Tuesday

Started with a workout this morning...and two cappucinos. Then our first appt was with Gaja....the biggest,oldest and considered best winery in the area. Great tour...huge place with a electric solid gate to park inside....after tour we find out that Gaia Gaj is tasting with us...the daughter of the owner. I have no photos because my battery expired:(

She was about late 20s spoke great english and has traveled to US often including a year in SF workign in the wine industry....with all the windy road I again felt horrible most of the day....but the day did clear and I even got a bit of the sun eating a fabulous risotto at a restaurant reccomended by Gaia. Her great great great great grandfather found this land and planted on it. Her grandfather practically invented branding!

Headed back to drop off mom who had to go get a crown put back on in Alba then we head to Seghesio. Very dry red...still Nebillio etc. He spoke no english...ok not much...but between 5 of us we were able to make conversation...Nicole's spanish especially. There is the owner with Ellen...notice the weather about an hour later from the picture on the right.

Then home to find my stomach...yike these curvy roads are not for me.

Tomorrow is a lunch with 3 vintners coming to us...yipeee not too many curvy roads!

Ciao