Visit to Frog Town Winery

2/22/09

Went up to Helen Friday night and on Saturday afternoon I decided to check out some of the local vinters. We first stopped at Habersham Winery just as you get into Helen. I've been there several times, but never tasted. I tried most of their reds and bought a few bottles. But the good thing was they gave us a map showing all the vineyards in the area.
So we drove up to the Frog Town Winery. It's about 5 miles south west of Cleveland, and sits on a big hill with a commanding view over the vineyard and North toward Mt.Yonah and Unicoi. The pavilion is a recently built traditional farm house design with porches all around. The inside is wonderful and has an open 3 story entrance, all timber framed with a stone veneer. The parking lot was full and the place was busy with mostly younger upscale adults hanging around. It took a while, but we ended up getting the $10 deal. Seven or eight reds — 6 of which I thought were very good. I bought a bottle of the Touche. The owner has a bunch of pure bred hound dogs that hang out like...hound dogs, entertaining the crowd. All in all—a nice place to check out, enjoy the view and drink some good wine.

2/19/09

Up and around —STIMULUS!
Had some fun up at the shop taking pictures. I should of posted them before—whatever. Jim put some metal strips weighted down with cinder blocks on top of the walls to prevent too much water getting in. You can see them in this shot from the back plus what it may look like someday.
We have a new administration but I was not figuring on any bail-out/stimulus cash coming my way. The only thing I can say is that we are not spending any money—and I’d advise everyone the same.
I take that back. Today I saw that if you modernise your insulation or HVAC you can take up to 30% of your taxes next year . Mine is about to go. So what do you know­—Stimulus Cash...in about a year!