Honeymoon day 3 of 5
Today we had to get up early so we could get to breakfast by 8:30 am. Sure it’s better than my normal 5:15, but this is vacation! I had the same breakfast, but instead of scrambled eggs, I switched it up a little and got my eggs over medium. Vanessa ordered the Oatmeal with dried apricots and raisons. We ate breakfast on the front porch of the house. It was overcast, but not cold. At 10:00 a limo picked us up for the wine tour I had set up. There were two other couples, but the limo could seat 10 very comfortably. The limo took us back through the redwood forest on the same road we came in on. It was a great day. The tour lasted 6 hours and visited 6 different wineries.
The first winery (Husch) was small, but very nice. I probably tried 4 or 5 wines. They were really good, but they are available at Beverages and More in So Cal, so I didn’t buy any. The next place we stopped was Navarro. This was a beautiful winery. They had 16 wines listed. Most places will allow you to taste anywhere from 3 to 6 wines. I asked how many we were allowed to sample and they guy behind the counter said, “How about 16?” My eyes opened wide. I think I tried about 10 and I purchased a Zinfandel (Red). By this time everyone on the tour is feeling good and getting to know each other. This was the begining of the end for me.
The next stop was Goldeneye (not named after the James Bond movie). This was definitely an upper-scale place. We tried two different wines here, which for me was kind of a letdown after trying 10 at the last place. We also were able to do some barrel tasting where they take some of the wine that is aging in the barrels and they let you taste the different wines before they are mixed. All three barrel tastings we tried were Pino Noir, but were grown in different areas of the valley.
The limo driver had set up a picnic lunch in the shade out by the vineyards. When we got over there, bees had attacked our lunch. My sandwich had 4 bees on it alone. We moved about 15 feet to another table and ate our lunch while we swatted the bees away. About halfway through lunch Vanessa had a good idea and we made an offering to the bees. Part of a sandwich on another table kept the bees happy and away from us.
The next two wineries were a blur and not worth going into detail about. At the last winery we were led around on a tour by a crazy lady. This lady was a CRAZY hippee. I know what you're saying, "Are there any other kind of hippees?", but this lady was overly crazy. What I failed to mention up to this point is Mendocino is filled with hippees and art folks. There are a lot of people with names like Rainbow and Shaddow. After you see your thrid guy with parachute pants, a T-shirt, and a 3 inch ponytail you stop staring. After the crazy lady showed us around we tried several wines while snacking on a platter of fruits and cheeses. By this point Vanessa and I were completely “wined out”. I never thought I would say this, but it was too much wine.
When we got back to the B&B it was time for the wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres. Every day between 4 and 5 they have complimentary wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres. Even though I was tired of wine, I couldn’t help it, so I had two glasses of wine along with some bread, cheese, and pepperoni.
We went to dinner at Ukiah 955. By this point I wasn’t feeling too well. My stomach wasn’t happy with the change in the type of foods I was eating. The dinner was good, but there were rambunctious kids when we first came in and it ruined the atmosphere for me. I had a Diet Coke with dinner, but it came in a wine glass, so I was still thinking wine. For the rest of the trip neither one of us could even think about drinking wine.
The first winery (Husch) was small, but very nice. I probably tried 4 or 5 wines. They were really good, but they are available at Beverages and More in So Cal, so I didn’t buy any. The next place we stopped was Navarro. This was a beautiful winery. They had 16 wines listed. Most places will allow you to taste anywhere from 3 to 6 wines. I asked how many we were allowed to sample and they guy behind the counter said, “How about 16?” My eyes opened wide. I think I tried about 10 and I purchased a Zinfandel (Red). By this time everyone on the tour is feeling good and getting to know each other. This was the begining of the end for me.
The next stop was Goldeneye (not named after the James Bond movie). This was definitely an upper-scale place. We tried two different wines here, which for me was kind of a letdown after trying 10 at the last place. We also were able to do some barrel tasting where they take some of the wine that is aging in the barrels and they let you taste the different wines before they are mixed. All three barrel tastings we tried were Pino Noir, but were grown in different areas of the valley.
The limo driver had set up a picnic lunch in the shade out by the vineyards. When we got over there, bees had attacked our lunch. My sandwich had 4 bees on it alone. We moved about 15 feet to another table and ate our lunch while we swatted the bees away. About halfway through lunch Vanessa had a good idea and we made an offering to the bees. Part of a sandwich on another table kept the bees happy and away from us.
The next two wineries were a blur and not worth going into detail about. At the last winery we were led around on a tour by a crazy lady. This lady was a CRAZY hippee. I know what you're saying, "Are there any other kind of hippees?", but this lady was overly crazy. What I failed to mention up to this point is Mendocino is filled with hippees and art folks. There are a lot of people with names like Rainbow and Shaddow. After you see your thrid guy with parachute pants, a T-shirt, and a 3 inch ponytail you stop staring. After the crazy lady showed us around we tried several wines while snacking on a platter of fruits and cheeses. By this point Vanessa and I were completely “wined out”. I never thought I would say this, but it was too much wine.
When we got back to the B&B it was time for the wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres. Every day between 4 and 5 they have complimentary wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres. Even though I was tired of wine, I couldn’t help it, so I had two glasses of wine along with some bread, cheese, and pepperoni.
We went to dinner at Ukiah 955. By this point I wasn’t feeling too well. My stomach wasn’t happy with the change in the type of foods I was eating. The dinner was good, but there were rambunctious kids when we first came in and it ruined the atmosphere for me. I had a Diet Coke with dinner, but it came in a wine glass, so I was still thinking wine. For the rest of the trip neither one of us could even think about drinking wine.
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