Boxster Road Trip

Day 22 of #BoxsterRoadTrip finds us doing a few more “day trips”.

We started the day with a trip to Carr Valley Cheese Company in La Valle, WI.  This is a small, family run, cheese factory with a specialty of cheddars (although they do also make other cheeses).  The lovely lady who waited on us was from Livermore, CA which is just up the road from us!  Small world.  The cheeses here were lovely and we even got a tour of the cheese making floor.

We left La Valle and headed to Plain, WI where we stopped at Cedar Grove Cheese Factory.  Another small cheese making company who specialize in cheese made without artificial growth hormones (rBGH), animal enzymes, or genetically modified ingredients (GMOs).  Another fabulous experience and lovely cheeses.  And another delightful lady who helped us and educated us more on cheese making.

After two doses of cheese, we decided some wine would be in order, so we headed to Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac, WI.  This was very interesting, because the original founder of this winery was a Hungarian nobleman named Agoston Haraszthy who selected this site for vineyards in the 1840s. However, in 1849, Haraszthy decided to follow the gold rush west to California, where he eventually became known as the founder of the California wine industry.

This was an easy, laid back, day (except for a few detours which sent us around in a few circles).  But the sun was out and the top was down, so we didn’t complain (except for Steve, but I just ignore him).

The journey continues . . .

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