Somerset Ridge Winery

Another weekend went by packed full of events.  Friday night we had plans with friends to go to a sushi happy hour at RA Sushi and then see the new Spiderman movie; however, we arrived too late and it was over an hour wait, so we had to reschedule the happy hour for Saturday because we didn't have enough time before our movie.  I was thinking about going to Somerset Ridge Winery in Paola, Kansas suggested by one of our friends because the scenery was better than the one up the street from our house. 



Mom - I want you to make me this "Wine" cork holder for Christmas, please.

So, we all packed some snacks and carpooled to the winery on Saturday.  It was only about a 45 minute drive from our house.  The place was pretty cute, but I was expecting a view as pretty as those in Augusta, but I forgot we are in Kansas and the rolling hills are about as exciting as it gets.

For the wine tasting, we split up by who preferred sweet wines versus dry wines.  There were 7 of us, so it was pretty evenly split.  The wines were just okay, but the prices were great.  Greg and I usually prefer red wines, and we actually ended up with a white and pink wine.  I wish we would have asked to try the sweet wines as well.  They did have some different tastes, though, then most places that we have been.  They prepared some of their wines in stainless steel barrels rather than the oak barrels, so the fruit taste was more apparent.

There was a nice breeze in the afternoon, so we were pretty lucky.  We played the game Celebrities to keep us busy.  We have played this with the Schomburgs before at a winery in Columbia.  It was quite entertaining. 

We left early in the afternoon so we were sure to make the sushi happy hour.  It was really good!  After a long day, one of the couples came back over to our house to play some cards and sit out by the firepit.

Sunday we relaxed for most of the day and decided to make sushi again for dinner with a grape and apple juice.  This is our second attempt at making sushi, and I would say it was better than the first, but we still aren't pros.  Our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and we both ended up with leftovers for lunch on Monday.