Jack took me to Solano Cellars for some wine-tasting. I tried the "Red Wine Flight" which included Noussan Torrette and Fattoria Paradiso Sangiovese Reserva (Italian), "Les Vieilles Vignes" (French), and Preston Zinfandel (California :-) ). Jack tried the "Special Selections Flight" which included Scherrer Pinot Noir (CA), Montevertine Rosso (Italy), La Rioja Alta (Spain), and the mouthful Domaine Moulin-Tacussel Chateauneuf-du-Pape (France). We also got sliced bread and various gourmet cheeses whose names all escape me now.
We got two wine flights, one white, one red. Also some cheeses.
While we were there, there was a huge storm outside. It even started hailing! Very unusual for that part of the country.
The whole thing was lovely. It was a small place, uncrowded even though it was Friday night. We sat at a two-top high-table at the edge of the balcony that looks down on the rest of the shop. They played swing music softly in the background. We just took our time and tried each of each others wine and talked and savored. Near the end a thunder storm started (the 2nd thunderstorm I've witnessed in the bay area ever) and that was both exciting and almost nostalgic, since they remind me of Missouri. Later it actually hailed. Awww.
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