Benoit Hébert and
Amélie Dubé, Kava Tours
Chef Ugo-Vincent Mariotti in the garden at Auberge & Spa West Brome
Pinnacle Reserve 1859, an ice cider
blended with apple brandy and slowly aged in Appalachian oak barrels.
One has to wonder if reference to
1859 refers to the year the original
farmhouse was built with its unique
octagonal rooftop turret t hat rumor
has it was a lookout for the Vermont
border, used in the underground
railroad to harbor slaves seeking
their freedom and during prohibition a meeting place for bootleggers.
Domaine Pinnacle also has a maple grove and produces its version of
Quebec’s Coureur des Bois, a maple
liqueur that combines maple syrup
with ice cider and apple brandy. Although unusual, it makes the perfect
dessert wine.
Our final stop was the Auberge &
Spa West Brome. This is a charming
countryside Inn with the marvelous
restaurant (The Bistro) and spa just
north of the village of West Brome
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