Fellow Wine Enthusiasts Pay Head...
There is a First Class Wine Tasting Room Nestled Right here in the Heart of Solano County. It is the "Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative" and it's Wonderful. I can say that with some minor authority in that my job took me all over the world, trying to take in the local color wherever I was, I got hooked touring as many wineries, breweries, and golf courses as I could. The wineries and the breweries were pretty much free there and golf wasn't all that expensive back then. I digress, so getting back on topic; I made my first of what I hope to be many visits to the Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative last Friday.
These guys will not only educate your pallet about wine, but will educate your brain about how it's made. To me it is a fascinating process, the equipment used, the buildings, the smells and sounds of the different rooms all playing their own part in making the wine. Suisun Valley is starting to look like an extension of Napa in a way. All the wine grapes along our hills are a good thing. I think that's extremely cool and wish our local growers and wine makers much luck in one day kicking Napa Butt in blind tastings.
The hillside views add to the ambiance in what would pretty much be likened to "Green Heaven" countryside. One of the coolest benefits of belonging to a small cooperative, it becomes a personal experience for all involved. I can see a great benefit for "newbie" wine cone sours to become educated if not on a one on one ratio but certainly at a more personal, person to person, level than most wine tasting experiences. That level of interaction between the wine experts and the student allows you to feel comfortable enough to start asking questions. The coop personnel were warm and friendly, and very attentive. If you were with a group of people and for some reason you were kind of down, you wouldn't be after a visit to the coop's warm and friendly atmosphere. Hey, this is old school wine tasting. These guys are cool.
Now, I haven't spoken much about the product. I went there with some coworkers after a long day of training classes in Sacramento. As soon as we walked in we were all greeted with a word, a smile, and even a handshake, and of course, a taste of delicious wine. Now mostly when I go to a winery or a tasting room I can find something special to me amongst what they are putting out. I know what I like, I'm mostly a red kind of guy and when I do go white, it has to be dry. I do like some of the German whites that are fruitier. I kind of like the taste of most of the sweeter stuff to an extent, but my stomach system doesn't. Every wine I tasted was certainly above average in many ways. I tasted two Merlots that were somewhere in the middle between "Dry" and "Sweet" and done in such a mix as to make it more than work for my pallet. I actually had to buy some.
It's rare when you get to taste 6 to 10 different wines and have every one be good in their own ways. I had an experience like that and the people at Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative are making experiences for people every day. I couldn't help thinking to myself, wow, this place is right here in our own backyard. Things are happening in Solano County, and especially the "SUISUN VALLEY WINE COOPERATIVE".
John Q. Public, if you like wine tasting, and you like tasting tasteful wines in a comfortable unpretentious atmosphere, then check out the Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative.
Thanks guys for such a great time Friday. Hope things didn't get too crazy, sorry. You guys ROCK!
Raymond Call
Coldwell Banker
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