Ric wrote:
> To mark the half-century celebration of "she-who-must-be-obeyed" we headed
> for the Mendocino coast for a couple days and nights of scenery, hiking, and
> eating and drinking to excess. We slipped down to Boonville, and then took
> 128 through the Anderson Valley, visiting a number of wineries along the
> way. Some familiar, some new; some favorites; some that will never be so.

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> As I said, not all wineries visited bear mentioning. And certainly your
> tastes will vary. But if you are headed to Anderson Valley sometime soon, we
> recommend visiting all of the above.

Did you not visit Lazy Creek?

> Last note; on the way home we stopped at the Anderson Valley Brewing Company
> and had a sampler of their ales and porter. All delightful beers (except for
> the IPA which was too hoppy by far).

IPA is pretty much an excuse to max out on hops; you think they actually
over-did it?

Dana