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A three course breakfast is quite a bit of food to start to day, but in retrospect I am very glad we had such a large base to begin our day. We planned on biking from place to place but after seeing the distance between winerys and the 90 plus temps we decided to drive. All of the winerys are located along twisting 25 mph roads which makes finding specific winerys especially difficult.
Our first stop was at Ferrari Correra. This winery looked like an italian villa with expansive gardens, sculptures, and fountains surrounding the grounds. This place had a great Cab Franc.
Next stop, Quivera. This winery is completely sustainable all the way down to their own honey bees. Joe, the educated wine man taught us quite a bit about wine.
1. tannons are what make a wine dry, greater the amount of tannons, drier the wine.
2. sulfates are in every wine. They are used to stop the yeast from processing alchohol.
3. Corked wine smells like old books. This happens because too much oxygen is seeping through the cork and harming the wine.
I purchased a Petite Syrah, full of tannons just the way I like it :)
While we were at this winery we received an email from our favorite bartender John which read:
Salubrious greetings Mary Beth and Kim...
I hope your collective wanderings are treating you well and sharpening senses in the ways that only wanderings can... I wish you both sweet happenings as you continue your travels and eventual arrivals to the same homes left behind, which always seem to change a bit too, as if they've had a holiday too...
Like I said before, it's also about the people along the way.
Next stop Lambert Bridge Winery. This place had two HUGE dogs. a big white Newfoundland, and a St. Bernard. They also had a lab that was trying to compete for size, but was no comparison. We sampled thier flight of wine which contained an $80 bottle of Cab. Good, but not that good. We were served by a woman who could do voice overs for Drew Barrymore.
Stop number 4 was my favorite. Michele Schlumberger is another organic sustainable winery. This place is set up like a French chattau. White washed walls, tables and chairs covered by squarish umbrellas, reflection pools with fountains and river rock. Very chill place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine. MB bought a bottle of their Red Table blend. We were inquiring where to eat dinner and the servers suggested SCOPA, and VML for thier Flight of Pinos.
Stop number 5 VML. This place had great music and excellent wines. Or, this was stop number 5 :) We were served by a girl that could double for Kate Bossworth who worked in the marketing/serving/everything position. This is definitly a trip of firsts, because I purchased a $40 bottle of Pino Noir. This will be saved for a worthy moment in time.
Stop Number 6: Francis Coppola. The winery was more like a resort. They had a pool that you could pay to use. Families, kids all hanging out by the pool. Inside is a resturant, tasting room and museum of his film memorabilia. We bellied up to the bar for a tasting and met a couple who are teacher on the opposite corner of the bar. We bought them a flight of wine just because we felt like it. We then proceeded to go play in the museum with the hats, and old bicycles.
We drove from Coppola to Heldsberg to eat at the resturant suggested by the servers called SCOPA. This place has eight tables, and six barstools. All food made to order. They were holding two seats at the bar for us. This resturant specializes in Northern Italian Cuisine. I had a spicey lamb berganese on homemade fat pasta noodles. MB had a quarter of chicken cooked in a caulderen that fell off the bone. Excellent. MB ordered us a bottle of Chianti (my favorite) out of love because she is not a fan of tannons. We met this awesome couple who looked like Cathrine Zeta Jones, and Robert Downey Jr. They are an inspiration in the world of parenting. I have a new outlook of my future now. This meeting was ment to be.
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