The second and final stop for the trip was Opolo Vineyards. While I wouldn’t call JUSTIN “stuffy”, by comparison Opolo was much more of an everyman’s vineyard. Their “featured” food was wood-fired pizza and their patio felt more backyard BBQ than I’m used to seeing on a wine tasting trip Read more…
The first of two wineries we visited this weekend was JUSTIN. We sat on their patio, had a few tastings, and ate meat and cheese off of wood, as one does when wine-ing. The views here are magnificent, the wine is incredible, and this family-owned business has a rich history. Read more…
There’s no sense easing into it, I’ll just dive right in. One of the wineries we visited plays Mozart 24/7 in their barrell room… to make the wine taste better. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice to say, The Fibonacci Sequence came up. Alright, done googling the Fibonacci Sequence? Read more…
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…
