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Keswick Vineyards

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July 7, 2022.   A short drive south from Honah Lee on Route 231 is Keswick Vineyards near the town of Keswick.  Before Al and Cindy Schornberg purchased it in 2000, this property was an old horse farm, and you know that you are in horse country with the white fences and rolling estates.   You sense that old money surrounding the vineyard as you approach.   Keswick had to deal with these tony neighbors and the local zoning commission, eventually coming to an agreement on noise and event restrictions before they could open.    We arrived just before a torrential rain but were able to take seats in the lounge area reserved for the wine club.   (It was a lazy Thursday afternoon).   There are no inside tables, giving the tasting room an unfinished vacant look.   I think this was COVID-related.  Outside under a tent, the rain was turning the vision of the green hillsides grey with falling water.   We had to keep drinking – the umbrellas were in the car. The vineyard has 32 acres under vine