Jill's Journal: Erika looks awfully petite next to 1200-gallon barrels of fermenting wine. After they learned in school recently that ancient Egyptians made wine by stomping the grapes, we thought it would be fun for the girls to see a behind-the-scenes tour of a modern-day winery. Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles has tours and does not discourage children, so we set off with high hopes.
Unfortunately, the very long tour was more about grape varieties than winemaking and held very little interest for the girls. Oh well; you win some and you lose some! We did get to see a demonstration of how one vine is grafted onto another and that held everyone’s interest. Soon we’ll be leaving this area and I think we’ll miss the sublime sight of thousands of acres of vineyards covering the countryside.
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