This one was not so much about the wine … It was all about celebrating the first day of summer!

I never thought about visiting Clif Family Winery.  Yes Clif as in Clif bars.  There is a tasting room in St. Helena that also offers cycling tours!  Last weekend I was trying to figure out what to do on a Saturday night and came across their Summer Solstice party on the Do Napa website.  So glad as it was a fun evening filled with nice reasonably priced drinkable wines,  food trucks with tasty eats and a super fun band comprised of Clif Bar employees.  Lots of dancing and trying new wines!

 

Guess I should mention the wines:

2012 Riesling – dry nice but didn’t really linger on the palate.  From their Mendocino vineyards.

2012 Gewurtraminer – not something I would usually drink but great on a summer night.  Not sweet, a bit musky.  Yep, Mendocino again.

2010 Climber Limited – a red blend from five different vineyards in Napa including Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.  Nice light red but probably one bottle too many…

Winery #21 was more of a party than a tasting experience.  A very fun way to kick off the summer of 2014!

Cheers!