Yesterday, we finally managed to get on our trip to the Amador County wine country, approximately 30 miles from Galt. The main road through is about 10 miles long, and I previously counted signs for 57 wineries--just on the main road. Our goal was to get to three wineries for taste sampling. Our first stop was Vino Noceto, a very small winery, specializing in Sangiovese, a light, fruity red. We sampled 7 or 8 of their wines, and bought a bottle of Reserva. They also grow walnuts and olives, and we bought a bag of glazed walnuts, and a bottle of olive oil, which is real grassy and has a little peppery accent. Then we sampled the bottle of Frivolo, which is not yet bottled for this year, and is sold out for last year. It is a sparking white. If you are able to find a bottle, buy it. It is a definite treat as a party wine. Very yummy! Then we took photos of each other in front of the pomegranate tree, and the tasting room hostess offered us a pomegranate.As I am pretty much a light-weight wine drinker, I told Greg I didn't think I was up for more wine tasting--after only one winery! But we had to make another stop at Villa Toscano to get some lunch and pick up a bottle of orange muscat.
We arrived home safely and have all of our Thanksgiving wine. It was a very enjoyable day trip and the weather was perfect.
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It looks like you both had so much fun!
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