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The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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PCA Tours Preview: The Fortunata Winery Tour<br />
By Bill Orr, Region PCA Tour Co-Chair<br />
Photos courtesy of the Author<br />
he third PCA Tour of the season takes us<br />
T<br />
to Fortunata Winery in Aubrey, Texas. The<br />
winery was the destination of the Halloween<br />
Gimmick Rally last fall, and the participants<br />
liked it so much we decided to add it to the PCA Tours<br />
schedule this year.<br />
It’s a little bit of Tuscany in<br />
Texas. The main building is set<br />
in the woods with a front and<br />
back patio area, so you can have<br />
a great glass of wine and enjoy<br />
some authentic Italian food. We<br />
have chosen Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 20<br />
for this tour, and the weather<br />
forecast is sunny with temperatures<br />
in the low to mid 80s. It should be a perfect day to<br />
go for a drive and enjoy some authentic Italian cuisine.<br />
The tour starts at Westgate<br />
Shopping Center on<br />
US 75 at West Louisiana<br />
Street in McKinney at 10<br />
am. We will travel north,<br />
then west, and then<br />
south down to Aubrey.<br />
It’s about a 72-mile trip<br />
that ends at Fortunata<br />
Winery (http://www.fortunatawinery.com)<br />
for<br />
lunch. We should arrive<br />
at the winery sometime<br />
around 1 pm. In addition<br />
to its wine, Fortunata<br />
Winery is known for<br />
its brick oven pizzas, but<br />
due to our large group<br />
they have opted to offer<br />
Maverick members have<br />
made full use of the great<br />
patio area at the winery<br />
an Italian buffet with either a Vegetarian Lasagna or<br />
Italian Pasta. Both come with bread and a side salad.<br />
So stay for lunch, or if you prefer, just do a little wine<br />
tasting. Cheese boards are also available.<br />
If you are not interested in staying for lunch, there<br />
are many independent and chain restaurants in the<br />
area. The winery is located just a few miles north of US<br />
Highway 380. It’s 11 miles from downtown Denton, 16<br />
miles from Frisco, and 23 miles from downtown McKinney.<br />
If you plan to attend the Tour, it is imperative that<br />
you RSVP beforehand. When you RSVP, it gives us an<br />
accurate count to alert the managers of the winery so<br />
that they can be prepared. Additionally, three days<br />
before the Tour, you will receive an e-mail with the following<br />
attachments: a Garmin .gdb file of the route, a<br />
route overview, and turn-by-turn instructions. Register<br />
at: http://mav.pca.org/go/tours.<br />
As always, there will be many opportunities for photographs<br />
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to<br />
send me an email at tours@mavpca.org. I hope to see<br />
you and your Porsche at the Fortunata Winery Tour! If<br />
you can’t make it, be sure to check out our schedule of<br />
future tours at http://mav.pca.org/go/tours.<br />
Registration<br />
opens <strong>May</strong> 24<br />
SHUTTERSTOCK<br />
Drive. Dine. Explore.<br />
Treffen Asheville<br />
September 20-24, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Omni Grove Park Inn<br />
Asheville, North Carolina<br />
There are secrets hidden in these mountains…<br />
For program information and registration details,<br />
see the Treffen website: treffen.pca.org<br />
or email the Treffen North America staff at: treffen@pca.org<br />
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