Vine Cliff: what a nice experience and what a lovely selection of wine.
It is a small winery in the Stag’s Leap district that we had heard about from many guests and finally found an afternoon to sneak in for a tour and tasting. The tour was just perfect, through the wine-making process where they process the grapes (we’re only weeks away from seeing it all in action), and out to the vineyard to view and talk about the grapes, and then into the cave where they store the wine. Just that portion alone was wonderful, but then she led us into the tasting room (nothing elaborate) where everything we tasted was just yummy. I hate wineries that produce good wines in every flavor. It just forces me to buy more and that is always hard on my pocket book. I have to admit, though, that later, when I open and drink that wine, that I am grateful that I bought what I did. This place may be a small hillside winery and may not look like much from the outside, but their wines are just really tasty. I do recommend that you pay them a visit. When you do, make sure to bring along some lunch as they have a lovely little picnic area around the pond and stream that is very private and away from the crowds. As they limit the number of people coming to the winery each day you can be sure to have a more personalized experience with them from start to finish.
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