The first winery we visited was La Velle. I love the wine they make, and I'm glad that this tour included La Velle. Pinot Noir is awesome!
The last time I came here was at night, so I didn't see the scenery. I realized that the property is quite large. The weather was nice and warm. It was nice to hang around outside, taking photos.
The second winery was Sweet Cheeks. I don't like Sweet Cheeks wine at all. It is too young to me. But the winery itself is a lovely place with great views of mountains (hills?). The garden is well organized and maintained, which must be a great venue for weddings and other kinds of parties. But unfortunately, wine is not good.
The third place that we visited was Domaine Meriwether. The host (the owner of the winery) kept calling his sparkling wine "champagne," but I believe that only sparkling wine produced in Champagne can be called champagne. Anyway, I don't care about sparkling wine because it gives me a headache. I didn't taste the "champagne" that they served for that reason, but DS and M who tasted the "champagne" said it was not good. They live sweet wine, so I guess the "champagne" was too dry for them.
There are two things that I learned at this winery. Champagne is made only of either Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. Vintage means that the wine is made of grapes produced in a single year, and non-vintage means that the wine is made of grapes produced in multiple years. I see ...
I wasn't fancied by wine there, but the property is really photogenic. I like that.
The last destination was Sarver. Before I came here, I had been pretty filled with wine. I may have lost my taste of wine, but the wine (I tasted only Pinot Noir) was not so good. My conclusion of this tour is that Pinot Noir of La Velle is the best. The glass with which they serve wine was pretty. Shoot, I forgot to take a photo of it.
