Wine Tasting in Sonoma County, California

Still thinking about Alcoholic Gelato, I decided to put up one of the weekend outings I had while I was in San Francisco. More alcohol ahead! Hahaha....It was fortunate that we had fine weather during the weekend we drove to Sonoma County; home to more than 300 award winning wineries. Our first stop was Loxton Cellars, Mr Chris Loxton was there personally to tell us more about Loxton, guiding us through the wine tasting session and took us on a little walk around the vineyard..

Click HERE to see the list of Loxton's wines. The group of us couldn't help but to get several bottles after such a lovely session that was done with such a personal touch. Chris gave us his utmost attention and made us felt at ease with his banter.

After all that wine tasting at Loxton and wine buying, we adjourned to our second stop; Wilson Winery which is a much bigger winery. One can book the winery for birthday parties or for any celebration and their staff will be at hand to plan the event for you!

Wilson Winery had invited their guests for a special Wine Release Party on that particular day. Thanks again M, for asking us to join you. Showcasing the latest wines, we were spoilt for choice when it came to tasting the wine "library".

Click HERE to see Wilson Winery's wine library.

We arrived rather early and managed to secure a nice shaded spot at the patio to have our lunch with the food that we had brought there ourselves. We then registered ourselves and were given a wristband to wear by the staff. This was to ensure that no outsiders would be able to gatecrash the party I guess. Too much alcohol at stake! LOL! We then went from one table to another to check out the wines. Soon, we were hungry and our attention switched to food.

As we settled down for our lunch, more guests started streaming in. While we ate, I felt like one of the most blessed people in the world - good food, great company, good wine, lovely scenery and great ambiance (not to mention - plus the fact that I was on a vacation)! An experience that I will surely remember for a long time :o) Ahhh....if only this was my home, I would click my heels three times and be transported back :op

Not really knowing whether Wilson Winery would be serving enough food to fill up our tummies, we brought our own "picnic" grub. From salmon jerky, olives, pastas, sandwiches and carpaccio, we had a feast!


Wilson Winery themselves served up some pretty wonderful stuff to the guests (seemed like an endless supply of cheese platter, bacon rolls with jalapeno, mini pizzas, salmon dips, sausages & more!), making sure all were well fed and had enough wine to drink too!


I think these were mini salmon quiche, they look pretty....no, it's not the alcohol talking - it's the truth.

The patio overlooking Wilson Winery's Dry Creek Valley Vineyards (the calm before the storm - pic was taken before the crowd started coming in and before we laid out our "picnic" grub!) What a lovely day it was! Ah...truly blessed :o)


When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. ~ Henny Youngman