It’s prime apple-picking, pumpkin patch, fall festival time, with farms all around us offering hay rides, cider donuts, and all things fall. A wine to enhance this enjoyment? Something locally grown, locally made, locally offered, and downright delicious. You’ll find all this at Hopkins Vineyard in Warren, Connecticut. The first vines were planted on this beautiful site in 1979, and today the winery offers a range of wines to suit anyone’s palate. With a micro-climate influenced by an inland lake, Hopkins Vineyard is able to grow varieties that would not normally thrive in the northeast. Try their Duet – a blend of estate-grown Chardonnay and Vidal Blanc. It’s ripe with notes of granny smith apple, hazelnut, and hints of honeysuckle. It pairs perfectly with anything from a cheese plate to pumpkin pie. For more info, go to www.hopkinsvineyard.com.