A toast fit for every season!

Now that Spring's arrived it's the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy cool events. A particular favorite with many are wine festivals and visits to wineries.

For those of you who have yet to experience the sheer pleasure and allure surrounding wine and wine-making, I highly recommend a visit this spring to an event near you.

Here in PA , the Chaddsford Winery is Pennsylvania's largest and most acclaimed winery. The tasting rooms and barrel aging cellars and superb wines are a treat to experience, along with the rolling green hills of Chester County, PA.

For those of you who plan to visit the gracious south and especially North Carolina, definitely head to Biltmore's Winery in Asheville, N.C. It's America's most visited winery with over 1 million visitors enjoying the fruit of the vines. Biltmore's award-winning Estate Wines with original artwork on their labels, along with tours of the winery, wine-tasting and more is well-worth the visit! Sip and savor white, red, rose and sparkling wines and linger over new introductions.

Best yet, for the second year, Biltmore is holding a wine label design contest for their Commemorative Christmas wine. Submit your original design, photo or piece of artwork by the May 1st deadline for a chance to win terrific prizes!

Just think... you can make history and enjoy some amazing wines in Biltmore Estate's enchanted gardens this spring.

Cheers!

~Lynne

GMG

Hop into spring at Biltmore!

Spring is nature showing-off her colors and filling the air with perfumed scents. This year, hop into Spring and get close to Mother Nature at Biltmore for inspiration and entertainment for the whole family.

Biltmore has it all: an incredible estate with over 8000 acres, amazing gardens, rare trees, walking trails, an award-winning rose garden, ornamentals, a winery, music and art, and entertainment for everyone- young and old alike.

We're counting down the days for the annual Festival of Flowers that starts April 2nd until May 15th. With daily live music in the Conservatory and Winter Garden, over 100,000 tulips and floral displays, and the spectacular Biltmore House, it's a sensory treat!

And don't forget the kids! You can enjoy the Festival of Flowers and take the kids for Biltmore's annual Easter Egg Hunt (runs throughout the day) on April 24th, with music, magic shows, games, stories and more!

Plus, there are activities at Antler Hill Village with music at the Barn, and a Grape Stomp at the Winery. (now that's something I just gotta' see!)

Definitely pencil this one in on your calendar. And hop into Spring with joyful abandon!

Lynne, GMG

Rejuvenate your senses at Biltmore!

No need for a passport; America has its own spectacular destination experience at Biltmore.

Located in Asheville, N.C., Biltmore boasts renowned gardens, one-of-a kind exhibits and America's largest home built by George Vanderbilt.

A must-see is Biltmore's Festival of Flowers from April 2- May 15th, featuring more than 100,000 tulips and floral displays, including a rainbow colored Walled Garden.

The estate wide event celebrates the beauty of the 8000 acre property, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, father of American landscape architecture.

Plus, there's live music in the Conservatory and Winter Garden, activities for kids, talented artisans, a winery, and more!

I can't wait to see the Festival's sea of flowers, walking trails, and of course, the spectacular Biltmore House filled with rooms of art and antiques.

Click on Biltmore's website for more info and great discounts. And get ready to pack your bags for a gardening extravaganza!

~Lynne

GMG