San Francisco Part 3

The last thing we did in the San Fran area was visit a winery.  We went to the Sonoma/Napa Valley area.  I was amazed how beautiful it was.  The fields and fields of grapes were stunning.  Our first stop was the Beringer winery in Napa.  The tour was about how their wine is made, what type of grapes they use, and how the wine is stored and bottled.  We got to sample a few wines.  One wine we sampled had a slight hint of coffee flavor.  I didn't believe the tour guide when we told us that.  I was like, "whatever".   He was totally right though and it blew my mind.  It was like they added coffee to the wine.  All the wine flavors come from the grapes and the fermenting process.  The grapes get their flavor from the earth.  How in the world does it taste like coffee?  So strange. 

We also tasted a wine that was REALLY sweet.  He served it with a piece of dark chocolate to balance it out.  It was good with the chocolate...alone, not so much. 

Here are the old barrels they stored the wine in a long time ago. 

Grapes

This is how they store the wine now. 

This little room is where a scene from A Walk in the Clouds was filmed.  Some other scenes were filmed on the property as well. 

The original homestead.  Obviously remodeled. 

The stained glass was amazing.

The black and white stained glass inside the circles is very rare and valuable.  So beautiful. 

We also visited a winery called Peju. 

It is a small winery where 90 percent of their wine stays local.  We went there because someone told us it was pretty.  We had a nice tasting there too.   

That sums up our San Fran trip.  I had a great time but couldn't wait to see this little monkey!