Karl’s bday marks the end of our 3 day weekend. We woke up to the last night at Duchamp B&B. The beds are comfortable but the concrete furniture and stainless steel is still a bit too post-modern for us. Our preferences are somewhere post-Victorian and pre-post-modern.
Nevertheless, a fabulous stay. We spent the day trying out Zinfandels at the top wineries in the region, including Rafanelli, Bella, and Mazacco. The tasting was fun – “sip & spit tour” as Karl calls it. However, it turned into more of a guzzle & gulp tour. Who can say no to high end wines!?! We continue to enjoy both the lighter, drink-now Zins from higher elevations and the intense jammy/peppery ones from the warmer climates. Apparently, we’re a couple of extremes. Lunch included a quick stop at a taqueria. No matter how great California Wine Country cusisine is, we still can’t say no to a good burrito!
It was so nice to drive thru beautiful Dry Creek Valley, and (somewhat jokingly) talked about trying to find a winery to buy. No luck yet – we’re debating whether to invest in a winery (=farming) or island (=lazy beach time). We haven’t talked to Dad yet, but think he’d be the perfect “winery manager” with his expert farming skills.
We ended the day at Ledson. We decided we couldn't be in the area without a slight detour to Ledson.This is where we were married in June 2007. We really enjoyed the 2.5 hours in the private tasting room, snacking on the complimentary cheese & fruit platter and wine tasting with our personal (and 1 of 4000 official worldwide) sommelier Chris. He pulled out a $130 bottle to top off the all the other incredible tastings from our visit. What a spectacular finish to the day!
Now on our way back to the Peninsula to prepare for tomorrow’s Swiss adventure.
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