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“In 2009, we received an offer too good to fortable table on the porch of the wine tasting
refuse.” Stewart continued, “Reluctantly, we sold room, we savored six top-tier Lichen wines in-
the brand but kept the land, intending to start a cluding two superb sparkling wines, as we sam-
new venture focused on sparkling and still wines pled handcrafted charcuterie, cheese and more
made from the estate.” from the winery’s friends at Bewildered Pig just
Visitors to the winery have a choice of tasting down the road. Before leaving, we tucked a bot-
options. The Harvest Tasting ($15 per person) of- tle of bubbly in the car to enjoy at home with
fers a flight of four estate wines. We opted for the Christmas dinner.
second option, a tasting with food pairing ($45
per person) dubbed a “Pignic.” Seated at a com-

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