Wine Wednesday: Part Sept

    Thanks for tuning into this week's Wine Wednesday.  Right now is literally the BEST time to be in Napa.  Whether your wine tasting or just soaking up the sun, Fall has it all in Napa.  The vines are transitioning colors from green to yellow, red, and orange, basically the whole fall color spectrum.  The other amazing part of Fall is the peak of tourist season is now contracting, and it's a lot more quiet around these parts (thank you God).  Don't get me wrong I love my job, and enjoy doing it, but the break from constant requests is nice. 
      Today I am featuring Sequoia Grove Vineyard.  One of my previous posts was dedicated to a private party held there, but I drank whatever they had, I didn’t necessarily taste, I was just drinking.  Today I actually tasted different wines and got to experience an array of flavor ranging from fruity whites, to spicy reds.  The facility has beautiful grounds, guests are welcome to bring picnic items and eat outside, as long as they taste, or purchase wine. 
     My favorite wine is Sequoia's 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Stagecoach Vineyard, so smooth, and just delicious.  I also got a copy of the "flavor wheel" now I can reference to it. And get to know my flavor pallet with words instead of saying 'oh it’s good'.  I'll be able to describe the wine according to my senses.  I would also like to add that today was the last day of harvest for Sequoia, so I was able to watch some of the wine making process.  Crush was in the air, and it smelled good. 

Peace and Wine,

2007 is the best year of wine

Wine Saturday Special Edition:Sequoia Grove

         First let me tell you how hard it is driving up highway 29 at 7:45pm when it's pitch black looking for a winery off the highway goin 50 mph.  I know the valley very well, but put me on highway 29 or Silverado Trail at night and you'd swear I was a tourist.  The celebration of Francie's graduation from Berkely awaited me as I drove squinting down the highway hoping to see the "Sequoia Grove" sign, that used to be a cross section of a, well, sequoia tree, but the sinage has changed.  I found it, and trailed through a newly remodeled outdoor seating area, passing over slabs of rock and pebbles, and ventured my way into tasting room.  The best part of the night was seeing Francie.  It brought great joy to my heart to see someone I was so close with at one point that I havent seen in forever, but it was like opening the book to the last page we left off at.  It was amazing, I wish I had more time to hang out with her.  As the night went on, I continued to drink wine from bottles that were labeled with Avery stickers, and snacked on a few cupcakes, by the time I looked at myself I had full on PT.  A term I just coined "purple teeth".  It was pretty bad.   VPL and PT are things everyone should try to avoid. (see my "tips" seciton to avoid the two).  Thankfully I made it home safely, I owe credit to the McMann's for my arrival home.  On the way home we danced in the car to Sak Noel, and Foster the people.  It must have been the Avery labeled wine, blame it on the a a a a alcohol I guess. 
      Originally this was going to be a prelude the the actual tasting I was scheduled to do on Wednesday, unfortunately has been postponed because I need to devote all my spare time to studying.  :( sadness overcomes me.