The last place we visited seemed to be known more for its deli than its wines, but both were very good. Their tasting room was married to an impressive market with more cheeses than I knew existed, a wide range of meats, salads and sandwiches, olive oils, spreads… the list Read more…
The second stop was at Beringer, which is a fairly mass market wine but their grounds are amazing so we decided to check it out. Besides that, the wines we tasted, as with most of those we sampled today, can only be purchased at the winery. The wines here were Read more…
State Plates: 33/50 Today we hit 3 wineries, all of which were amazing in sight and taste. I’m going to post a few sets of pictures for each because I need more than 10 photos (the post limit here) to get the point across. This first one, Castello di Amorosa, Read more…
State plates: 28/50 Today was a hazy and lazy drive up the coast, through SF, over the Golden Gate Bridge and up into Napa. The early part was very interesting, with what felt like multiple biomes all in one spot. There was farming right up to the water, with heartland Read more…
The slogan for the city of Santa Cruz is, West Coast New Jersey. I’m sure Jersey has no claim on the pier/boardwalk feel, but I can say it felt quite a bit like home. The surrounding town bore a striking resemblance to Ann Arbor, visually anyway. I couldn’t get a Read more…
State plates: 27/50 Last night we had dinner on the wharf where it’s like the Sharks and the Jets, except instead of turf wars it’s all about clam chowder. Today we hit the aquarium, which was super nice. We tried not to take too many photos and instead just enjoy Read more…
State plates: 25/50 We started the morning having breakfast with the other BnB patrons, a risky but delicious broccoli quiche, fresh fruit and triple berry scones was served. As it turns out, we ended up sitting next to a guy Nick Williams used to work with… small world. We departed Read more…
State License Plates: 20/50 We left at 9:30 and landed in Morro Bay around 5:30. LA traffic (and a stop over in Santa Barbara for lunch) will do that to you. That should be the worst of it for this trip. Sarah booked us a night at a bed and Read more…
