In an effort to properly recap our California Wine Country escape,
I will be breaking up my posts per town in the coming days,
but we did all the wine country towns in 1 day and for us, that was plenty of time.
Nick and I aren’t big drinkers and so, our trip through California’s wine country was more for the scenery and experience than the actual wine. However, we did stop at 2 specific wineries and did a tasting at 1 of them.
The first winery we stopped at was Castelo di Amarosa. This replica Tuscan castle was built to make you feel like you are in Tuscany and believe me, it does the trick. For a very different winery experience, this is the place to go. We wine tasted in their “wine cellar” tasting room and fell in love with their “Fantasia” sparkling red wine (came home with a bottle of it).
After tasting, we explored the castle and took in the gorgeous views of the Castelo’s grounds and vineyards as well as views for miles of the surrounding area.
After leaving Castelo, we headed back the way we had come to head back to Sacramento and decided to stop at the Domaine Chandon winery in Yountville. While we didn’t taste here (they were closing the tasting room as we pulled up) we did get to wander the grounds a bit and take in the gorgeous scenery. For a truly incredible take on scenery, this winery took the prize and was well worth the stop.
While we weren’t in wine country to necessarily take in the wineries, I had a great time exploring the 2 we did stop at. While so different, both offered a really unique experience.
Nick and I aren’t big drinkers and so, our trip through California’s wine country was more for the scenery and experience than the actual wine. However, we did stop at 2 specific wineries and did a tasting at 1 of them.
The first winery we stopped at was Castelo di Amarosa. This replica Tuscan castle was built to make you feel like you are in Tuscany and believe me, it does the trick. For a very different winery experience, this is the place to go. We wine tasted in their “wine cellar” tasting room and fell in love with their “Fantasia” sparkling red wine (came home with a bottle of it).
After tasting, we explored the castle and took in the gorgeous views of the Castelo’s grounds and vineyards as well as views for miles of the surrounding area.
After leaving Castelo, we headed back the way we had come to head back to Sacramento and decided to stop at the Domaine Chandon winery in Yountville. While we didn’t taste here (they were closing the tasting room as we pulled up) we did get to wander the grounds a bit and take in the gorgeous scenery. For a truly incredible take on scenery, this winery took the prize and was well worth the stop.
While we weren’t in wine country to necessarily take in the wineries, I had a great time exploring the 2 we did stop at. While so different, both offered a really unique experience.
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| Photos by Nick |
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| Photo by Nick |