Fowl sightings as we drove into Petaluma.
Photos from our Historic Homes Walking Tour:
Spanish Colonial: 1925 Designed by Brainerd Jones, a local architect
Gothic Revival Style c. 1870: steeply pitched roofs, cross gables, ornately decorated gables--facing gable has decorated verge board and fish shingles
Original resident Mr. Towne and his family, owner of Towne Drugstore
St. John's Episcopal Church c. 1890: Designed by Ernest Coxhead, an English trained architect influenced by the British Arts & Craft Movement
The church was built for $7,728.50 including pews and furnishings
St. Vincent Paul: It has one of the largest, most extensive and varied collection of saints windows in Northern California-- Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc.
A visit to Francis Ford Coppola Winery
Around the tasting bar were exhibits from Coppola's movies
Photos from the upper level:
Gift Store:
At the tasting bar:
https://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/wine/sofia/blanc-de-blancs
Our wine tasting was complimentary, a gift from the Petaluma Visitor's Center!
From Geyserville, we stopped in Sonoma on our return to Petaluma. While parking our truck, we met Ken, plant engineer at Sonoma Gourmet. We discussed politics, Sonoma culture, and our road trip. He suggested some places to visit, and gave us a large jar of his company's truffle gravy.
What a facinating winery! It'd be refreshing on a wine tour to be able to look at such cool memorbilia. Truffle gravy? What's that...I'm assuming similar to mushroom gravy?
ReplyDeleteThe winery was an incredible experience, and the only cost was our transportation!
ReplyDelete1st time being close to an "Oscar" award! We've been eating the gravy w/ potatoes. Tonight, we smothered our chicken w. it (we are in Petaluma) ! Yum. Yes, similar to mushroom gravy. Very tasty!