wine tasting!

my friend genevieve had a GREAT idea yesterday -- to take a trip to Bogle and Peirano. Bogle has been a family favorite around here (it's good and very affordable) and she recently turned me on to Peirano. our first stop was Bogle and it was really fun. nothing new, but the grounds were very nice. they had a huge picnic area with a redwood full of kids. all the boys had so much climbing the tree that the tree was literally the babysitter! i had no idea that Bogle also made a sparkling wine, so we picked a bottle up to remind us of the fun day we were having.

we got a little lost on 99 going to Peirano, but BOY was it worth it. we got there at 4:50 and they close at 5. luckily, gen's smile got us in because they were having a fantastic sale to make some room in their stockroom. the shiraz, blush, and... something else were all $24 a case. and believe it or not, we love the shiraz. their other wines were also on sale for $72 a case (normally all their wine is around $15 per bottle). the Red Shorts Red, cab, and The Other are all excellent. they have The Other red and The Other white -- both are pretty good. we tried all their wines and weren't really disappointed with any of them.

between gen, her parents, and us, i think they were pretty happy they let us in at 4:50! we all left with a backseat full of cases! if you get a chance, head out and try their wine. it's a free tasting. you can also pick them up at nugget, but you'll pay a lot more.