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just got in from my somewhat daily chill time the parko.
so yesterday i had the great fortune to be able to go to a cava winery. not just any winery, but one that makes the wine that i associate with thanksgiving past, freixenet! (sp..) it was a darn good time. despite the early departure time, the whole day was a blast. we had a tranquil train ride inland about an hour, arrived at the winery a little early for our tour so we were able to wander around the town for a bit. emma matt and i found a little cafe where we had a beer chilled to perfection, i'd say it was my favorite glass of the hit or miss estrella yet. aaand then meandered back for the tour, which was very interesting. talk about wine cellar--this place had three floors of cellar-ness. learned some neat facts, one that got me especially is how the yeast is extracted from the bottles. (freezing it! who knew?!) also that such a big company still picks their grapes by hand is pretty cool. then we got to try a couple of different sparkling wines. yummm. one of them reminded me of a certain rosé that i had a couple years ago and got me feeling very apologetic. sorry tim!
then we got back out into the streets and had lunch. it was pretty good. all i know is i need to learn how to make garlic butter. it goes with everything.
then we went to another winery that was a lot smaller, less commercial than freixenet. they have a much smaller facility. the people working there were so nice. it had a more comfortable atmosphere than the previous one, and the cava was great, too!! i think i was having a little bit too much fun by that point, hehhhh...
who wants to start a vineyard with me!!?