Wine Trip!

Had a wonderful time this past Saturday with my friend Dan Christensen, Jr. (whose family owns both the Geyserville Inn and the Hoffman House Restaurant in Geyserville) on a wine outing to several Sonoma Country wineries. Not only did we get to taste some great wines while hanging out with old friends, we made some new friends, too. (Funny how wine makes that happen!)

That's Dan in the Red Sweatshirt (Thanks Dan!)

We stopped first at Seghesio Family Vineyards in Healdsburg. Wow, very nice, as in the past year or two the winery has been completely remodeled. Seghesio has been "sharing uncommon ground" since 1895. And while in the past they have focused on bulk wines, they have now moved to higher-end wines, and in particular Zinfandel and Italian grapes, such as Sangiovese.

We had a private tasting in one of their upstairs rooms. Too cool for school! My favorite was the 2005 Home Ranch Zinfandel from Alexander Valley ($36/bottle). Many others in the group, though, really liked the 2004 Omaggio (Italian for "homage", in tribute to the Seghesio grandparents), which is a blend of Cab Sauvignon and Sangiovese.

Anyway, it's a great location, a cool tour, nice facility...and awesome wines. Check it out sometime.

Seghesio Family Vineyards

14730 Grove Street, Healdsburg

Open for tasting 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.

P.S. More details from our trip later!