Yeah, that was the Truveo exit that closed just before Christmas.

Wow, this must have been to celebrate something pretty special, perhaps that first exit you mentioned! I need a reason to celebrate with a 1996 Dom, dammit!

Yes, it was indeed spectacular.

This should be great!

p.s. check out my rusty "7 up" sign.. a real find up in Sonoma County.

Any good?

Yes, here means California. I need to go down to Santa Barbara and "visit" a few wineries. Thanks for the pointers.

Thanks. I have left him a message on that pic. OMG, I would not have wanted to have paid for these two bottles at retail price. But they must have been something...

I love that you are blogging your wines. My friend Mavericksane is a huge oenophile. I've been trying to convince him to do likewise on the Buzznet!

Have not found any great ones here, except very expensive wines from high end producers. Still searching.

I like Viognier a lot, but I don't recall having tasted sweet or semi-sweet wines made up with Viognier. I still have a few bottles of Guigal's 1996 vintage.

Muscat Rivesalt! How better beging a nice aperitif? If you search a really nice wine for dessert i recommand Viognier. I'm not an expert, but it's delicious, sweet but not too much

Yummy! I love Pinot! I only tasted french one though... :D

My wife likes meed quite a bit. We buy it from a honey producer in Embrun - that's in the French Alps.

(I meant 10 gallon of kiwi honey, not 10 pounds)

Do you branch off into meed too?

Some years ago a 70+ year old friend dug out some clover honey and ginger meed he had made 10 years earlier. It was heavenly. Soft on the tongue, subtle flavor, with an after taste (smell) that made my eyes roll in delight. A very champagne feel but smoother and without so many bubbles.

He showed me how to brew it, but we used 10 pounds of kiwi honey rather than clover, and champagne yeast (I used to use this for beer too). The kiwi honey didn't give it that nice of a flavor. After bottling we decided it wasn't worth aging so gave it away to friends.

If ever I brew a batch again, it will be with clover.