![]() February 5, 2012 Previously un-visited Arroyo Grande/Edna Valley Wineries Bob, Sandy, Lynn, and Jamie headed out on another "nowhere we've been before" wine tasting trip in our own backyard: Arroyo Grande and Edna Valley area. And they all turned out to be delightful discoveries: Clesi Wines, Stephen Ross Wine Cellars, and Kynsi Winery. ![]() Clesi Wines was our first stop. This is an appointment-only winery which I managed to connect with Superbowl Sunday morning and set up a 1pm meeting time. The owner showed up and we thoroughly enjoyed him and his wines. They do but a thousand cases a year (or so). Had a couple varietals we'd never had before: dolcetto and malvasia bianca. Like them both. They also have a barbera from San Benito County, so we had to tell him a little about benitoite. Clesi is co-located with Per Bacco Winery (along the highway 101 west-side frontage road just south of Los Osos Valley Road). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A Per Bacco chandelier (with little lights in all the bottles)! ![]() ![]() ![]() Per Bacco's back yard. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bocci Ball, or a constellation, or a unique group of star system objects in quarter-phase. ![]() Stephen Ross Wine Cellars ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We got the grand tour... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kynsi Winery ![]() ![]() ![]() Kynsi is Finnish for talons, which Bob is demonstrating. ![]() We made it home for pizza and the second half of the Super Bowl... Jamie Foster Photography |