We drove to Nappa valley to visit the world famous wine yards they have there. When we arrived we were met with some of the most beautiful scenery we'd seen in America so far. Our idea to set up a ranch in Canada now had a contender, we could set up a winery of our own. Sure we don't know that much about wine But heck we'd learn if it meant we could live out in the country like this.
The first place we visited was a winery named V. Sattui. The grounds were beautiful with the old fashioned stonework, the small museum about their history of wine making, the surrounding picnic area. All of this together with the wine yards made a beautiful location to spend the day.
We went inside to take part in a tasting. We paid for six samples, 3 white, 2 red and 1 rose. The rose was so yummy that we walked out with a bottle.
Mumms winery came next, famous for their champagne. Paul was feeling a little wined out due to the mixing of wines so we decided to pass on another tasting. We did however check out the grounds which were nice enough. Most memorable was the gallery they had of photographer Robert Turner(see link). His work was amazing. He had an ability to keep absolutely everything near and far in perfect focus. Each photo had a perfect oil painted look to it. Well worth going out of your way to see. We managed to get some advice on taking such pictures even with our humble home camera. Every day is a school day.
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