Tuesday - Another day off

I took Tuesday day off since Erik was already off. Why not extend the holiday weekend since I have so much vacation time! We drove up to Healdsburg today. Healdsburg is in Sonoma County and is a cute, small little town that has some wineries.

Heading out of foggy SF, up north

It was nice, warm, & sunny up in Healdsburg. First up, we had lunch at Bear Republic Brewing Co.



Yummmm - wheat beer

We stuck to downtown tasting rooms after lunch. The wineries in Healdsburg are much cheaper than Napa, or free! We tasted for free at two wineries and paid $5 for a tasting at the last one. Napa charges anywhere from $5-$20!

First Stop - Kendall Jackson Tasting Room

Haha - Wine Conisseur

We tasted two whites & two reds

Next Stop - Williamson Wines. Such a unique winery that I loved!

The wine maker's son served us & everything was complimentary. With each course of wine, we had a small food pairing. For example, we had a brownie bite with a red wine. We had cheese & apricot with another wine. It was great! I love small wineries like that.



We stopped at a cute little book store - Copperfield Books

We also stopped at a little dog boutique - Fideaux. We picked up some 4th of July cookies for Evie.

Then, we stopped at Murphy-Goode for our last tasting. Only $5 for six tastings! Local wine & really only sold out of the winery & online. The petit verdot was delicious! The wine maker is from Minnesota so they have a cute shot on the wall:


Their main color is also purple (for Vikings).

It was so nice & sunny up there!

Of course on our way home, we entered into the fog zone again....



Now, we are thinking about what to have for dinner! Back to work tomorrow for a crazzzzyyy three days. Such a fun 4 days off!

Well, this was our first time staying in the city for the 4th. And....we decided that we truly enjoy leaving town for the 4th of July. We like getting away & relaxing. We like being on a beach. We are used to doing a BBQ and fireworks on the sand. So, next year, we will most likely be going somewhere for the 4th! We're glad we experienced the 4th in the city though. Hope you had a good weekend!