Winery Wednesday- Pollack Vineyards

 We have reached the tipping point of February, when a day can dawn as either winter, or spring, and sometimes hit both seasons. After a rough January storm that brought down entire forests in our area- looks like a tornado- and had us without power for 5 days, I finally got back to renovation on the house. Outside we, mainly Huz,  have been cleaning up fallen trees, mending fences and cleaning up debris for a month, with still many days to go. I have been concentrating on three rooms at Foxcroft. The large room we call "Tod's Tavern" (named thusly as when we purchased the home it was set up as a party space, with pool table, bar and dart board, and wallpaper with a western cattle drive in winter theme) has been under renovation since September, but is turning the corner to final construction in the next two weeks. The reception room across from the snug is done now, but full of furniture from the third room currently in progress, a tidy little room that will be a creative space.

Living in a long term renovation feels like vivifying this old game. 

In order to get the "1" tile to the top left, all the other tiles have to get pushed around and out of place. 

What with a inhospitable weather January and a house organized like this puzzle, it was a good move to get back to going out for Winery Wednesdays!

But, let's return to December as I never blogged about our outing to Pollack!

In the lead up to Christmas, we had quite a gathering for Winery Wednesday, with 11 of us coming together for wine and snacks on the porch of the octagonal tasting room at Pollack Vineyards.

The flights are generous. The Red Flight is $20 and the White Flight is $16. Each flight had 4 different wines,  and it works nicely that Huz likes reds and I prefer whites, so we get to try them all.

 It was a December day, so pretty nice to be able to park out on the porch in the sunshine, but they also had some heaters going that were pretty nice when the breeze picked up.

We were the only porch patrons, so could spread out and enjoy the company. 

And the view. There is nice views from all sides with mountains and vines. We chose the side that also has a lovely pond. 

 Even though we were mostly socializing, I did manage to take down our notes about the wines!

Huz liked all the reds but the standout there was the 2018 Merlot. My favorites were the 2019 Chardonnay and the 2019 Viognier. The Viognier was the most unusual of the two, so took the edge with interest. 

Wines were good, but the company was the best!

Pollack Vineyards: 

Wines: ***

Atmosphere/location: ***

Food: brought our own picnic