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Tasting Room of the Week:
HOP KILN WINERY
by Michelle J. Baker
For
the adventuresome, a trip to Hop Kiln Winery is what visiting Wine
Country is all about: finding the hidden gems off the beaten path. Hop
Kiln is nestled on a magnificent Westside Road property, a 248-acre
ranch that includes 30 acres of established vines, a pond with tame
catfish, lush lawns, a sprawling shaded picnic ground and regular
wildlife sightings of bobcats, foxes, river otters, quail and
jack-rabbits.
The star of the property is the main barn-style building,
constructed in 1905 in just 35 days, and just in time for that year’s
hop harvest. This historic landmark was a working hop kiln where hops
were processed for beer until the 1950s. Most of the historic touches
are still in place here, including the old conveyor belt that brought
bagged hops to the top of the...
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