Sonoma

Benziger Vineyards
Grapes that have been crushed
Harvested Grapes
Benziger Cellars
Kirk thinks these look like huge crawfish pots

Grapes on the vine
Gloria Ferrer vineyards
Gloria Ferrer Cellars (there are over 53,000 bottles of aging wine along the wall)
A rose at the Crane Vineyards (the roses help detect if the vines will do well or not)

On our very last day (boohoo), we went on another tour with the conference, but this time it was to Sonoma. We visited 3 vineyards...Benziger, Gloria Ferrer and Crane. Benziger by farwas the best tour and the best wine. We rode in a tram through the vineyards, then saw the cellars and crusher. At Gloria Ferrer, we walked and overlooked different things, including their cellars. This one is a vineyard for making sparkling wine. At Crane, we didn't have a tour, it was all just a tasting, but Kirk and I didn't really like their wine.

By the way, we had a great hotel right off Market Street and not far from Union Square. Kirk decided to try Priceline and we got a great deal on our room at Parc 55 Hotel. And besides that, it was a great hotel, too.

Parc 55 Hotel