Lucky #13: September 30, 2011

Mac’c Creek Vineyard in Lexington has been a favorite vineyard of ours since my sister, Laura, introduced it to us a couple of years ago. One of her professors in college actually owns Mac’s Creek so she usually had a bottle around. I had been there once or twice already but it was one of the stops I was looking forward to the most on the wine tour. I was excited about the prospect of getting to talk to them about some of my favorite wines and about their operations.

Well… it didn’t quite work out like that.

Jessi, fabulous planner-a-header that she is, found out that they were having a harvest festival to introduce their fall wines: Pinky's, Frapple, and Manzanas Dulces. They were going to have food, music, and of course, wine tastings of their three fall wines. Soon after Jessi found out about the festival, my friend Jenna heard about it and said we should go. So we all set out together to enjoy what Mac’s Creek had to offer.

We arrived to Lexington much more quickly that we anticipated (we nearly missed the exit) and jumped in line to purchase our tickets and find out what was going on. We were given glasses, tickets, and told to head outside for wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, and music. Jessi and I were able to persuade them to stamp our passports before we went outside to enjoy the vineyard, music by Once Were Three, and the beautiful weather.

We got to enjoy a bunch of their wines, including two of their three fall wines. Unfortunately, the labels for Manzanas Dulces did not come in on time so we could not try it that night.

Five tastings, a bunch of hors d’oeuvres, and a bottle of wine later, our evening at Mac’s Creek was over and we set our sights on North Platte, our layover before the rest of our quest west could begin.

Wines to check out from Mac’s Creek are numerous so here is a list of some of my favorite ones (in no particular order): River Valley Red, Buzzard’s Roost, Frapple, Buffalo Wallow, Brianna, and Spring Mist.