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Businesses like Stone Gate Vineyards in Gilford are great places for wine enthusiasts to get a taste of wine country right here in New Hampshire.
siah Bartlett Barrel Apple Brandy. New Lakes Region win-
Many wineries offer wine tastings and tours to give you the opportunity to see production and sample before purchasing.
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ery was never more than 18,500 gallons and the winery was eventually ac- quired by wine broker Bill Damour, who moved it to Henniker and ran it until it went out of business in 1995. But Canepa’s example inspired others, like Peter Oldak, who started Jewell Towne Vineyards in South Hampton in 1990 and started selling his wine in 1994. Since then the
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winery has won over 100 medals in international competitions for their Sey- val, Cayuga White, Char- donnay, Marechal, Foch and Vidal Ice Wine. Another award-winner is Candia Vineyards, where Bob Dabrowski has turned out some fine wines from grapes selected to thrive in New Hampshire’s robust climate, including Fronte- nac, LaCrosse, Noiret, and Diamond varietals. La Belle Winery in Am-
herst, run by corporate at- torney Amy La Belle, pro- duces crisp, fruity wines such as Dry apple, which is an international silver medal winner, Granite State Red and Red Rasp- berry wine, a double gold award winner. Flag Hill Winery and Distillery in Lee was es- tablished in 1990. The owner, Frank Reinhold, produces high quality al- cohol such as General John Stark Vodka and Jo-
eries include Stone Gate Vineyard in Gilford, which was opened in 2007 by Peter and Jane Ellis, and Gilmanton Winery and Vineyard, owned by Mar- shall and Sunny Bishop, which opened this year. Stone Gate Vineyard
grows cold climate French hybrid grapes such as Marechal Foch, Leon Mil- lot, Frontenac, Seyval, Cayuga, Steuben, Elvira and Aurore while the Gil- manton Winery features whites such as Seyval and Grace’s, a wine named for Peyton Place author Grace
Metalious, who once lived at the home now owned by the Bishops. A celebration of New
Hampshire winemak- ing, Live Free and Wine, the second annual New Hampshire Wine Festi- val, will be held Saturday August 6 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Rochester Fairgrounds. Over 17 wineries will
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take part in the festival, which is being hosted by the New Hampshire Win- ery Association and will showcase over 100 wines in a variety of flavors and styles, ranging from local grape wines to fruit wines See VINEYARDS on 35
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