Magical History Tour of Wine Country
Day Two
July 22, 2008
Glen Ellen - Sonoma
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| 9:15am | We board our bus headed southeast to the valley of Glen Ellen to our morning with Peter Wellington at Wellington Vineyards. | ||
| 10:00am - noon | Peter is looking forward to welcoming the wooters to Wellington. In the true spirit of this tour, he will be focusing on the history, the old vines,. and how and why old planting techniques have changed over the years. |
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| Noon - 2:00pm | Time for a "Little" Lunch. Joan and Rich Little will be hosting us for a lunch and tasting at Little Vineyards. |
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| 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Next we head over to one of the oldest wineries of the tour. Gundlach-Bundschu's roots trace back the purchase of 400 acres in Sonoma by Jacob Gundlach in 1858. |
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| 4:30pm - 5:45pm | The site of the historic Buena Vista Winery is in a park
like setting. Built in 1857 by Augustin Harazasty, the winery and press
house are the foundation of the oldest premium winery in the State of
California. Harazasty was directed by General Vallejo to go on a grape
buying expedition to the wine growing regions of Europe. He returned
with over 300 varieties of the vitis vinifera grape and is considered
the Father of Premium Wine Making in the United States. We invite you
and your guests to pull down to the Private Parking next to the Press
House built in 1862. From the parking area it is a short stroll to our
Wine Tasting Pavillion where we will pour Reserve wines only available
here at Buena Vista. The individual vineyard designate series include
our a Robert Young Chardonnay 2005, the Pommard Pinot Noir 2005 and the
Ramal Vineyard Reserve Merlot and Syrah 2005. This Tasting Experience is
complimentary to you and your guests. Independent visitors to the winery
pay $15 for this Ramal Vineyard Series. A selection of local artisan
cheeses and olives will accompany the tasting. As the largest landowner in the Carneros Viticulture District (shared by Napa and Sonoma counties), Buena Vista Carneros is a 1000 acre Estate on the North end of San Francisco Bay. The estate specializes in grapes which benefit from cool, foggy mornings and warm afternoons. Our award winning winemaker, Jeff Stewart, a graduate of the University of California, Davis, hand crafts our estate grown Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays, Pinot Gris, Merlot and our newest addition, a cool weather Syrah. We look forward to our visit with us. |
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| 5:45pm - 6:45pm | Before dinner, we are going to be able to spend some time poking around downtown Sonoma at the Sonoma Square Farmer's Market where the locals come to shop for fresh produce of the season. |
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| 7:00pm - 9:30pm | Dine at Deuce. This local Sonoma favorite restaurant serves great, yet uncomplicated meals right in the heart of Sonoma. |
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| 10:00pm | And so ends Day Two |