In September 2016, we went back to California for our 8th wine trip.
We stayed for a 2nd time at one of our favorite places, the Stanley Cottage, in Healdsburg.
On this trip we decided to try more food & wine pairings instead of just wine tastings. We visited some of our old favorites & discovered some very nice new wineries as well. We've now been to 100 wineries in the Sonoma county area.
We arrived on Friday the 9th, spending most of the day traveling. We were too tired to do any cooking so we ate dinner at a great hamburger place in downtown Healdsburg & then picked up minimal groceries we'd need for breakfast the next day. On Saturday, we finished our grocery shopping for the week and did a wine tasting at Twomey. We had reservations at 5pm for our first food & wine pairing at the Mayo Family winery. On Sunday, we had reservations for a food & wine pairing & winery tour at Seghesio winery. Monday we did a food & wine pairing for lunch at the Kendall Jackson estate. Tuesday, we visited some old favorites: doing a wine tasting at Arista winery and a wine tasting & picnic at Armida winery. Wednesday, we did a wine tasting & had a picnic on the patio at Stryker winery and then did a late afternoon sushi & wine tasting at Dutton Goldfield. Our last day before traveling home, we did the food & wine pairing at St. Francis winery and a patio wine tasting at Hartford Family winery.
Here's some pictures of the trip's highlights:
We stayed for a 2nd time at one of our favorite places, the Stanley Cottage, in Healdsburg.
On this trip we decided to try more food & wine pairings instead of just wine tastings. We visited some of our old favorites & discovered some very nice new wineries as well. We've now been to 100 wineries in the Sonoma county area.
We arrived on Friday the 9th, spending most of the day traveling. We were too tired to do any cooking so we ate dinner at a great hamburger place in downtown Healdsburg & then picked up minimal groceries we'd need for breakfast the next day. On Saturday, we finished our grocery shopping for the week and did a wine tasting at Twomey. We had reservations at 5pm for our first food & wine pairing at the Mayo Family winery. On Sunday, we had reservations for a food & wine pairing & winery tour at Seghesio winery. Monday we did a food & wine pairing for lunch at the Kendall Jackson estate. Tuesday, we visited some old favorites: doing a wine tasting at Arista winery and a wine tasting & picnic at Armida winery. Wednesday, we did a wine tasting & had a picnic on the patio at Stryker winery and then did a late afternoon sushi & wine tasting at Dutton Goldfield. Our last day before traveling home, we did the food & wine pairing at St. Francis winery and a patio wine tasting at Hartford Family winery.
Here's some pictures of the trip's highlights: