Linda and Lucca's Line on Wine

Time to enjoy the sunshine and roses, it’s wine time in California.  Lucca loves to travel the backroads to visit the obscure estates nestled in the mountain ranges which cradles wine country.  This winery has the most beautiful views in the appellation and this region also joins Sonoma Valley which is very unique in the world of wine.

Enjoy not only the bubbly but also the great still wines,  Lucca loves them too!!

Come visit, let me know  where you would like to see Lucca travel next, we also include San Francisco and he’ll be flying high with me shortly.

Linda and Lucca

An Evening in the Russian River Valley!

A few weeks ago, the entire Viviani team went out for a two-day working field trip, to learn all about what the Russian River Valley has to offer.

Our first day began with a visit to a local winery, which was absolutely magnificent. It's located in the small town of Sebastopol, just about  15 minutes away from Santa Rosa.

It is a beautiful winery that specializes in Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. Both are absolutely wonderful. The winery itself is quite modern, and was designed by a local architect, well known for designing wineries in the area. After enjoying a tour of the property, we sat down to enjoy some wine and industry chit chat. That's what it's all about, right?

After our time at the winery, we all departed to the hotel that we were staying at for the night: The Farmhouse Inn and Spa.
Our first impression was WOW. It was a gloomy day in the valley, and the yellow buildings really perked us right up. After a quick check in, we arrived in our rooms. The rooms were absolutely beautiful. Not only were they large in size, but they were designed with great detail and with luxury in mind.

Because we were on a working field trip, we got to our meetings!

It was time for dinner, and we had earned a break! We all headed down to the property's 1 Michelin starred restaurant. Expectations were high, due to what we had heard about the restaurant, and we were not let down. The meals were all perfectly presented (and tasted wonderful too!), the service was friendly yet professional, the restaurant's ambiance was not too quiet yet not too noisy. We left dinner happy and full.

The next morning, we headed out for one more winery visit, and then it was time to get back to the real world.

This winery is out farther in the valley, but worth it! It is more rustic in design, but is luxury all the way. From the lush gardens on the property to the redwood-lined walls in the tasting room, we knew this was a great place to send our clients.

We had a lunch prepared for us, so it was time to tour the property and then sit down to learn about the wines.
Our lunch was beautiful, and the company was pleasant.

All in all, our trip to the Russian River Valley was absolutely memorable, and we can't wait to send our clients there!!