Trip out to Napa/Sonoma

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Scoop,

We opted to visit mostly "call ahead" wineries in Sonoma County - Siduri, Audelssa, Mietz, Scherrer and Acorn. The two open to the public we went to were David Coffaro and Ridge. Since the first five were appointments, we spent a lot of time at each - as much as two hours - hence the low number. When you have appointments at 10 and 2 then throw in lunch, there isn't much time for a whole lot more. The last two we threw in on a whim. We were driving up Dry Creek Rd. on the way to Coffaro and were passing Lytton Springs Rd. so I just turned in to take our friend to Ridge. We were glad we went, too - wonderful wines. I picked up two bottles of 2003 Independence School Zin which they were close to running out of, plus they didn't have enough to make it into our market. With the trade discount, you can actually get three bottles for the regular price of two. If you can swing it, make sure you drop in.