Jen, Olivia and I jumped in the car this morning and drove up to Healdsburg to pick up our club shipment at Seghesio Family Vineyards. I was introduced to Seghesio during my first trip to wine country with my parents about 8 years ago. At the time, I was just discovering wine and was buying everything I tasted without really understanding much. Seghesio was pouring Italian-style wines then and that trend is even more prevalent now. Even after all these years, they continue to be created some the most incredible, well crafted wines at a price point most can appreciate. The tasting room is always staffed with friendly, knowledgeable people who enjoy what they do and love to share the Seghesio wines with everyone coming in the doors.

After picking up a mixed case of wine I intend to review very soon, we headed to the Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. This is one the best beer makers, arguably, nationwide. Their pub is a great family spot and the food is out of sight. This college-town pub has the feel of a great local's spot with the attention to detail in all the right places. Awesome beers, awesome food, awesome prices. Can't go wrong.

We ended the journey at the Sonoma Wine Shop where I was a little early picking up my November club shipment. So, instead of turning back and waiting for them, they let me create my own on the spot. I let them pick things at random, things that based on a few brief conversations, helped them narrow down what they thought, I would enjoy. I also picked up a few favorites: Bucklin's Grenache, Baldassari Syrah and Robert and Roger Cabernet to name a few.

We had a very tired little girl who was a trooper the entire day so we stopped while we were ahead and brought our little angel home along with 2 cases of her favorite beverage... well, daddy's favorite beverage.

Great day it turned out to be!