Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Go for it at Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi

By Dennis Hall

Go For It magazine immediately caught my eye in a restaurant prompting me to read it and study the advertisements. My take is that this is a great publication for informing people about ways to get out into the world for exploring and having fun, which includes wine tasting all throughout the Sacramento region.

Tasting wines at wineries in several wine regions within the Sacramento region is an adventurous way to find intriguing, fun, picturesque settings perfect for dates and family picnics. With Fair Oaks as an epicenter, there are over 100 wineries within a radius of 50 miles with wine tasting rooms, most open from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. You are in the wine capital of the world!

Many tasting rooms charge customers about $5 for each person wine tasting. SipCalifornia.com markets Wine Tasting Cards via e-commerce, and retail sales for $35 wherein the tasting room waives the wine tasting fee at the many participating wineries. Each Sip California Wine Tasting Card affords the cardholder complimentary tasting for two at wine tasting rooms through December 31, 2013, on a repeat-usage basis. There are wine tasting rooms all throughout the Lodi Wine Region (at least 20 locations), and the Sacramento Valley / Sierra Foothills Wine Regions (at least 25 locations) honoring the Sip California Wine Tasting cards. Sip California markets two distinct cards, one for the Lodi Wine Region, and one for the Sacramento Valley / Sierra Foothills Wine Region.

It’s a misnomer that the world class winery founded decades ago by wine icon Robert Mondavi, Woodbridgeby Robert Mondavi, is located in the Napa wine region[/ ]. The tasting room often gets calls from people wanting to visit, but say they are in Napa and cannot find it. That’s because Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is near the town of Woodbridge which is adjacent to and northwest of Lodi, California. While watching HGTV (Home & Garden) on television which is broadcast to millions of viewers globally, I smile when I see the advertisements for Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi wine knowing its world class, and just a miles from us to visit, enjoy, and buy the wine right from the vintner. Here you will experience a world-class winery founded decades ago by Robert Mondavi. This destination is particularly wonderful because you can wine taste, buy wine, and picnic amid a quiet, tranquil setting, plus take a one-hour long fascinating tour of the whole wine-making operation every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. The tour groups gather each day at the Tasting Room are at 9:20 a.m. and again at 1:20 p.m. Larry Pilmaier, the Tasting Room Manager, informs that during the middle of the week those touring also get the added bonus of seeing the full bottling operation which does not operate on weekends.

Very near Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi winery, there are four other tasting rooms as well for creating a wonderful day trip. They are The Dancing Coyote, Woodbridge Uncorked, Cycles Gladiator, and m2 Wines. The quaint town of Woodbridge offers several options for lunch and dinner dining.

Enjoy going for it!

Dennis Hall is a free-lance writer, author, and entrepreneur. Dennis and his wife Dana founded Sip California, a wine industry business. Sip California markets Sip California Wine Tasting Cards through SipCalifornia.com. Dennis.SipCalifornia@gmail.com
916-541-1992.

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