[NOBBC] RSVP for Sunday

[wendell bain]

The FlogMog is off the road at the moment. Should be back soon.

Cheers,

Wendell

On Feb 11, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Dawson Church wrote:

> Our hostess at Kendall-Jackson on Sunday around 12:30 will be  
> Savannah.
> Normally they charge a tasting fee of $15 but if some of us buy  
> some wine
> they will waive it for everyone.
>
> They will give us a sit-down tasting and food pairing in a private  
> room if
> we want. However we need to RSVP for this. It's $30 for five wine  
> and five
> food "bites."
>
> If you'd like this option, please RSVP to me by tomorrow so I can  
> give them
> a count. All I need is a number (assuming you have a guest) and a Yes.
>
> The original invitation is below.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- 
> Dawson
>
> ****************************
>
> Here's the plan for next weekend. John "Voice of Reason" Kenner  
> pointed out
> that Saturday Feb 15 has a 90% chance of rain, and suggested we  
> move the
> ride to Sunday Feb 16. Currently predicted high is 68 degrees with  
> a 0%
> chance of rain. So please note the date change. Here's the route  
> and plan.
>
> Meet at my place at 10 am for coffee and fresh baked croissants.  
> 1490 Mark
> West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Phone 707 217 9927. That's
> Christine's cell phone (mine is used principally as a paperweight).  
> Look
> for the driveway between the yellow mailbox and the sign saying  
> Michelle
> Way. Note the subtle hint of a giant Union Jack flying outside the  
> redwood
> fence. Bring a camera and sandwich.
>
> Park in a circle with bonnets facing in. After time to gawp and  
> chinwag,
> leave around 10:45.
>
> Drive up Dry Creek Valley. This is a famed viticultural  
> appellation. They
> prefer you call it that, rather than a "plonk zone." Here's the  
> link to the
> Dry Creek Wineries association: http://www.wdcv.com/
>
> We'll get there via the usual tortuous, devious, counterintuitive, and
> circuitous back routes favored by the NOBBC as well as the long-dead
> British engineers who designed the electrical systems of the cars  
> we drive.
>
> So River Rd West then North on Wohler Rd (a Right opposite the  
> Farmhouse
> Inn). Left at the Raford Inn and across the Wohler Bridge. Then  
> Right on
> Westside Rd which takes us to Healdsburg. At a stop sign just  
> before the
> 101 underpass, Left on West Dry Creek Rd. North on this road,  
> terrifying
> the foolhardy cyclists in our path. Right on Yoakim Bridge Rd, Left  
> on Dry
> Creek Rd to Ferrari Carano winery.
>
> The grounds are magnificent, and the wine isn't bad either:
> http://www.ferrari-carano.com. The rumors that the winery and  
> companion Las
> Vegas casino were set up to launder Mafia money are Definitely Not  
> True.
>
> We'll stop there for a walk through their gorgeous gardens and  
> ponds (gate
> on the right of the path leading to the chateau), and optional wine
> tasting. Bring a camera. Did I say that already? Make sure you see the
> Ferrari Carano cellar. Food is available for purchase there.
>
> Then we'll drive South down Dry Creek Rd and take a Left on Canyon  
> Rd, then
> take 101 to Shiloh Rd going East. Right on Old Redwood Highway,  
> Right on
> Fulton Rd. Just after we cross 101, look for the driveway to the
> Kendall-Jackson Wine Center. We'll check out their Sensory Garden, and
> enjoy our sandwiches in their gazebo. After more gawp and chinwag,  
> we'll
> disperse peacefully.
>
> Please bring your spouses, significant others, children, insignificant
> others, and friends! This is a time to share our hobby with others,  
> and
> infect them with our disease.
>
> See you next weekend!
>
> Dawson
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