We finally made it out to wine country. What a gorgeous area! The drive up had orange trees on the right and lemon trees on the left. We were tempted to pull over and pick some. We had lunch at the Ponte Family Estate Winery. Covered by white sun umbrellas we drank delicious wine and savored salads with fresh herbs and thin crust pizzas. With the view of the vineyards it was a little slice of heaven.



The wine tasting was $10 for 6 samples and you keep your wine glass. 6 tastings adds up to well over a glass of wine. It's no wonder everyone was so friendly. After a few drinks, a woman sauntered over to give unsolicited parental advice to my brother. "Whatever you do, DON'T immunize your child. Alls I'm sayin' is, there is stuff in there like formaldehyde and anti-freeze and other poisonous stuff that is really bad for her. So DON'T get her immunized. Okay?"