Our Weekend - Part 2

So….

Our way home today started with a very lazy and relaxing morning at the Quality Inn in Port Angeles…

From there we went Christmas shopping… Oh wait! We weren’t going to do that this year…

Then on in to Sequim for lunch. We ate at Sawadee Thai Restaurant. Yummers. Cheryl had a chicken and broccoli dish. MINUS 1 star. I had Swimming Rama – chicken with spinach – smothered in peanut sauce. 3 star – brow sweat very visible! Haha

From there, we headed to Port Townsend where the last two wineries of our Passport Weekend are located.

First winery was FairWinds Winery – located in a converted horse barn!

They have some fine wines, including the first Aligote varietal I have ever tried. I am not much of a white wine drinker, but this was pretty good. “Aligoté is a white grape used to make dry white wines in the Burgundy region of France, and which also has significant plantings in much of Eastern Europe including Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria.” Read more here. Apparently there are only about 6 tons harvested in Washington and this winery takes about 2 to 2-1/2 of these.

My favorites though are the 2005 LEMBERGER - Oaked and unfiltered this wine is gaining popularity in Washington State, Bronze Medal ~ Northwest Wine Summit and their 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot blend - Pure friut flavors and aromas mark this vintner's blend of two Washington grapes, 60% Cabernet and 40% Merlot.

Here we were treated to some unusual windmills and some friendly chickens!

And our final winery for the weekend was Sorensen Cellars in Port Townsend. They also had some fine wines, my favorite being their recently bottled Malbec!

It was at Sorensen Cellars we were introduced to some wonderful goat cheese they included in miniature Panini sandwiches being served. The cheese is from Wild Harvest Creamery in Chimacum. They offer cheese-making classes – which I plan on attending in January or February of 2010. I am excited about this! I LOVE cheese!

Three cases of wine and plump bellies full of fine food…we head home.

Our goal – the 5:30 Bainbridge to Seattle ferry. Not going to happen. Next ferry is almost an hour-long wait. It’s then we realize – if we take the 5:30 ferry, we get home at about 7:00 – MAYBE. If we drive all the way around the sound via the Narrows Bridge and Tacoma we are home BEFORE 6:30. Uh, duh! We drive around. We are home at 6:26 (even with a potty break), car unloaded and relaxing BEFORE 7:00. Nice call Cheryl and Lola…

A wonderful weekend, new friends, good wine, great food and a strengthened foundation for many more years to come! Thanks for coming along with us!

PS A few pictures of our weekend can be found here.