Wine Country 2014!

We took a trip to Wine County with the McCormick's in late September.  None of us had been there so there was a lot to see and learn!  Erin was our travel coordinator (she was amazing!!!) and she got us hooked up with all the best wineries and VIP tastings!  It was so much fun!  We spent this trip on the Sonoma side as we didn't have enough time to cover both Napa & Sonoma.  We went for a long weekend - it is never long enough but since we were drinking wine most of the day that was a perfect length of time for this trip (at least for me)! :)  I have a feeling we'll be heading back out there again some day!  An awesome trip with even more awesome friends!!!

Some of our favorites were:

Alexander Valley Vineyard - we had a private tour which was perfect for our 1st stop.  We learned so much about the art of making wine and finished off the tour with a picnic lunch.

A.Rafanelli was our next stop.

Williams Selyem

An absolutely perfect day!

This winery was the most modern.....and it had some of our favorite wines!

Martinelli Winery - this is where we had our VIP tasting!  Pretty awesome to be treated VIP - thanks Erin for hooking us up!  This is where I found my absolute favorite red Zinfandel......yummy yummy!

Redwoods & Rivers End - on our last night we went to Rivers End, a restaurant that our neighbors recommended.  On our way we stopped at a Redwood Forest and then we got to see the sunset on the ocean.  It was all fabulous and a great way to cap off this fun trip!

Golden Gate Bridge - we had a little extra time on our way to the airport so we stopped to snap some pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge