We started out the day touring the house. This was the second time that I can remember being there. It is absolutely unreal. The size, architecture, and details of the house are mind blowing for something that was built in the late 1800's. It was pretty amazing how much money the Vanderbilt family had and how they lived for the time period.
After touring the house, we walked around the surrounding gardens for a little while. This was the most interesting part to me, for obvious reasons I would say. I noticed so much more about the grounds this time than my last visit two years ago. I guess I must be learning something in school. Frederick Law Olmstead, who is known as the father of Landscape Architecture, designed the entire Vanderbilt property. Pretty cool for me to see a design by someone so important to my profession that has been relatively unchanged through the last 100 years.
After leaving the house, we went to the Antler Hill Village to take a tour of the Biltmore Winery. This was the first time I have ever toured a winery. It was very interesting. After the tour we got to do a complimentary wine tasting, which was fun. My level of etiquette instantly rose from a one to a two. After the wine tour we headed to downtown Asheville for a phenomenal dinner at Tupelo Honey.
Great day IMO.
Some pics:
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