Is It Wrong to Drink Margaritas In Wine Country?

We had a great time in wine country!  The weather couldn't have been more perfect.  Beautiful blue skies and warm temperature made for a wonderful couple of days eating and tasting wine.

We arrived in Sonoma on Tuesday afternoon and walked the cute little square.  We stopped in at the Roche tasting room and enjoyed a flight on the patio.  I struck up conversation with a guy that works at Roche, and found out he grew up in Olney, TX!  For those of you who aren't familiar with small-town Texas, it is 30 miles from Graham.  And he took piano lessons from the same family that I did!  Super small world.  Anyway, we found out there was a farmer's market going on with food, music and vendors, so we did a quick loop through the market.

We decided on Mexican food and margs for dinner since we were going to be drinking so much wine the next day.  

We got a pretty early start on the second day.  We ended up stopping at 5 wineries, each one better than the last.  The first was Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma.  They had beautiful grounds, and pretty tasty wines.

Next, we stopped in Kunde, which is also in Sonoma.  It was a little bit smaller than the first, but they had caves where they store all the wine which was neat.

After that, we drove over to Napa and went to Cakebread which was by far our favorite of the day.  During the tasting, we got a private tour of the facility which was really special and personal.  It's one of the only family-owned wineries still around.  And I highly recommend any of their wines!

We stopped at Silver Oak next.  My dad is a HUGE Silver Oak fan.  They specialize only in Cabernet's and they were all phenomenal.  The staff was very friendly and helped us choose our next destination.  And we got two complimentary wine glasses with the tasting!

Our last stop of the day was at Regusci, and I think it was the prettiest property we had seen all day.  It is a third generation family owned winery in Napa, and the children of the first generation owners still live on the property.  It was a great last tasting of the day.

We drove back to Sonoma and had dinner at a great restaurant...The Girl and The Fig, which was amazing.

Now 9 bottles heavier, we're headed back to Tahoe!  We're excited for relaxing, sunning, and home made cooking.