room is designed to accommodate
group tastings whether arriving by motor coach or local fund raising
events.
All of the wines are available from the beverage menu in the Vittles Room of Amish Acres Restaurant and the lobby bar of The Round Barn Theatre. Special menus for wedding receptions have been developed with suggested wines parings from the Barn Loft Tasting Room.
The tasting room adds a new dimension to the resort’s array of historic interpretation, domestic craft demonstrations, special events, festivals, and performing arts in The Round Barn Theatre. The Inn at Amish Acres and The Nappanee Inn provide lodging packages with Amish Acres Experiences that make overnight visits to Amish Acres convenient and relaxing.
Details and group reservations for the new Wine Tasting loft and Amish Acres 40th Anniversary events are available at www.AmishAcres.com , AmishAcres@AmishAcres.com and (800) 800-4942.
