Toast a Ghost: 10 Haunted Wine-Sipping Weekends

NEW YORK - Oct. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- NEW YORK, NY – When you raise a glass to toast your B&B getaway, don’t be surprised if others rise, too. On their own. Some historic inns make paranormal playgrounds for mischievous ghosts and ghouls, and they have full-bodied frights in mind.

At a number of BnBFinder inns (http://www.BnBFinder.com), you can expect the eerily unexpected along with a few sips to take the edge off. Embark on local winery tours and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese hours, while rubbing elbows (literally) with the dearly departed. These ghastly guests are just like fine wines; their “boo” only gets better with age:

Inn at Herr Ridge (www.BnBFinder.com/HerrRidge), Gettysburg, PA: This inn was a tavern that served as an impromptu field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg. You can set off on a day trip to Adam’s Country Winery, and savor a tour and a tasting. Dinner will be served in the inn’s private dining room where you may be joined by a few spirits of the wounded soldiers who never left.

Azalea Inn & Gardens (www.BnBFinder.com/AzaleaInn), Savannah, GA: After a day exploring all Savannah has to offer, gather with fellow guests back at the inn for complimentary wine and appetizers. You can learn about the inn’s haunted history, including tales of alarms and phones going off in the middle of the night, and warm rooms that turn ice-cold.

Prospect Hill Bed & Breakfast Inn (www.BnBFinder.com/ProspectHill), Mountain City, TN: Spend an afternoon sipping through fanciful flights at Watauga Lake Winery, a mountain vineyard that sits at an elevation of 2350 feet. You can continue the revelry back at the inn, where the inn’s long-term resident will be happy to raise a glass in celebration. But, while you may love Cabernet or Sauvignon Blanc, this ghoul has a taste for bourbon.

Featherbed Railroad Bed and Breakfast Resort (www.BnBFinder.com/FeatherbedRR). Nice, CA: All aboard for a spine-tingling stay in the Celebrations Caboose which is adorned with spooky decorations in lieu of Halloween. The inn will help arrange a day of wine tasting at a variety of Lake County Wineries. Don’t be frightened if you find a mysterious former railroad worker sitting on your bed when you return, though. (He really puts the “boo” in caboose!)

The Old Bridge Inn (www.BnBFinder.com/OldBridge), Jeffersonville, IN: In the midst of southern Indiana’s wine country, the innkeepers at this B&B circa 1840 will help curate a wine-tasting weekend. When you return from your sipping excursion, you may encounter some bone-chilling, supernatural occurrences. You can thank the inn’s former owner, Dr. Hancock, who they say still resides at the inn.

Green Mountain Inn (www.BnBFinder.com/GreenMountain), Stowe, VT: Savor the inn’s weekly winter wine and cheese parties, or take a short trip to the family-owned Grand View Winery, which showcases varietals grown from Vermont fruits. If you happen to be staying in Room 302, you may hear the faint sound of tap dancing on the roof. Don’t worry; it’s only the inn’s resident ghost, Boots Berry, a former horseman who was born in that very room in 1840, and who fell to his death while trying to save a little girl stuck on the inn’s roof.

Inn At Aberdeen (www.BnBFinder.com/Aberdeen), Valparaiso, IN: Spend a relaxing day on a guided wine-cellar tour as you enjoy a wagon ride through Anderson’s Vineyard and Winery. Back at the inn you can try to uncork a mystery even ghost trackers have yet to solve. Visitors have reported the presence of a little girl who is said to have moved objects, and even turned on fireplaces, while guests were in their rooms.

Black Horse Inn (www.BnBFinder.com/BlackHorse), Warrenton, VA: Before you’re whisked away on a Virginia wine lovers tour, don’t be terrified if the inn’s four resident ghosts want to say ‘hello.’ There may also be an impression on your comforter when you return; it’s most likely one of the inn’s ghosts making sure the bed is suitable for your stay. A “Cookie Night Cap” tray is available to be shared by all.

Main Street Manor (www.BnBFinder.com/MainStreetManor), Flemington, NJ: After a delicious two-course, farm-to-table breakfast, enjoy a carefree day while touring some of the award-winning area wineries. A strange presence, which has been reported by many guests, may greet you upon return to this Victorian Manor House, along with Quincy, the inn’s Labrador Retriever.

Birchwood Inn (www.BnBFinder.com/Birchwood), Lenox, MA: Expand your wine horizons with a private tasting at the Berkshire’s premier wine merchant, Kelly’s. Then, unwind and warm up in front of the fireplace at this elegant Colonial Revival inn dating back to the 1800s. Only a few rooms at the inn have gone without ghost sightings, so come and try your luck!

For a full listing of haunted inns, visit http://www.BnBFinder.com/HauntedInns

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