Lakeridge Winery in Clermont, FL
We headed to Clermont and the Lakeridge Winery for a tour and tasting. Our guide was Jason, an informed and entertaining host. We learned that the winery has vineyards in the panhandle, too. Jason told us that lightening is the biggest crop destroyer. The best climate for wine is cool and dry. The hills of Clermont give good drainage for the vines. We tasted several of the wines, finding them all exquisite. While tasting, Jason explained the Five S’s: see, swirl, smell, sip, and savor the wine. He told us that each of us is an expert on wine – the wines we like and what we like to pair with them. It was a fun way to learn, and we did buy one or two bottles. There is some type of festival there each month. http://www.lakeridgewinery.com