Jen and I recently spent our second time away from home in the last year. We have come to know one of the owners of our favorite local winery and he invited us to spend 2 nights in their guest house in the midst of the vineyard. He also set up VIP visits to several other neighboring wineries. The experience was incredible and we are so grateful for all of his generosity. Thank you Alexis!
It was harvest time when we visited so it was cool to see the grapes being pressed and barrels being filled.
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| One of the Presses. |
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| Pumping from tank into barrels. |
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| Jen amidst the barrels. |
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| Concrete Eggs - good for Chardonnay |
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| Tasting at the vineyard. |
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| The guest house we stayed in. |
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| This was the view from the front of the guest house. |
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| Jen enjoying the sunset. |
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Fortunately, even with Jen's extreme Ketogenic diet, she can still
enjoy an occasional glass of wine |
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| Murphy - one of the wine cats. |
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| Riding an ATV through a nearby vineyard. |
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| As long as the drought doesn't affect the wine we are all good. |
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| Stopping for a rest on the trip home. |
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It was good to get away for a few days, but this is what we came home to.
Notice the temperature. Fortunately, it only gets this hot on a few days a year
and we missed 2 of them. |
Love these pictures! So glad you got to take that trip. Sending good thoughts for a good scan today!
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