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The cruisers met at Lowe's
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We waited a bit longer
than planned for one missing couple - finally departing
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Our 1st Stop -
Sunset Winery - Burleson, TX |
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We arrived at the winery where owners
Bruce & Birgit Anderson had lunch and a great visit
planned for us.
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Most of the cruise group
at Sunset prior to lunch - the group photo taken by Bill
Farley.
Jack & Karla Gandy hadn't
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Bruce provided the history
of Sunset Winery, the story of their vineyards and the
facility. |
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Lunch was catered by
Sunset for us to enjoy in the Barrel Room which had been
nicely prepared. |
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We enjoyed tasting five of
their wines, along with a gourmet croissant sandwich,
vegetable tray, potato salad and a piece of cheesecake;
last but not least, one glass of wine (your choice) was
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After lunch, Birgit took
half the group for a tour of their wine making processes |
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Here,
Mary demonstrated the labeling process |
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Bruce took the rest of us
after they had time to get about half-way thru the tour |
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The tour was great, lots
of detail, some humor and of course all questions were
answered |
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Bruce demonstrating the
bottle labeling |
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Bruce then demonstrated
the final process of placing the cap over the cork |
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After you finished the
tour, you were routed to the wine tasting bar to pay for
your lunch and any desired purchases |
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Bruce visted with us
outside as we waited on everyone to finish - he then
took some pictures of each Vette & owner before our
departure |
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NEXT CURVE |