Highlands County Talk

We had been keeping this date in our calendar for weeks as we were excited to see Henscratch Farms re-open after their summer break - and we were not the only ones. We counted hundreds of cars in the parking lot and more entering as we made our way through the vineyard to hit our first destination - Henscratch's Country Store. You will find delicious home made jellies, sauces, salsas amongst scores of Scuppernong country wine.  I highly recommend the "Country Blush", a light semi-sweet rose that finishes very smooth.




Visitors enjoyed burgers or hot dogs with chips while listening to bluegrass tunes performed by "The Front Porch Pickers" on, you guessed it, a front porch! 

We opted for delicous strawberry shakes with big strawberry chucks swirled with delicous vanilla ice cream. What a delight!









A trip to the "Wine Bar" gave us some interesting insight in the wine making process as well as a history lesson in wine making. Be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming  annual  Grape Stomping Festival. Participants in the stomp may purchase the finished wine in November, complete with their picture on the label. and the caption, .... FOOT STOMPED BY MY DILIGENT FEET" .

We spent a wonderful relaxed afternoon at Henscratch Farms, listening to music, sampling fabulous foods and watching the free range chickens do their chicken business.

We will be back for the 9th Annual Grape Stomping Festival on August 15th and we hope to see you there too!

Originally posted on Highlands County Talk Blog

"Welcome Back Picnic" at Henscratch Farms

After being closed for the summer, Henscratch Farms in Lake Placid is open for business once again! Come and join the fun!!!

FREE live music by "The Front Porch Pickers", playing popular bluegrass tunes - always a delight to listen to.

In Shake Shack you will find Henscratch's famous strawberry shakes, shortcakes & soda floats. Muscadine fritters will be available as long as supplies last. If you're not that much into fruit, there will be a hotdog lunch with chips and a drink for $3.

The winery is open for free wine tasting & nibbles. My personal recommendation: Try Henscratch's Countywine! I will be picking up a few bottles myself.

The farm has 8 educational stations, you can feed the chickens or pick some yummy muscadine and scuppernong grapes for only $1.49 per pound.

This sounds like a bunch of family fun, so we are headed to Henscratch Farms today. Hope to see you there! The fun starts at 10am, "The Front Porch Pickers" will be entertaining from 11am til 2pm.