A weekend in Sonoma

Amy had this past Monday off from work for her birthday, so we spent a night in Sonoma. Sunday we went up 101 to Alexander Valley. There we tasted at Trentadue and Sausal. Both were very nice, though nothing particularly special. Trentadue had a nice red table wine and rose we picked up, sadly they were not tasting their grappa. If you like port, though, they did have a separate tasting for a flight of those. Sausal specializes in Zins, so were excited to go there. They were certainly nice, some of their oldest vines were 130 yrs old, but they weren't quite as jammy as those grown in hotter regions that we tend to like. On the plus side, the winery had two friendly black cats who around and said hi to visitors. Sunday evening we had dinner at the always wonderful Della Santina Restaurant in Sonoma and stayed at the Sonoma Valley Inn where we had our wedding. Monday we hit the usual Imagery Winery and Chateau Potelle before heading to the Napa Outlets. All in all a fun and relaxing weekend.

Steamy at Della Santina small