24 June 2006

sonoma: farmhouse inn

If you haven't afforded a trip to the Farmhouse Inn in Russian River Valley, afford it. The focus is on local raised and farmed food with a penchant for the organic. Quality comes out of the kitchen effortlessly, and the enjoyment factor is high. Very high. Our sommelier helped us pick a vineyard pinot noir from the area that we hadn't been able to taste at a winery because it was sold out. A Lynmar Quail Hill 2002 Pinot Noir if I remember correctly. The additional age gave it a bit more body than you might expect. After a little tuna,

I helped myself to the fabulous bread while waiting on the big steak to come out. Sometimes you need a black angus ribeye to settle all that drinking, I mean tasting, we'd done earlier in the day.

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