We lucked out on the weather as it was overcast and windy. When the wind stopped blowing it, was hotter than a firecracker, but in the wind it was fairly comfortable. Stroud had the majority of their main street blocked off with vendors running smack dab down the middle of the street. Each of us had to pay $10.00 to participate in the tastings. You got a wine glass also. There were about 6 wine booths and several arts and craft booths. Sparks winery is one of our very favorites and we were thrilled to find them there. We sampled their new peach wine and bought all of the famous blackberry wine that he had. They were also sampling their new margarita wine-a-rita's made with wine. Oh My Goodness, they were awesome! Have you ever heard of chocolate wine? It is pretty good too. I will most certainly attend this wine fest next year. It was their first year running it and it was so well done, that next year will be great. Don't get me wrong, it was well worth the trip this time.
We ate lunch there and Bob and I had Cajun fried fish. DJ and Jeff had Pizza. We left Stroud and ventured to Chandler, where we heard they were having trading days. When we arrived in Chandler, we discovered they were having a carnival and since we had no small children with us (and we were on the wine hunt), we proceeded to Drumright for their wine fest.
Drumright was a huge disappointment in that they only have 5 wine booths and about the same number of craft places. The cost of this festival was $12.00, again a wine glass was included. As the fest was set up in a park, there was no electricity available, thus there were no wine-a-rita machines running. We didn't stay there long, but decided to go to Tidal School winery in search of a chocolate wine that was brandy based. We were told it was great.
This is a picture of Tidal School Winery in Drumright. It is an old school that has been converted into a winery/special event center. While it is certainly worth the trip to go one time, it is not the most friendly place in the world. They charge $5.00 for a taste of their wine. By the way, the Chocolate wine was nasty and I was trying to find water to wash my mouth out. They have vineyards behind the winery that are really pretty.
We ate at a place directly across the street from the winery...Josephs. It is very similar to Jamils or Eddies in OKC. Let me tell you something, this was the highlight of the entire day. The service, food and atmosphere was unreal. Bob and Jeff had the Big Filet's, DJ had the grilled shrimp and I had the beef kabob. All of us had salads, tabbouleh, hummus, bologna and bar-b-que ribs. The steaks were cooked to perfection, nice and tender. The tabbouleh was fresh and firm. The hummus was great. The waitstaff was attentive and joined in our joking and having a good time. The guys had a fresh pot of iced tea and never ran short of drinks. We got to laughing so hard, at one point, that I had tears running down my face. This place was worth the drive and we will be making a return trip.
It was a great day with great friends. Can't wait until our next adventure.
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