tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220568104288865795.post3603453765559669451..comments2024-01-30T08:14:20.941-08:00Comments on Tasting Spoons: Gone fishin' - notCarolyn Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437597710964939017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220568104288865795.post-15409289822361125162007-06-04T12:58:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:58:00.000-07:00Kate - I've been to wine country many times in the...Kate - I've been to wine country many times in the last 25 years, and it has changed. Napa Valley is certainly more commercialized. Sonoma, although very busy with tourists the days we were there, is still a little more laid back. Healdsburg, I think, is more like wine country used to be 15 years ago, although it's approaching the fast lane of wine tourist stuff. But still, we had fun everywhere we went.<BR/>Joyce - I'm embarrassed to say that Cherrie and I didn't do any tastings at any wineries. Lest you think I didn't imbibe, though, we certainly drank our share of wine at every dinner. We visited Ferrari-Carano (to shop at their winery store and to visit their glorious gardens), which is just beautiful. Shopping beckoned us on this trip far more than wine!Carolyn Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437597710964939017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220568104288865795.post-66282360147353531372007-06-01T11:43:00.000-07:002007-06-01T11:43:00.000-07:00Carolyn, finally took a look at your blogging webs...Carolyn, finally took a look at your blogging website :-) What a wonderful project! I envy you your trip to Sonoma. Wonderful memories there. My favorite sip/taste was at Charles Krug Winery. I had been tasting wine and snack nibbling until my lips touched a sample of Charles Krug's cream sherry. That was it for me! I cherished the lingering nutty taste of the cream sherry for as long as it lasted. If you get there, have a taste in memory of NAIC Orange County. We did some great things, didn't we?<BR/>Have a marvelous time :-)<BR/>Joyce McClainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220568104288865795.post-30128708434643966322007-05-29T07:45:00.000-07:002007-05-29T07:45:00.000-07:00I went to Napa in 1989 (was in San Fran about thre...I went to Napa in 1989 (was in San Fran about three months prior to the '89 earthquake. We took a trip to Napa and toured some wineries. This was long before it was totally chic to be there and it so wasn't crowded at all. We ate at some outta tha way joint that had fabulous food and tasted some great wines. When I told friends about it, they said "WHERE did you go?" since most had never heard of it. *sigh* Those were the days! I hope you have a great trip! It all sounds wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com