This weekend has been an awesome blend of flavors, and continues into tonight. My husband and I are celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary and our goal is to try new flavors of our homeland. Yesterday we began in downtown Kansas City, MO at a little tapas bar, call La Bodega. The food was extraordinary expecially for Topekans such as ourselves, and exactly what we were looking for. The chorizo-stuffed dates melted sweetly in your mouth with the greens providing that little crunch one's pallatte almost insists upon. My husband especially loved the goat cheese and tomato crepes, the heaviness of the cheese sets off the lightness of the expertly crafted crepe. Because it is a tapas bar, you can pick and choose a variety of small platters at a small cost. We chose a good variety, then indulged ourselves in the raspberry filled churros with fresh whipped cream for dessert. It was well worth the calories, crisp and sugary on the outside and soft and raspberry-creamy on the inside, warm against the cold whipped cream, is the perfect end to a summer lunch.
Today we set off to the West and visited two wineries. First we sampled Oz Winery in Downtown Wamego, KS where we even saw a little girl dressed up exactly like Dorothy, ruby red slippers and all! Although they do not grow thier own grapes on site, they do use mostly Kansas grapes. What stood out mostly was the names of the wines, which were very clever and pretty funny. "Ding Dong the Wine is Red", as well as "Good Witch Gone Bad" which we bought to drink at home, were among the silly names for their wines. They offered a variety of wine novelties and free wine tasting so you know what you are buying.
Next we stopped at Wyldewood Cellars Tasting Room, where elderberry wine is their signature wine, and after tasting it you will instantly understand why. They offer a variety of fruit wines, in sweet, semi-sweet, or dry, and free wine tasting so you can figure out what is for you. The elderflower wine was the most interesting, smelling like a flower and tasting of wine . The amazing thing about Wyldwood is that they not only specialize in wine, but also fudge, jelly, and fruit concentrates. They offer samples of each flavor as well, and believe me, we took advantage!
I truly enjoyed myself at both wineries and plan to revisit sometime in the near future. This weekend was an amazing taste of Kansas, and I recommend every place I have mentioned in this article. I had so much fun, and as I told my husband, I hope in 20 years we can have as good a time as we have on our 4th anniversary!
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