Re: wine country/chat meet

Lordy, Lordy, David!  I wanna come - you're makin' me homesick for
northern CA, that's for sure!  And, if that Chamber of Commerce does
not grab you immediately for PR, they are missing out bigtime!!!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland

Lookin' out on snow and rain and clouds; not sunny CA skies!!!

mtalt@hort.net
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> From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> 
> Uh, sorry to burst your bubble Jesse but Stockton ain't wine
country...EJ Gallo
> not withstanding.  If you want wine country you have to come where
I am in
> Sonoma County or just north of me in Napa County.  That is true
wine country.
> 
> Within 10 miles of my house there at least twenty award winning,
world renown
> wineries situated around golden, oak studded, hills.  On your tour
we'll leave
> early in the morning and watch the fog slowly lifting off the
vineyards
> revealing row upon row of grapes vines heavily laden with some of
the best
> varietals you ever want to encounter.  As we look up to see an
incredibly blue
> sky still with wisps of fog seemingly evaporating before our eyes. 
Another
> look shows us a few of the many hot air balloons that float like
clouds over
> the area.
> 
> You can sip any of your favorites as we stop at one winery after
another.
> Merlot, Pinot, Cabernet a virtual cornucopia of different wines. 
For lunch
> we'll stop at one of the cheese factories in the town square of the
historic
> town of Sonoma where the Bear Flag revolt took place ushering in
California's
> independence from Mexico.  After buying our lunch we can walk
across the street
> to the town square park and picnic with crusty, warm San Francisco
sour dough
> bread, freshly made cheeses, sausages of various types made here
and of course
> topped with cheesecake also a favorite here.  All this accompanied
by your
> favorite bottle of wine.  At the end of the day you can soak your
tired muscles
> either in a mud bath in Calistoga or the mineral hot springs in
Boyes Hot
> Springs.  Then, of course, dinner in Bodega Bay for fresh seafood
over looking
> the Pacific Ocean and it's rocky coast.
> 
> Oh, and don't forget:  For those that participate you will receive
a free,
> beautiful flowering Hibiscus rosa sinensis as a souvenir of your
trip.
> 
> All this can be yours!  All you have to do is simply get on the
bus, Gus.
> 
> DF
> Tour Director, Sonoma County Chamber of Commerce.
> 
> 
> 
> Jesse Bell wrote:
> 
> > Oh yeh...wine country...count me in.  Mmm, mmm, mmm.
> >
> > Jesse Rene' Bell
> > Claremore, OK
> > Zone 6
> >
> > >From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] dreaming of... get together
> > >Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:15:03 -0500
> > >
> > >right, we could tour e&j gallo wineries. there are some good
ethnic
> > >restaurants in the general area also. be worth the trip for me.
> > >
> > >
> > >At 10:57 AM 2/20/03 -0800, you wrote:
> > >>How about Modesto Ca.  I think it's the center of the state and
therefore
> > >>the
> > >>country right Theresa and Barbara?
> > >>
> > >>DF
> > >>
> > >>Donna wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Wondering, how many from this list would actually like to
get together
> > >> > for a weekend/ day? Pam and I were discussing this last
night, if we
> > >> > found a centrally located area, how many would come and what
time of
> > >> > year would be best?
> > >> >
> > >> > Donna
> > >> >
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: Pamela J. Evans
> > >> >
> > >> > > Well that's very sweet not to mention tempting. Rest
assured it will
> > >>not
> > >> > > be in winter however - gets too cold up there for a
hothouse flower
> > >>like
> > >> > > me! LOL
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > gracias -
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Pam
> > >> >
> > >> >
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