The Shoe Box was an unplanned diversion, because the initial goal on Friday was the town of Spring Green and the nearby Taliesin acreage devoted to architect Frank Lloyd Wright, as opposed to the early Deep Purple album called The Book of Taliesyn. Time constraints (read: valuable wine sampling time was going to waste) precluded a tour of the house, but the visitor center was quite informative, and we'll devote a day to Wright in the future.
For the second time in recent years, the historic Wollersheim winery near Sauk City (above) provided a relaxed opportunity to enjoy a drier-then-usual Reisling. After a stop in Mt. Horeb and a tasting at the Fisher King winery, it was time for a short drive to New Glarus, and after a sampling at the town's winery, a much anticipated meal at the Glarner Stube (below).
The Glarner Stube's take on Swiss-style German cuisine is stupendous and caloric. In the view above, my Wiener Schnitzel (pan fried veal cutlet) is before me, with butter- and cheese-laden Roesti potatoes separating my dish from Graham's Geschnetzelets, which is described as "veal slices sauteed with white wine, cream and mushrooms." Diana's choice is out of view, and the sauerkraut has yet to arrive; it was a mound s big as the Roesti, with a cream sauce. The feast was washed down with New Glarus Brewing Company beers, which take up most of the eatery's taps.
However, we had come into town too late to visit the brewery, and slated Sunday for the occasion.
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