We don’t pledge to continue this annually forevermore, but there’s no denying that this is the third year in a row we head to the Niagara area around now. In a lot of ways, it’s a good time to visit: it’s low season, so somewhat cheaper, and quite a bit less crowded—often resulting in better service. Weather of course can be iffy but that means, sometimes, it’s not bad!

Same destination, but that doesn’t mean it was all the same activities. These were the new:

• Visiting Reif Estate Winery
• Staying at Shaw Club, Niagara-on-the-Lake
• Reserving Wine Dome Lounge at Fielding Estate Winery
• Staying and dining at Inn on the Twenty, Jordan

And these were repeats, though not necessarily “same old”:

• Dining at Peller Estates Winery
• Wine tasting at Strewn Winery
• Hiking the Niagara Glen trail
• Dining at Treadwells
• Hiking the Twenty Valley trail, Jordan

Despite knowing I was heading into wine country, I would not have predicted trying a $100 bottle of wine, nor a sherry nearly as old as I am. And yet!

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