wine anyone?

 When I was in the San Francisco, California area for the christmas and new year holiday I was very fortunate to take an afternoon excursion to the Sonoma Valley for these two wineries. I love their wines and you should definitely try them out too!

at the Rodney Strong vineyard! I ended up getting their reserve Port wine...it is the most amazing Port i have ever tried. It is light and beautiful. 

driving into their drive way

a winter view from the top of their tasting room

omg, the smell from the current collection was amazing! upon the entrance you are surrounded by the luscious aroma of sweet wine. it smelled amazing, like nothing you have ever smelled before.

the oak casks are from Europe and are about 10 feet tall and with about the diameter of 5 or 6 feet wide.

entering the Francis Ford Coppola winery in Healdsburg, Ca

the Coppola vineyard

the Coppola Vineyard pool. you can come and hang out at their public pool for a small nominal fee...lol...but it mostly open for private functions! it was a gorgeous scene...

actual set props from the Bram Stroker Dracula film directed of course by the winery name sake.

i was amazed by the Victorian wedding dress of one of the movie's character. all that upper de'colletage was just fitting for the movie persona.

million dollar Tucker car and can you believe Francis owns two of which only four was made in the world? guess who owns the third one?

the Godfather's desk from the movie set.

a memorabilia wall from the movie set of the Godfather

cast list of the Godfather movie, i am not sure who's hand written list this is, but I guess Francis owns!

I was lucky enough to taste a flight of wine from the Coppola list and unfortunately I didn't a taste of the Grappa, but I am sure it is wonderful!

the Sofia rose' were beautiful and a little on the drier side but none the less yummy!~

one of their wall of selections

a table setting of holiday goodies