Quick stop at Taqueria San Bruno on the way out of SF. Excellent Al pastor and pollo tacos, carne asada was good but paled in comparison.
Drove straight to Scherrer and was greeted by Fred Scherrer who provided a generous and excellent tasting, along with interesting conversation and insights into his winery and winemaking. We sampled a Rosè, followed by a 2017 OMV zin, 2016 RRV Pinot, 2014 Hallberg Pinot, 2016 Huntsman, 2017 High slope Pinot, 2014 Calypso Syrah, and a 2003 Cab. I didn’t take detailed notes but the wines all ranged from very very good to nothing short of excellence in a bottle. Fred was a great host and the tasting lasted 2 hours but seemed much shorter since we were enjoying our time. Can’t recommend a visit here strongly enough.
Stopped at Starks in Santa Rosa for dinner and the small plates we had from the happy hour menu were mainly good and great value. We got oysters on the half shell, calamari, a prime rib banh mi, and potato skin fondue. Only the potato skin fondue disappointed - it was decent but the potatoes lacked seasoning.
Tomorrow is Peterson, Nalle and Acorn. Looking forward to visiting them all, but Scherrer set a pretty high bar for the trip.
