Wine Day

Sunday was darn busy. After recovering from Pamperfest 2006, I was ready for another day of adventure and fun! John and I headed out to Aroma for some coffee and to met up with the rest of the peeps. We picked up Cj on the way and merrily made our way to the great coffee house.

There we met Julie. Jim arrived to say hello and after a long time Tim showed up. He had called to say he was late, forgettting I had told him my cell phone was busted. He brought John and his girlfriend Olivia. CJ gave him the original key from the VAX, a computer that ran (among other things) a simple electronic newsgroup or conference system. Tim started a “newsgroup” named Cafe VAX which is how many of us met oh so long ago. Cafe Vax led to many friendships, a few marriages and I believe 3 children. babs and Cj have a son and daughter, two other Cafe Vaxers have a daughter. Although I lost track of a few Vax-people-who-got-hitched and could be missing a few kidlings. After proper respect was given to the coffee we were ready for wine tasting. (Jim then left us cause he “dont do wine.”)

It was a 2 car day. The first stop was Foppiano winery, Sonoma County’s oldest continually owned family winery, founded in 1896 by the Foppiano family. We forgot to take the tour but the wine was okay. Later we would realize that wine was prolly one of the best we tasted that day. Although I didn’t buy any wine, I did buy these cute wine class holders shapped like flip flops with different color gems, so each wine glass is easly identified.

Then on to Healdsburg to purchase stinky cheese, bread and be true yuppies. We picniced at Simis’ where to Tims chagrin he discovered they charge $10.00 a pop for the wine tours. He had been on the tour before and didn’t think it was worth the money. I don’t think the rest of us cared that much. We ate and were merry then left Simi in the dust as we travaled towards Korbel.

But before that we stopped by Belvedere (pretty garderns kinda pompus staff) and a winery named Roshambo. This place had “style” and kinda reminded me of many of the musuems in Barcelona. Sadly what it had in style it lacked in substance. Everyone disliked the wine. Groovy music and art does not make up for iccky wine.
Finally we arrived at Korbel. I don’t like champagne. It gives a nasty 2 day headache when I indulge. I just sipped one and during the tasting kept filling John’s glass with my stuff. The tour itself was great. Our guide was knowledgable and darn funny.

Our wine tasting done, we were all tired but gathered enough energy to go to Old Chicago Pizza in Petaluma, where pizza was served pipping hot and yummy. Said good bye to Tim and made the way back home. It was a long long day.