Adrienne and I made the trip to Russian River yesterday to try the Barrel Tasting. You can see a few pictures
here. We had a great time. Went with our friends Dave and Madeline. We started at
Siduri where we bought a bottle of Pinot. Continued on to
J Wine Co. We're members there and get free
tastings. They had barrel tastings upstairs. We tried several, the best was the Block 6 and 7 from Nicole's Vineyard. It'll be released next year. Then we headed up to
Preston Vineyards. They are pretty much at the end of dry creek road. Great place to picnic and play Bocce Ball. Finally we headed down to
Armida. Gorgeous views. They went all out for the Barrel tasting. They had a "Heaven" room (white wines) and a "Hell" Room (reds) (those are the last few pictures
here. The place was packed. They're best know for their reserve
Poizin ("Poizin" "Poisin" get it?). All in all a great trip.
You may say, "Dave, after that I bet you just went home and collapsed". You'd be wrong. We then headed to
Harris'. A classic Steakhouse in SF. I had the Prime Rib, damn it was good. Need to take mom and dad there. Had a bottle of Turjanis Pinot. It's a small winery owned by
Karen Turjanis. Great stuff.
Boy after wine country and dinner, you'd probably say, "Dave I bet you headed home after that exciting day". Wrong! We then went over to
Dennis Rae Fine Art to go to a reception for the
Dr. Seuss' 100th bday. Really nice show.
After wine country, steakhouse and art gallery, you're probably thinking, "Dave, you're a wild man." Yes I am.
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