As you'll see, we have made an event of attending this event every year for the last five. This year was quite fruitful. In short, we hit 21 wineries in 3 days, all but 5 were in Sonoma County. If you ever have a desire for a quality intimate experience, then NEVER go to Napa County on the weekend. Friday's can be a little busy, but not crazy. This trip, we found time to fit in some Napa County favorites.
Friday - 3/5/10
Russian Hill Estate - RRV
Jessup Cellars - Yountville
Flora Springs - Rutherford
Merryvale - St. Helena
Freemark Abbey - St. Helena
Cuvaison - Calistoga
Mazzocco - Dry Creek Valley
Saturday - 3/6/10
Fritz Winery - Dry Creek Valley
Sbragia - Dry Creek Valley
Gopfrich - Dry Creek Valley
Michel Slumberger - Dry Creek Valley
Unti - Dry Creek Valley
Mauritson - Dry Creek Valley
Robert Young - Alexander Valley
Sunday - 3/7/10
Siduri - RRV
Armida - DCV
Twomey - RRB
Mill Creek - DCV
Sapphire Hill - DCV (Healdsburg)
Joseph Swan - RRV
Sunce - RRV
So, I'll be honest and say that our note-taking waned as the weekend progressed. After Siduri on Sunday, my notebook is filled with notes that are written in invisible ink. I'll do a fair job of recalling my opinions from those wineries, though. You have to appreciate the fact that note-taking is time consuming and some people in your party may be bored with the winery, expressing their impatience for the next one on the list. Moreover, you may be just too apathetic to take copious notes by day-3.
The Take: 12 cases of wine, 8 wine futures at 6 wineries. (6/16 is a very good ratio)
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