Bedrock Wine Co. has a tasting room. It opens on July 1st in the General Joseph Hooker House off the Sonoma Plaza at the El Paseo de Sonoma
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I was honored to get a sneak preview today of what is in store.
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Morgan and company did a wonderful job sprucing the old place up and decorating with historic photos, maps, press, grower info etc… He even stole Kristin Wastell from Ravenswood to co-manage the tasting room!
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There is a cozy patio where I chose to taste. Morgan built a stone wall at the back end from stones out of the Bedrock vineyard property. It replaced fence. The low wall allows a nice afternoon breeze to blow through keeping the patio very comfortable. Decorations are very tasteful and well thought out.
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The leather menu was full of vineyard and grower info.
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The line-up did not suck! I also got to try the ‘17 Lulu and ‘16 Oakville Farmhouse.
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Stems are top notch.
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And the wines… my favorites today were the Monte Rosso which was elegant and a throwback to Joel’s old Ravenswood style, the UTW, Lulu and the ‘16 Oakville Farmhouse that had an incredible nose that screamed Oakville and wonderfully approachable fruit.
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The whole operation is well thought out, well presented and a fitting tribute to the man who planted the original Bedrock vineyard over 130 years ago. If you are planning a visit to the Valley be sure to make your tasting appointment. You will not be disappointed. You can do that through the Bedrock web page. Big thanks for the preview and my congatulations on a job well done.
I took this one because I thought the guy circled looked like Chris Cottrell
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