11 November ‘07 Sunday
After yesterday being a very wet stay at home day and today being our last full day here, we headed for the car. From the day we arrived here, we had been reading about the Rosso & Bianco Winery. This winery is owned by Francis Ford Coppola and has quite a lot of the movie awards he has received over the years. I counted 6 Golden Oscars and at least a dozen golden plates and plaques. Along with the Oscars and plates were pictures of Francis and many of the famous stars that worked with him over the years. His winery, Rosso & Bianco, produces the same wines that were produced by his grandfather as the “family” wines. These were made in the basement of his New York home in the early to mid 1900’s. They weren’t fancy wines (I thought they were darn good…), but everyday wines, wines that were on the dinner table each night. We went there for lunch and a little sampling. In one of the many pieces of literature that we’ve been reading, we read about the restaurant at Rosso & Bianco. Now needing (well maybe not “needing”) lunch this afternoon, we decided that this was the perfect spot.
After yesterday being a very wet stay at home day and today being our last full day here, we headed for the car. From the day we arrived here, we had been reading about the Rosso & Bianco Winery. This winery is owned by Francis Ford Coppola and has quite a lot of the movie awards he has received over the years. I counted 6 Golden Oscars and at least a dozen golden plates and plaques. Along with the Oscars and plates were pictures of Francis and many of the famous stars that worked with him over the years. His winery, Rosso & Bianco, produces the same wines that were produced by his grandfather as the “family” wines. These were made in the basement of his New York home in the early to mid 1900’s. They weren’t fancy wines (I thought they were darn good…), but everyday wines, wines that were on the dinner table each night. We went there for lunch and a little sampling. In one of the many pieces of literature that we’ve been reading, we read about the restaurant at Rosso & Bianco. Now needing (well maybe not “needing”) lunch this afternoon, we decided that this was the perfect spot.
It was a warm sunny afternoon and the patio overlooking the vineyards couldn’t have been a better location. Let me tell you, it was the perfect spot and a wonderful lunch to boot. The restaurant, surrounded by the multicolored vines of the winery, is located inside an architectural marvel known as Rosso & Bianco. You might say we really enjoyed our day….