Day Trips
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When people think of traveling in Wisconsin, these
places most often come to mind: the Dells, Milwaukee
Zoo, Minocqua and Door County.
And, why not? After all, they are well known and pretty
spectacular. However, if thoughts of the norm make you
yawn, chances are you will enjoy reading Day Trips each
month.
ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Ann Marie and I spent six years discovering destinations
about which we have not been able to stop talking. We
hope you will also want to experience these same
adventures and satisfy your travel bug, as we have.
Soon after, Peter Kehl, a German immigrant took
over and established the present buildings during
the Civil War period.
After his death, Peter’s son Jacob assumed control
and sold wine in small barrels to customers as far
away as Maine. He operated the winery until his
death in 1899. The family then stopped making
wine and began planting conventional crops.
Dedicated to the unordinary, we know we will always
find the perfect restaurant even though we may walk
in and walk right back out of several establishments
in the process; knowing the ambience is not quite
what we are seeking.
RESCUE
Although we have missed our share of exits and turns,
almost magically, we find the perfect place, leaving us
with breathless excitement, meaningful moments and
stories that must be told.
Today, John and Jo Ann’s daughter, Julie, runs
the winery with her husband, Phillippe Cocquard,
a winemaker who arrived in 1984 from the
Beaujolais region of France.
WELCOME TO WOLLERSHEIM
Phillippe grew up working with his two uncles
at their family wineries. The winery is open year
round with tours running hourly.
It is hidden it seems; Wollersheim Winery is a national
historic site, is nestled on a hillside overlooking the
Wisconsin River.
In 1972, the property had been nearly abandoned.
John and Jo Ann Wollersheim purchased it and
restored it into a working winery.
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HERITAGE
Hungarian Count Agoston Haraszthy initially
selected the property for vineyards in the
1840’s.
In 1849, after years of struggling with winter
damage and tough economic times, he headed
west to follow the gold rush. Eventually, he
became known as the founder of the California
wine industry.
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