102 Degrees in Sonoma

It's 102 degrees in Sonoma. It's hot - too hot to walk around, too hot to taste wine, too hot to do much of anything. And contrary to popular belief about hot days in New Jersey, dry heat is every bit as hot as humid heat. The dry wind blowing today is feels like a furnace. It's really hot!

We did go to a couple of wineries, but didn't do much tasting. Kenwood Winery, in the picture with the grapevines, had some interesting white wines. I tried a pinot gris, which was very refreshing. Then on to Imagery wines where the labels, which they commission artists to do, are as good as the wine. Tried small tastes of a white burgundy, a viognier and a muscat.

Ended up at Valley of the Moon (two pictures above) to see the beautiful gardens, which we remembered from our last trip to Sonoma. And that was it - back to spend the rest of the afternoon in our cool room, after a short stop at the cheese shop in Sonoma.

Thought this picture of the feline friend we met at Imagery summed it up well. A little shade, a little nap, don't bother me, please, I'm just too hot to move.