It was a treat to meet up with newlyweds, Laura and Scott, while they were honeymooning in California. With a fairly opposite travel schedule and a strong reluctance to bother them too much on their honeymoon, we were thrilled that they were able to find some time to meet us at the Mondavi winery, the winery Beth was most excited about visiting on the trip.
The exterior of the winery looks just like it does on the Mondavi wine bottle and its surrounding grounds are immense. We were surprised to learn, however, that Mondavi actually makes several other brands of wine on their properties as well, including the Woodbridge brand which sells 10 million cases of wine per year!
Our tour guide was a wine (and life!) enthusiast and passionately led all the "Ladies and Gentlemen" through the wine making process, telling us happy stories of wine and the Mondavi family as we wandered the estate grounds. The look of happiness he exerted as he smelled the cork of a newly opened bottle of wine was so gleeful it was almost unsettling. He clearly loved his job.
Although the guide was very committed and knowledgeable, Beth and Laura truthfully didn't take in too much, preferring instead to chat and catch up about recent happenings. A delightful catch up over a delectable glass of Mondavi wine is hard to beat.
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