Saturday, April 10, 2010
Slept in...aaahhhh....we were a little worried the Roosters would cock-a-doodle-doodle us up in the morning but thankfully they got the memo! Anna got ready early and headed into the main dining area to chat it up with Kris the Innkeeper who was a wealth of information for the area.
Christie joined us for a cup of Joe and then the young-er couple we met the previous afternoon joined us. We all indulged in yogurt and fresh fruit while we waited for our baked French toast (worth the wait!). During our breakfast chatter we discover Jen was 1) 100% Dutch 2) baker-photographer and 3) they live in Visalia! Who could’ve guessed!
We set off to meet up with the wine tour company in the lobby of the Bellaserra Hotel. This is THE place for pickups by many of the wine tour companies. As the van pulled up Anna joked about having to climb over 3 seats of the van with her big butt and the tour driver suggested one of us sit in the front seat. BINGO! Anna forced Christie in the front seat with Ray the driver so she could hear him and because has a neurological disorder. During the tour we discovered one couple was from Corona, where Anna grew up and another couple from San Clemente and four others from weirdo town who later got very drunk and began speaking with British accents. Ray the driver taught us all about wine, how to properly look, smell and aerate the wine and most importantly how to properly taste your wine. Caution. Don’t drink your whole tasting Christie! We learned that the reason for the great wine in Paso was due to the Templeton gap which is intriguing topography of the Paso Robles appellation allowing cooler winds to flow inland from the coast and cool off the area. Temperatures can drop up to 50 degrees on a hot summer night. We also learned there is a river in Templeton that flows South to North…..we saw it!
First stop Wild Horse winery…….2 bottles.
Second stop Rotta Winery, one of the oldest
in the area.
Then lunch at Rotta which was outside and cold
and windy…….2 bottles.
Third stop Per Cazo…weird Minnesota couple with too much money and not enough passion….0
bottles.
Fourth stop, Adelelaide and yes they had a vintage named ANNA!
…..sack of walnuts…check! 2 more bottles…check!
By the end we were a little wined out, settled for an early bird dinner (no kidding!) and then one more
bottle of wine and headed back to the Inn to put our feet up and sip some Chardonnay.
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