Tastes Like Wine to Me

 It didn't take long for us to find something we love here in California. After our first time wine tasting, we've been hooked ever since! We love it! We do, after all, live in wine country. Oh you thought only Sonoma and Napa were wine country??? Think again! California has more than 3,000 wineries, and Monterey County alone has 75 of them. We'll make our way to Napa one day, but until then, we'll enjoy wine country right in our own backyard!

The thing about wine tasting is that you can make an all-day event out of it, meet friends for a tasting our two, or just pop into any of the (what seems like) million tasting rooms and enjoy a tasting to pass time. The opportunity for it surrounds us, and we certainly enjoy it!

One sunny, Saturday afternoon a group of us hopped on the Grapevine Express and ventured to Carmel Valley with about 15 tasting rooms at our disposal. No, we did not make it to all 15, which just means we have to go back again.

Georis :: Our first wine tasting

Mike is a beer man. His first impression of wine tasting? "It all tastes like wine to me."

The Ladies of the Corkscrew Crew 

The Corkscrew Crew Men (minus one).

By the end of the day Mike started tasting the differences in the wines, and it didn't just "taste like wine." 

One thing I've learned is that just because you think you don't like something, doesn't mean you won't like something. For example, I say I don't like merlot, any other red wine is fine, but I don't like merlot. However, through our wine tastings some merlots have surprised me! The same with Mike, he prefers syrah, but sometimes he'll find a pinot noir, cab, or a blend that he likes more. 

Cheers!

Stay tuned to "O: What a Life!" for more wine tasting adventures!