Manatee County Wine Country

A great day trip is a visit to the Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery in east Manatee County.  Yes, we know, who would have thought that Florida would be a good location to start and operate a wine producing vineyard?  

After listening and visiting with the owners, operators, executives, and workers of the Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery(who are all in the photo below) we think much differently.    

Larry & Lenora Woodham greet their visitors warmly and give a terrific tour of their facility.  They have a deep passion to operate their winery in a "green environment" as demonstrated in their vineyard, harvesting, processing and bottling procedures. 

It is about a 40 mile drive from Sarasota.  You will definitely be surprised with the facility and the wine being produced.   After viewing a short video, Larry and Lenora will share their story of the winery that started with an idea and plan about 13 years ago.

You have an opportunity to taste the available wines with labels reflecting the animals and envirnorment surrounding Bunker Hill. We bought three different wines and may combine them with a Florida inspired dinner one evening.  




Bill sampling one wine

 Check out their website for more information on how to get there and all about the winery.

http://www.bunkerhillvineyard.com/


And of course, we would have to have our picture added to "where the gentle rain and warm sunshine create the sweetest grapes in Florida" under the Recycled Wine Bottle Wedding Arch.