Yet another weekend trip - fabulous!
I met my friends Angie, Amy, Wendy and Shari in Sacramento (they picked me up at the airport - thanks gals!), and off we went to Cheesecake Factory, where we fed our faces for a couple hours. Lovely!
But that was just the beginning. We eventually made our way to Angie and Amy's house in Fairfield, rested for the evening, and woke up to a big breakfast at IHOP, then drove to Sonoma for a bout of wine tasting.
We went to Kenwood first (my favorite!), Blackstone, and then let the path plan our way for the next several - Wilson, Mauritson (GREAT Sauvignon Blanc), some other smaller wines in a warehouse, and Dutcher Crossing (oh my - really hot guy there. Thanks a lot, Wendy, as usual, for pointing out the hot guys. This time in a Loud Whisper - so busted). For lunch, we we
nt to a market deli and picked up some fabulous cheeses and sandwiches, and for dinner (Wendy's birthday celebration), we went to Ameritage in Sonoma, where I had the surf and turf. Not nearly enough Surf, but hey - we were rolling out of there anyway.
Sunday, Easter - many of the wineries were closed, but we stopped at Peju, V. Satui, and Rutherford Ranch. We stopped at Rutherford Grill for lunch, and then zipped home speedily to pack up the multitude of boxes and fly home. Of course, there was still a little time for wine tasting at Vino Volo, a new wine place they're implementing in the airports, showcasing local wines (when there are some), and I was able to test a couple wines that I'd not been able to test that day - Cosentini and Sequoia Grove. Lovely! Now I have a good stash for several more months to come.
I met my friends Angie, Amy, Wendy and Shari in Sacramento (they picked me up at the airport - thanks gals!), and off we went to Cheesecake Factory, where we fed our faces for a couple hours. Lovely!
But that was just the beginning. We eventually made our way to Angie and Amy's house in Fairfield, rested for the evening, and woke up to a big breakfast at IHOP, then drove to Sonoma for a bout of wine tasting.
We went to Kenwood first (my favorite!), Blackstone, and then let the path plan our way for the next several - Wilson, Mauritson (GREAT Sauvignon Blanc), some other smaller wines in a warehouse, and Dutcher Crossing (oh my - really hot guy there. Thanks a lot, Wendy, as usual, for pointing out the hot guys. This time in a Loud Whisper - so busted). For lunch, we we
nt to a market deli and picked up some fabulous cheeses and sandwiches, and for dinner (Wendy's birthday celebration), we went to Ameritage in Sonoma, where I had the surf and turf. Not nearly enough Surf, but hey - we were rolling out of there anyway.Sunday, Easter - many of the wineries were closed, but we stopped at Peju, V. Satui, and Rutherford Ranch. We stopped at Rutherford Grill for lunch, and then zipped home speedily to pack up the multitude of boxes and fly home. Of course, there was still a little time for wine tasting at Vino Volo, a new wine place they're implementing in the airports, showcasing local wines (when there are some), and I was able to test a couple wines that I'd not been able to test that day - Cosentini and Sequoia Grove. Lovely! Now I have a good stash for several more months to come.
3 comments:
It sounds like a good sloshing was had by all. It's cool that you have friends that are all far flung that you can go play with.
Plus, I love that your friend announced the appearance of a hot guy. Hahaha. Every group of friends has an announcer, I think.
Ooh, I'm very jealous of your Easter drinkfest. Sounds damned near perfect!
And Brillig, I TOTALLY have an announcer in my group of friends!
LUBBA!!! I have missed you so. Next time you're in Scottsdale you should give me a holler!
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