No Whining about Wine Tour

I guess I should say whinging here but it makes for less impact in the headline, so forgive me! George finally made it to the Swan Valley for a little co-ed LaW Review. Sherri and Paul took us out for a nice Sunday excursion. First, we toured Guilford, stopping at a few antique stores and a nice craft fair. Then we lunched at Stewart's at Brookleigh. Everyone loved their meals except Sherri, who was a bit disappointed in her main, a vegetarian dish with figs. George loved the pate as much as I thought he would as well as his duck main. I loved my first outing there so much, I ordered the salmon again. Paul enjoyed the fish special, snapper with a fruit salsa. We were able to visit briefly with Olga and had a nice, leisurely meal.

Afterward, we cruised the valley and hit a few wineries. This was a small boutique winery, Henley Park, where George bought some port he thinks almost as good as in Portugal. Paul bought some fresh skin wines at a bargain price to add to their cellars.

Houghtons was a totally different experience, very corporate. They tried one red wine that George really liked until he found out it was $175 per bottle. After pouring half-full glasses for them to enjoy, the bartender admitted they only were able to sample it because she opened the bottle by mistake. There's a wine he'll never enjoy again!