Wineries on Day One

I left the conference in San Francisco and headed north. Instead of heading up through Sonoma, I decided to head to the Dry Creek Valley. Here are the list of wineries I visited yesterday.

1. Mauritson / Rockpile – Very nice winery. Their high end wines are from the Rockpile area (north of Lake Sonoma). I bought a Zin and a Port.

2. Dry Creek Vineyards – Another nice winery. I bought 2 of the single vineyard Zin’s there.

3. Papapietro Perry – Located in a area where multiple family wineries are around a common parking lot. Bought 2 small bottles of Pinot. Also known for their Zin.

4. David Coffaro – A small boutique winery. The tasting room was in a Morton shed. The winemaker’s testing area is behind the tasting counter. Very laid back. The have a wine that is basically all of their wines combined into one bottle. Picked up a blend called Escuro.

5. Geyser Peak – The winery that I belong to. Picked up 4 Chardonnay’s (2006) and 2 Vigonier.

6. New Coppola winery (called Rosso & Bianco) – Nice winery. Wines are pretty good. Didn’t buy anything there.

Had dinner at Healdsburg at Willi’s Seafood. I would recommend it. I stayed at Geyserville Inn (for my second time). I very quiet place to stay in upper Sonoma Valley.