The Coffee House

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I liked Sideways better for entertainment value. Both flicks were love letters to Napa Valley.

The "Sideways" story took place in the Santa Barbara wine country located in Southern California. The Napa Valley wine region is hundreds of miles away in Northern California.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou and Gary are at the Segerstrom waiting for On Your Feet to begin.

 

[smoke665]

Mary Lou and Gary are at the Segerstrom waiting for On Your Feet to begin.

Your evening is beginning and mine is coming to an end.

 

[terri54]

beat equally priced wines in Europe

The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That Decanted The Wine World

Bottle Shock is the movie. Quite entertaining.

That's it. I liked it, and it has the advantage of being based on the true story. I liked Sideways better for entertainment value. Both flicks were love letters to Napa Valley.

Sideways took place in the Santa Rita Hills/Santa Barbara County.

You may not recall the scene where they were drinking all night, showing label after label of juice. Napa stuff was clearly represented. Jeez.

 

[limr47]

Then there are the overlooked Portuguese wines that are quietly being discovered by an international market. We finally decided to share

I hear some are quite good. I have not tried them yet.

That is because the little rowboat delivering them is still making it's way across the ocean

Sorry @limr ( couldn't resist )

Haha. That explains it.

Nah, that doesn't explain it at all. If it's one thing in this world that the Portuguese know how to do, it's to get a boat, any boat, across an ocean.

The Douro region is of course known for its port wine, but it's been getting a lot of attention for its table wines in recent years. Also, the reds from the Alentejo have long been known inside the country, but they are now making their way abroad. Traditionally, the vast majority of wine production in Portugal has been consumed within the country, but that's starting to change as the country is starting to think a bit more globally.

When I lived there, I rarely paid more than 5 euros for wine and it was always good. I once accidentally picked up a bottle thinking it was 6 or 7 euros and then at the checkout realizing it was about 13. I just went ahead and paid for it, deciding to spluge. It was excellent.

The only wine other than port that really made a name for itself outside of the country is vinho verde, a fresh efervescent wine from the north. Casal Garcia is the label that most may know in the US, and it's decent enough. Wish you all could taste the really good ones. Having lived in the north, I was totally spoiled. Might have to make a visit soon and bring a carry-on that is empty on the way there and loaded on the way back

 

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You may not recall the scene where they were drinking all night, showing label after label of juice. Napa stuff was clearly represented. Jeez.

OK. Case dismissed.

 

[Fujidave]

Morning all, sunny with a slight breeze here. Still have this horrible chest cough and now my arthritis in my shoulder has kicked up again for the first time in a few years so giving it a rest for a few days.

 

[davidharmier60]

Morning y'all. I'm going to go off to work in roughly 15 minutes. Got a lovely mug of coffee to try and get eyes clear and such.
I am not a morning person.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

 

[snowbear136 67]

Nah, that doesn't explain it at all. If it's one thing in this world that the Portuguese know how to do, it's to get a boat, any boat, across an ocean.

All of the oceans.

 

[snowbear136 67]

Good morning, peeps.

It's blood day! I've gotten drawn in (OK, I jumped in) to a "Battle of the Badges" blood donation - Police vs. Fire.

 

[SquarePeg]

 

[limr47]

Good morning, peeps.

It's blood day! I've gotten drawn in (OK, I jumped in) to a "Battle of the Badges" blood donation - Police vs. Fire.

I can't give blood. It seems I have lived in a country with mad cow disease.

 

[smoke665]

My bank talked me into using their new mobile app on my phone to make deposits. What a crock, I tried at least 15 times to deposit a $100 bill, failed everytime.

 

[Gary A.]

beat equally priced wines in Europe

The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That Decanted The Wine World

Bottle Shock is the movie. Quite entertaining.

That's it. I liked it, and it has the advantage of being based on the true story. I liked Sideways better for entertainment value. Both flicks were love letters to Napa Valley.

Sideways took place in the Santa Rita Hills/Santa Barbara County.

You may not recall the scene where they were drinking all night, showing label after label of juice. Napa stuff was clearly represented. Jeez.

beat equally priced wines in Europe

The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That Decanted The Wine World

Bottle Shock is the movie. Quite entertaining.

That's it. I liked it, and it has the advantage of being based on the true story. I liked Sideways better for entertainment value. Both flicks were love letters to Napa Valley.

Sideways took place in the Santa Rita Hills/Santa Barbara County.

You may not recall the scene where they were drinking all night, showing label after label of juice. Napa stuff was clearly represented. Jeez.

There is now a hotel named after the movie in Buellton, the Sideways Inn. Numerous signs attesting to movie scene locations scattered across the Santa Rita Hills/Santa Barbara County wine country. The bar scenes were shot in the Hitching Post II on Highway 246 in Buellton. Typically, we stay in Buellton or Solvang when we spend the night. There were two now three Hitching Post Restaurants in the area.

Hitching Post I

Outside The Hitching Post

Wine tasting in Los Olivos. The very small town of Los Olivos is in the heart of the Santa Barbara County wine country.

The famous Fat Cat of Los Olivos.

Pairing music with vino in Los Olivos

 

[Gary A.]

Good morning, peeps.

It's blood day! I've gotten drawn in (OK, I jumped in) to a "Battle of the Badges" blood donation - Police vs. Fire.

I can't give blood. It seems I have lived in a country with mad cow disease.

Those Red Cross forms are killers. Having lived in Europe, Africa and Asia ... there were always long explanations after the check marks. Mary Lou and Gary were regulars, every six weeks for years.