It been a hot minute since a blog post, but my fav time of the year is here and I'm ready to share some of my favorite fall activities with you guys! Fall 2020 isn't cancelled people! It just looks a little different, like everything else this year, so lets just roll with it and squeeze as much basic into the season as we possibly can! Time for my 2020 Connecticut Fall bucket list!
1.) Pumpkin Picking and Wine Tasting at Jones Family Farm
- This is my favorite thing to do in CT in the fall! Not only is Jones Family Farm a great place to pick pumpkins, with a huge pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides and sunflower picking, but it's also a great place to wine taste and one of my favorite wineries in CT! Pro tip- Go wine tasting before pumpkin picking! The winery packs up, especially at pumpkin season, so go taste some delicious wine, before it gets too crowded, and then go buy all the pumpkins! Try the Beacon Light or Harvest White Wine! You wont be disappointed!
2.)Gouveia Vineyards
- Speaking of Wineries, did fall even happen if you didn't hit up Gouveia and sip wine while overlooking the beautiful changing leaves and that amazing view!? I didn't think so. This is a must! Bust out your most basic outfit and charcuterie board staples and head to Gouveia for the day! BTW, they have a beautiful new patio so there's even more space to take in that spectacular view!
3.) Leaf Peeping
-DUH! Its FALL people! You have to go leaf peeping! Plus, It's the perfect fall socially distanced activity! Some of the top places to check out the gorgeous colors in CT are Kent, Mohawk State Forest,East Rock, Litchfield, or my Fav, Sleepy Giant State Park!
4.) Hickory Hill Orchard
- This is on of my favorite places to pop in during fall. It's such a cute little orchard with pumpkin picking, apple picking and a store full of fall treats. I get my mums and pumpkins there every year! Its never too crowded and I buy A LOT of mums and pumpkins there every year and they always have good prices!
5.)Arrigoni Winery
- Another Great CT winery, located in Portland. I love this winery in the fall because they decorate so perfectly and they have pumpkin wine! They expanded their outdoor areas as well which makes it easy to have a safe, socially distanced fall afternoon!
6.) Sip some local Pumpkin Beer
You're Favorite CT Breweries have some of the best pumpkin beer out there! Support local small business and taste the flavors of the season! My Favorite is Two Road Roadsmary's Baby
7.) Fall Foliage Cruise
I haven't done this yet but I always wanted to!! Maybe this year will be the year! Cruise the Connecticut River and take in the beauty! What better way to peep the foliage than via boat! Some companies that offer this include Lady Katherine Cruises and RiverQuest
Now get out there and enjoy the best season of all! Thanks for reading
xoxo
Elisa
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