This is the area settled by the French and winemakers. Very upmarket now, many beautiful estates and simply splendid scenery over every hill and Mountain View.
Its the end of the month and we need $$$ but there are long lineups at the banks so we put it off til later. Don’t want to run out of cash. Ted prefers to use big banks and not ATMs, too many negative stories about them.
First we visit Lamotte, whose wines we have been drinking in restaurants. Gorgeous views, gardens, pond, bridge. Lovely tasting with Alex and buy $30 SB (artist rendering) Then slightly south to Grande Provence, another expensive spread with huge cultures and interesting art work. The $49 lunch is just too much to handle.
So its back north to Lust bistro/bakery in a nice outdoor cafe where we share a ploughmans lunch and smoked haddock/kingfish fishcakes with half a loaf. I order the chocolate/pecan pie with rasps, it is divine but we can’t finish more than a quarter. We enjoy this in small slices for at least a week afterwards. The whole lunch with 2 SBs is $37. Value for food and wine here is amazing.
Later we visit the tasting room, with fantastic views of the mountains. People go there and stay the afternoon just tasting! There are small plates to go with too. And a first class resto as well.
We return to our peaceful garden to enjoy beer, wine and cheese on the patio. Even the neighbor’s cute cat thinks we are residents now!
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