Best place to buy wine, pie, or what sounds like both
Farm stands are as plentiful as flies in a New England summer, but how many are right on the road to Crane
Beach and sell alcohol? Though it operated until 2000 as Goodale Orchards, Russell Orchards, a "farm and
winery," has been owned by the Russell family, who finally made a titular claim, since 1979. Come on down
for the hayrides, farm animals, and ice cream - not to mention the delectable apple-cider doughnuts and
fresh pies. In summer, you can pick berries; in fall, you can pick apples - two-dozen kinds, in fact. As
many fruity flavors are in Russell Orchards wines, which are made with their own fruit and sold on-site,
along with a half-dozen hard ciders and perries (cider made from pears). The wines, however, sound more
like something you'd find between crusts than at Kappy's, ranging from Baldwin apple and blueberry to
raspberry-peach and strawberry-rhubarb. At last, the perfect vintage to serve with ice cream. Apple
picking's over for this year, but the store remains open until the Sunday after Thanksgiving and re-opens
in early May.
Russell Orchards, 123 Argilla Road, Ipswich, (978) 356-5366.
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