Winery Tour – Pride Mountain Vineyards
Our spectacular tasting and tour experience ($5) was midweek in October. Straddling Napa and Sonoma counties in the Spring Mountain District, this gorgeous setting with stunning wines by Bob Foley is what the “Wine Country” is all about.

Our excellent tasting and tour guide Russell gave us insights about the wines and vines and shared a taste of the grapes from the vines. We even met the Belgian draft horses who work where machines shouldn’t. (Russell said, “The shoe allowance for these horses is $1,200 a month.” I couldn’t resist; I turned to my date Judi and said, “Hey, just like you.”)

There are wonderful surprise highlights about this special wine country experience that you’ll discover for yourselves when you arrive that shall go unmentioned here. Note: appointments are mandatory – call a couple of weeks ahead.

Tip: Between visits to the various wineries on Spring Mountain, you’ll thank yourself for having picnic foods and water. And bring your camera.

[Overall rating: 10 out of 10 corks].