Weekend winery

We had a great weekend!  On Saturday we decided to finally check out La Fuente winery, I’d first heard about it a while back and had wanted to get down there to taste some wine.

The place was even better than expected.   I am a little confused why they call it a ‘winery’ since the wine isn’t made there, it’s made in Chile and imported to this place (and to restaurants and hotels in the area).  Honestly, I don’t care what they call it, we enjoyed the place whatever its called.

It is located in an office park, but once you come inside it’s a little oasis – K said it’s a ‘hidden gem’.   They have a back room set up with tables of all different kinds – we sat at a couch with a coffee table in front of us – very cozy.    We were able to taste 6 different wines (each tastier than the last) and we took our time and enjoyed them – the staff would bring over the next one once we were ready for it. Something new for me – they’d rinse the glass with the new wine, not water, so that there was no chance the wine was watered down.   We met and spoke to the owner (and wine maker) for quite a while during our tasting.  He’s led a very interesting life and is friendly to talk to, he clearly loves his work.   A surprise treat, they also brought over food to munch on -cheese/crackers/grapes, and some enchiladas made by the owner.  

It was a great place to pass an afternoon, and we purchased some wines from them.  It was a great way to stock on some good (and affordable) wine and is much better than my usual approach of picking up whatever bottle i think looks interesting at the grocery store – a hit or miss approach.

They will be moving soon, its worth checking out if you’re ever nearby!
 
Its interesting to me how many wine/beer establishments are in that area – Saint Arnold's used to be in that same complex and we saw where Karbach brewery was, just down the street.