October 22, 2011
Lompoc, California
One of the things we like to do when in "Wine
Country" is take advantage of any special events available. One of the benefits of being in various wine
clubs directly with wineries is that you get invitations to
"members-only" events. We took
advantage of one of these today, at Fiddlehead.
They invited their top-end club members (not just
"Fiddleheads" but "Stradivarius Club" - everything is
somehow "fiddle" related) to a luncheon in the home vineyard. We had a fine afternoon, mingling with about
25 other wine geeks, spending some time with the owner/winemaker, learning a
little more about vineyard management issues and techniques, having a great
meal (from Snapper Ceviché to a Whole Smoked Pig) and tasting a series of
"library wines", older vintage stock held back by the winery. overall, it was a great way to spend a nice,
sunny afternoon...
Back home, we decided to sit outside for a bit as the
temperatures cooled off. We'd left the
air conditioning on with the generator running for the pups while we were off
wining. One of the nice things about
being "out back" by ourselves is that Merlin and Maya Lynn can hang
with us leash-free. Fortunately, Geri
spotted the largest spider we've ever seen (actually a tarantula), just walking
through the campground, before Maya did.
Accordingly, we all retired inside for the evening, where I bored Geri
with Game 3 of the World Series for the evening's entertainment.
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