Wine Tasting Adventure

And the birthday continues... The following Sunday David and my best friend Corinn joined me in some wonderful wine tasting. David was our designated driver (how sweet is that??) If you haven't been wine tasting out here, it's a must! We have SO many amazing wineries it's hard to know where to begin. But we looked at our map and away we went. Our first stop was Rex Hill Vineyards which is right off Hwy 99. They have beautiful wines there, the Pinot from here is actually what David and I had on our first date! Here is Corinn and I stopping for a picture in front of their beautiful vineyards excited for our day in wine country...


Ok, on to the next winery which is one of my favorites Erath. They have amazing Pinot Noirs! And an incredible view. And here's Corinn and I with our purchases of yummy wine. I don't think i've ever walked out of there not buying anything, everything is so good!

Jewelry on Corinn and myslelf, made by me :) Check it out! www.monilibella.com (sorry, couldn't resist)

Out the driveway of Erath and across the street was Bella Vida Vinyard. Be prepared to have your car get dirty, it's up a very long steep driveway to top of their beautiful hill. This view is amazing and we actually notices that once you step out of the tasting room, it is so quiet and peaceful! Look at this view!


Wow is right! And what a perfect day we picked to wine taste :) Next it was off to Laurel Ridge Winery. They had a lot of wines to taste, but we only tasted 5, the whites weren't my favorite, the reds were pretty good and then we tried the desert wines, a white and a port and they were both very yummy! As you might have guessed we were all having a very good time by now, so why stop there...we thought we could squeeze in one more. I had been to all the previous wineries, so I thought I would try somewhere new. So we headed in the direction of home and on the way we stopped by Ponzi Vinyards. I had been to their tasting room which is in Dundee off of Hwy 99, but their Vineyard was quite a sight! It was tucked way back off this road and it was gorgeous!! They had beautiful grounds and 2 bocce ball courts! What a great place to bring a picnic and enjoy a glass (or a bottle for 2) of wine. When we got there they were actually starting to set up a jazz band and selling little cheese and bread plates! But Corinn had plans that evening, so we couldn't stay. Next time though! They are having that same thing again on August 17th, which I am already marking on my calender! Check it out. On our way out, Corinn and I decided to become "one with the vineyard" so we had to stop for a picture in the grapes.

This is one of my favorites
So I guess that wraps up our wine tasting excursion. Thanks for letting me re-live it again. What an absolutely perfect day! I am lucky to have a best friend that is so wonderful and a boyfriend that puts up with us (we were actually pretty tame this time around). Did I mention we've gone to school together since first grade?? Crazy huh?!

And as they say it ends with a hay bale (ok, guess I've never really heard that) We were on our way out from Ponzi and passed a field full of large round hay bales, and we said to ourselves what a perfect photo opp for us!! So out of the car we go and out on the field... we jumped up and David started snapping :) We got some pretty cute shots of us and we ended up laughing the whole time! So ends the 2nd perfect day of my birthday celebration.