I'm partaking in a wine tasting. Four bottles are offered. I would have thought that we would start light and finish with heavy. Nope.
The wines were offered in the order in which the vinter had just finished leading my friends and I through the vineyards. We toured Domaine De La Cote in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, a few minutes earlier. We started with Memorius. That was the field on top of the property, with the most expansive views of the valley.
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| Bloom's Field (photo credit: Laura Lang) We next moved down to Bloom's Field. From that vantage, we looked down the steep hillside -- La Cote. And finally, she pointed across the expanse toward the plantings below a large chestnut tree -- Sous le Chene.  Winemaker Julia Wiggin  Us, learning that the delicious wines we are tasting are sold out. |