On Day 2, we got dressed and ate breakfast, keeping Shelly in the dark as to what we were doing next .....until the limo pulled up! That's right! We were headed to Napa for a day of wine tasting!
Our driver, Mario, took very good care of us, and even recommended a vineyard to us that wasn't even on our list. It turned out to be our favorite, due in large part to our host, Alan........
Alan, was a trip! He is very lively, and apparently is known for yodeling at his tastings. Thank God he tailored his technique to his audience. So, for us...... he rapped! It was hilarious! And very educational..... He rapped for the entire tasting, tell us about the wines.
And, he freestyled! -- weaving in lyrics about Shelly and us.... and then he took out this little card and a quarter and scratched! (the card had little ribs on it so when he scratched with a quarter, it sounded like scratching on a turntable) Can you say HILARIOUS!!!
We ended the tasting with this singing of the Peju song (sung to the tune of Hey Jude) at the top of our lungs and everyone looking at us and wondering why we were having so much fun!
All in allI think we went to about 6 wineries: Robert Sinskey, Peju, Rutherford Hill, V. Sattui, Beringer, and Rubicon Estate (formerly Neibaum-Coppola) in 8 hours! And we had a great picnic lunch on the grounds of Rutherford Hill. I ended up buying something at each vineyard
except Beringer. Beringer was actually so crowded that we didnt even do a tasting there. But my favorites were Peju and V. Sattui, both local vieneyards that don't do national distribution (just my luck!) but it seems that the shipping laws are being relaxed and I should be able to get wine shipped to me. (Yay!) By the end of the day, we were exhausted!
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Fun posts to read!!!! I see ya'll went all out to have a great time!!
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