Sonoma Valley Wineries

Wednesday May 23rd: We took the day to wander the Dry Gulch Road wineries here in the Sonoma Valley area. Most of the wines are very dry in the French style and we tend to like ours a little more into the semi-sweet area. I made Carolyn do most of the tasting as I was driving so she is becoming an expert on Sonoma wines. We stopped for lunch at the Rosso Bianco winery and discovered that it is owned by the Director/Producer Francis Ford Coppola. He bought the Souvereign winery a year ago and renamed it Rosso Bianco. It it absolutely georgeous. This picture is in a display of Oscar statues that he won for the "Godfather" movies. The picture above the Oscars is of the "Godfather" movie. The food was very Italian and very good as we sat outside at tables under umbrellas and overlooking the vineyards and the mountains in the background.