California Wine Country

Every year we head up to Wine Country with friends to taste and buy some great wines. And as some people say....we have a wine buying problem. We buy faster than we drink. Luckily we have friends that are more than willing to help us even out the buying to drinking ratio. :-)

This year we went up to the Russian River Valley and had an absolute treat! The winemaker at Unti, one of our favorites, gave us a private tour and barrel tasting of upcoming releases. I really tried to get one of those barrels on the back of the car but it didn't work.

Sebastian, the wine maker, gives us a tour of the grape vines. Showing us how they thin out each vine by hand and how they move the leaves to shade the grape clusters if there is too much sun.



Aren't the little clusters cute!


And just to give you a reference of just how big those barrels are....

If you are up in wine country, be sure to stop by Unti. They have amazing wines and the nicest staff you could ever meet!!!