I could write a lot about Healdsburg! Don has shared this part of Sonoma with me and to him I'm grateful. It's a lovely town. On West Dry Creek Road in the Dry Creek Valley, there is a vineyard and winery named Quivira that truly grows their wines in the vineyard. It is a place that we happened upon and loved it.
Not only do they grow superb wines, but their one-acre garden is beautiful! You can learn first-hand about their biodynamic farming. They have 120 raised beds overflowing with organic vegetables, a bee hive, a small pond, a chicken coop with many breeds of chickens and even a rescued baby pig that is all grown up now!
This path leads to the gardens where you can stroll and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. I can't remember what we bought here, but I can bet you it was a Sauvignon Blanc and a Viognier. They are gone out of our wine cellar, so they must not have stuck around too long.
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| What I love about this wine ($22) other than its great taste is the label. The fig leaf design represents a 130 year old Black Mission Fig tree in the vineyards, namely called Fig Tree Vineyards. This wine has the usual grassiness, but is balanced with pineapple and passion fruit. |
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| This Viognier -Sauvignon Blanc ($32) has a gorgeous, very simple label that looks hand-written! Isn't that nice in this age of emails and texts! Peach and citrus, orange and they say "even creamsicle flows across the palate." |
The flowers are beautiful and I jumped out of the car as we were leaving to take these pics.
And Don says, get in the car honey-we have the wine!
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