Gewürztraminer

It certainly is a mouth full.  Just in case you're wondering, it's pronounced  guh-VOORTS-truh-MEE-nur.

My husband and I just returned from a wonderful trip to San Francisco.  We decided about 6 months ago, that we'd like to do a weekend away, and with the in-laws so close, it'd be a great opportunity to leave baby girl with them and go for it.  It was also our 5 year anniversary this year, so we thought it'd be fun to 'celebrate', so the weekend to San Fran worked as a great excuse.

One of the things that we did while we were there was to try out some wine country.  Hubby has some friends that live in SF and they agreed to take us around.  We had a little bit of a rough start, but made it to some beautiful winery's...of which one of them served us a Gewurztraminer.  Normally I'm a red drinker.  I don't mind whites, but it seems like a lot of them taste like perfume and give me a headache.  I had never ever HEARD of that type of wine before (but that's not saying much) and I have to admit that it was delicious!  Smooth, fruity, and delicious, and may have quite possibly turned me towards whites for the time being!

In case you're wondering, one of the wineries that we went to was called Arista Winery, and I would highly recommend going there if you're ever out in the Healdsburg area doing wine tasting.