Nely, DK, Tim, Kyle, and Jer back in the caves of Lynmar 

Nely, Jer, myself, and the syphon 

Lynmar at the end of the day 

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Sonoma has a different feel to it than Napa. Its more quaint. More small town. After laying low on Friday night, a group of us headed up to Sonoma for a day of wineries. The forecasted rain never showed up, and we enjoyed a beautiful day of going from tasting room to tasting room. My two favorite wineries were Papapietro (amazing Pinot Noir) and Nely's own Lynmar (great wine & terrific tasting room!) They both deserve a return visit... Nely took us behind the scenes at Lynmar to see how they fermented each of their wines. You haven't really done Sonoma until you've had glass of Pinot that was syphoned directly from the oak barrel. Outstanding! Here are all of the pictures from the Sonoma Coma!

The Great 8 outside of Little Star Pizza for Klover's Birthday 

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Monday was a struggle after the Calexico show on Sunday night, but fortunately the Umcka that my project manager recommended kept me from falling into a full-blown cold. That stuff is the wonder drug of the world. Watched Dave Hinkle get sliced & diced on American Idol, which was highly disappointing. Television is such a black hole. Klover's birthday dinner was Wednesday night, and I had my first visit to Little Star Pizza, where they serve pizza with the cheese on bottom and the sauce / toppings on top?!? Odd, but certainly tasty. I think I saw this girl Jessica who I sort of went out with when I first moved here... Thursday night was a blast ~ went to see the Greyboy Allstars at the Independent. REALLY wish that'd been on a Friday! Today, the eye doctor told me that my vision had gotten slightly worse, but not too bad. whew! So I ordered some stylin' new specs and will hopefully have them in time to read the signs in Sonoma when I'm driving Mom & Papa around to guzzle the local flavors! Speaking of which, the scouting mission in Sonoma starts tomorrow... pictures (hopefully) to come soon!