http://www.beernwinetours.com Reviews and Directory of Brewery and Winery Tours of the World Mon, 12 May 2008 14:03:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well this weeks tour review comes from Michael Selewach, who volunteers at the Saint Arnold Brewing Company. He wanted to suggest a great brewery in the Chicago area called Piece Brewery and Pizzeria. Here is his review: "Great beer and fantastic pizza. It's very thin crust unlike Chicago's deep dish style. ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/brewery-tour-6-piece-brewery-and-pizzeria/ So I got an email from a winery based in California. It is called the Fantesca Estate and Winery. The website is great. They have a lot of pictures and history about their wines. They even have a wine club that you can sign up for, which I did. Anyways ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-winery-tours-throughout-the-world/winery-tour-3-fantesca-estate-and-winery/ Greeting everyone... today the wife and I went down to see some friends in the Houston, TX area. I ran across an ad on tv for the Saint Arnolds Brewing Company. I told the wife that we had to check it out. They have tours on saturdays, but that makes ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/brewery-tour-5-saint-arnold-brewing-company/ This week the wife and I drove down the line to the oldest brewery in the United States, the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, PA. The brewery was very old looking but fun. The tour was free, but make sure you call ahead to make sure they are running the tour. ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/yuengling-brewery-tour/ This week we wanted to visit the home of our second favorite beer the Budweiser Brewery. When we got there the brewery was just massive. The tour is free and had a lot of history to learn about both the Brewery and St. Louis. There is a lot of walking ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/budweiser-brewery-tour/ This past weekend I had the great opportunity to visit a very nice Californian winery, Domaine Chandon. I would really recommend it to anyone that is in the Yountville, CA area. Below is a very nice video of the sites and sounds of the winery. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vpePLK1VcY] http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-winery-tours-throughout-the-world/winery-tour-1-domaine-chandon-winery/ Last fall the wife and I went up to the finger lake region in New York state. If you have not been there then it is defiantly a must stop for any wine drinker. This Seneca Lake region has a very high concentration of wineries and is the major tourist ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-winery-tours-throughout-the-world/winery-tour-1-the-hazlitt-vineyards/ View Larger Map http://www.beernwinetours.com/general/stops-on-the-brewery-and-winery-tour-2/ The Cricket Hill brewery is our next stop on the tour and is located in Fairfield, NJ. This brewery has a reputation that proceeds itself. I first heard about this brewery from watching this youtube video of one of there Friday Night Open Houses: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91DH4lNpniE] After watching that video, Rick Reed ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/brewery-tour-2-the-cricket-hill-brewery/ The first brewery that we wanted to visit is the the Coors brewery located in the historic town of Golden, CO. This tour is free and offers many tourist friendy benefits. The first being a nice shuttle ride through the town of Golden, giving a nice journey into the history ... http://www.beernwinetours.com/reviews-on-breweries-tours-throughout-the-world/brewery-tour-1-the-coors-brewery/