A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of tasting John Tyler wines at their new tasting room in the Russian River Valley. The delightful Nicole Bacigalupi poured their latest Pinot Noirs, Petite Syrah, and Zinfandels. I enjoyed them all and couldn’t resist purchasing a bottle of their newly released 2008 Zinfandel and their 2008 Bacigalupi Vineyard Pinot Noir. It’ll be tough to find an occasion worthy of opening a bottle, so I might just have to invent one.
Richard, I will never visit wine country anywhere again without imagining every beautiful vista or scene as one of your watercolors.
Aaawww, thank you Jean! It’s interesting when I’m driving around the area because I see the places that I spent time to draw. “Oh there’s the vineyard fan I drew,” or “There’s the water tower I drew.” I’m excited to finish up my Wine Country book but it’ll probably be late summer before it’s finished. There’s a sadness in finishing it up too . . .