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vineyard recommendations?

jt2 said:
An enthusiastic +1

Dry Creek Valley > *

Some darned good stuff up there. In addition to what you mention, there is Preston (Lou dabbles in a lot of stuff, but his Barbera and Zins are very good), Tin Barn (Killer Zin)...

... And the holy grail of DCV, Rafanelli, where if you can get Patty to let you in to taste (make an appointment), you'll walk away with the best Cab in the area (better than Opus, IMO, for $40), ditto for their Zin. Only one bottle of each, though, as they're waitlisted over a year for case lots.

:drool
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Ya know, I meant to mention Preston as it's so close to Talty Vineyards. It's another good place to lunch especially if some bread has just come out of the oven.

I didn't mention Rafanelli because they are rather harder to get an appointment with anymore. But they are indeed a Destination for Zin-ophiles!

Talty is someone that is making a splash in the wine world too. Really nice people too. They recently had a write up in the Wall Street Journal naming one of their Zins the best of the 100 west coast vineyards visited.

There are tons of nice wineries in the Cry Creek and Alexander Valleys. And in the greater Sonoma area. Most are family operated, charge little or no tasting fee and offer a vastly more friendly tasting experience than the Napa region. There are destinations in Napa that are unquestionably unique to that region (or varietal... it's hard to beat those Napa cabs!) but there aren't any that offer a more overall enjoyable experience, IMHO. Whenever I go to Napa now, I can't help being a little put off by the crowds and blatant commercialism of the region.
 
KXP said:
im assuming most of these places are on the main strip (hwy 29)? I was thinking of going back to Coppola's place again and try to get into places that are ropedoff. :teeth


alex: yes they both have boobs.
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farker!!! i just got in so much trouble last night cause my girl tracked me down at the bar i was hanging with my friend at... i'd neglected to mention to her that my friend is a hot chick, it was her birthday, and i was surrounded by about 15 girls when she walked into the bar :cry

this thread better have pics in it when you get back!
 
i hate you alex..you didnt call me last night. we're over. no pics for you sucka! im off to wine land..later!
 
I did not read the entire thread but if
Hop Kiln was not mentioned than it needs to be.
 
update:
we got to the area relatively late (11-ish) and was only able to go to one vineyard (i forgot to look at the name). spent about 2 hrs tasting some wine, and exploring the vineyard itself. my friend and i went for a walk around the fields..and found ourselves in someone's backyard. it was a really nice backyard. it had a pretty big pool, pool house and some sort of winding gazebo-tower. So we hung out there for a bit, just chatting and enjoying the day. Then we went for a late lunch and shopping at the outlets. that pretty much concluded the day.

just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their commendations. was not able to get to any of them but will defnitely try to in the near future.
 
Oooh, our lovely outlets !! :laughing
Sounds like you guys had a nice time despite getting the late start. Its tough if you cant get up valley early enough, nightmarish traffice and tons of people !!
 
actually due to the possible rain, the traffic was very light and we were able to pretty much have the run of the place to ourselves.
 
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