We just returned from a trip to Healdsburg, Sonoma where we taste wine, explore, have picnics, taste more wine, play scrabble, eat at fine restaurants, drink more wine, and play more scrabble. Wake up, wash, rinse, repeat. We rented a house that was tucked away in this little bohemian community along the Russian River. Quiet, no cell signal, clean air.

We did a couple wine pairing tastings that were so delicious. Small bites with intense flavors designed to bring out the unique characteristics of each wine. That is the life! We saw adorable little Sweetpea again at Rochioli, you might remember her from last year, visited some of the most beautiful wineries, and took a day trip to Mendocino where we had burgers on the coast. (Also having burgers on the coast was Doctor Addison Shepherd and her boyfriend McCheesey who were making out like nobody’s beeswax, fyi.)

Here are some pictures from the trip, I don’t want to go to work tomorrow! Sniff, grrrrr.

If you are in the area, make sure to eat at Mirepoix. Just look at the menu, avec frites – excuse et moi! Also, we had the best french onion soup I’ve ever slurped at John Ash, yum.

Our favorite tasting was at Lynmar overlooking their vegetable garden and rolling vinyards whilst sipping delicious chardonnay, adrift…

{tags healdsburg mendocino}