Lynne’s one request for our Northern California adventure was a trip to the Merry Edwards Winery in the Russian River Valley. Since the cheese farm was practically a neighbor, we let WAZEY (our new BFF) take us through a very circuitous route to the Merry Edwards doorstep. From the start, the winery had a very welcoming feel, throw in a free wine tasting and we were on board. Turns out, the experience was priceless with a knowledgeable and charming tasting host who did not run from our inquisitiveness. Pounding him with questions ranging from how to properly taste a wine to the variations of the pinot grapes, he stayed the course. After stating that “we weren’t so bad”, he brought in a special taste of the Merry Edwards 2014 Coopersmith Pinot Noir which turned out to be a big favorite of the group.

Guessing the country of his origin kept us hanging for awhile, but we got it before the tasting ended – Nigeria. We also thank him for a wonderful quote from Colette’s Prison in Paradise. Which we will have to Google to hear again as none of us took it down. Think we were concentrating on the wine.