Since this could be the last favorable weekend to view the sunny brilliance of autumn foliage in the Garden State, Priscille and I decided to grasp the opportunity. Starting in Bridgewater, we drove northwest onto the byways of Warren County early this afternoon. When we embark upon one of these short local motor trips, we always end up meandering along scenic back roads in a random fashion.
Today was no exception. Our goal was to let our eyes and minds soak in the palette of rich autumn colors found in the foliage spilling out along the roadside and on the rolling hills of New Jersey. We weren’t disappointed and both agreed that this year is one of the best for leaf peeping.
Eventually finding ourselves on State Road 519 in Belvidere, we stopped at the Four Sisters Winery at Matarazzo Farms. This winery offers plenty of choices, but one of my favorite local varietals is Beaver Creek Red. I like it because it’s made with love and skill from Concord grapes – semi-sweet, but not sugary. I came to appreciate the robust, full-bodied flavor that this type of grape produces when we lived for a time close to the wine country of New York’s Finger Lakes region, host to a wide variety of small wineries.
If anybody out there is in the market for changing careers and seeks to run a winery, Four Sisters is up for sale. We spotted an announcement to that fact as we checked out with three cherished bottles of Beaver Creek Red.
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