Nothing but wine, as far as the eye could see...

We started our winery day at Beaux Freres - a great little winery we visited for the first time last year.  They are small and boutique-y, and have a couple of really fantastic Pinot Noirs.  Loved it.  Spent about 30 minutes there and picked up three lovely bottles of 2008 and 2009 for the wine fridge.

Next stop: Argyle!  We are wine club members there, so we shared a taste of basically everything they had.  Picked up another three bottles:  a bubbly Brut, a really great Reisling, and a Pinot Noir.

We then went to lunch at Red Hills Market - nom, nom, nom!!!  We had a wonderful lunch - couple of half sandwiches (ham/gruyere/honey butter - which BTW, you could put honey butter on anything and it would make it taste good...really), and a flat bread.  I love this place.  Really - if you are ever here, eat there.

After lunch we went to a small winery called Brick House.  We were there for almost an hour and a half, and Steve, who worked there, treated us to five different wines, including a 2012 Pinot that isn't ready for release yet.  It was so great.  The day was picture perfect - and we sat outside for about 45 minutes with the other person at the tasting.  Her name was Natasha, and she was from Australia and vacationing in the Pacific NW.  She knew a ton about wine, and asked great questions and had a wealth of knowledge.

After Brick House, we finished off our day at Sokol Blosser - our first wine club ever.   It was good - but not great.  I remember when we first came here four years ago, it was kind of a smallish winery, very informal.  Today we visited their huge new tasting room/facility.  It was beautiful, but I miss that small winery feel, like at Beaux Freres and Brick House.  Bought a few bottles and just sat outside for about 20 minutes.

AND.  I was lucid, awake, and not hammered.  All day.  Good girl.