Wow... So many good wines and so little time. After spending an awesome morning relaxing in Healdsburg and wandering around the town center (felt a bit like the West Coast version of the Hamptons) we got on the road for our first wine tasting at Twomey Winery. It was a lot of fun tasting so many different wines and having them explained to us. An example of our new found knowledge: Who would have known that in dry years the Pinot Noirs are considered superior to wet years? By the time we were done for the day had five wineries under our belt and a new appreciation for Pinot Noirs and Zinfandels. Dave's favorite was Donatiello and Amy liked them all. At the end of the day we had made a few purchases that we're going to ship home from here. Later in the evening, after a nice dip in the pool and a great meal put on by the boys
(steak/salmon on the grill, squash/zucchini, sweet potatoes, eggplant), we lounged on some chairs in the backyard and made smores over Mike and Debi's amazing firepit. Can't wait to repeat today's events tomorrow at some different wineries!
Wow... So many good wines and so little time. After spending an awesome morning relaxing in Healdsburg and wandering around the town center (felt a bit like the West Coast version of the Hamptons) we got on the road for our first wine tasting at Twomey Winery. It was a lot of fun tasting so many different wines and having them explained to us. An example of our new found knowledge: Who would have known that in dry years the Pinot Noirs are considered superior to wet years? By the time we were done for the day had five wineries under our belt and a new appreciation for Pinot Noirs and Zinfandels. Dave's favorite was Donatiello and Amy liked them all. At the end of the day we had made a few purchases that we're going to ship home from here. Later in the evening, after a nice dip in the pool and a great meal put on by the boys 
(steak/salmon on the grill, squash/zucchini, sweet potatoes, eggplant), we lounged on some chairs in the backyard and made smores over Mike and Debi's amazing firepit. Can't wait to repeat today's events tomorrow at some different wineries!
3 comments:
What wine do you have with smoores? I would think red to go with the chocolate but could make an arguement for white because of the marshmallows. Perhaps rose?
yes, wine goes with s'mores. more wine goes with more s'mores. that night, we had red -- we started with a red called "Harlot" (and Dr. Weiss, I won't go any further there...), then a cab blend by 2001Matrix (on sale for the low low price of $100/case). Yum!!
The honeymooners just left (it's sunday) and are on their way to Pebble Beach. we had soooo much fun with them and miss them already!
You guys sound like you are having so much fun. Wine country is awesome! Your blog rocks and the "foghorn" incident and the "dangerous elk" cracked me up.
I hope you are both totally enjoying your honeymoon together. It sounds totally exhausting, but seriously fun! :)
All the best!
- Jenn and Ryan
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