Just north of Salina on 9th Street we found a wonderful winery. Who would have thought -- a Kansas Winery? My favorite wines are sweet dessert wines and Smoky Hill Winery offers a plethora of these. I absolutely abhor buying wine at a liquor store because I believe it's best to sample what you are going to buy before you make a purchase and Smoky Hill Winery allows you to do this. Not only can you sample wines, but they also often serve snacks -- for free -- along with their wine sampling events. The winery produces and sells a marvelous Christmas wine -- sure to be the hit of any holiday gathering -- designed to be served warm for those cold December nights.