{"id":71,"date":"2016-07-20T15:14:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/?p=71"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:14:06","slug":"wine-country-or-the-mysterious-case-of-the-scentless-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/07\/20\/wine-country-or-the-mysterious-case-of-the-scentless-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine country; or, The mysterious case of the scentless wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laird winery, with pretty\u00a0scenery.<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0936.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0936-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"The view from Laird's patio.\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0936-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0936-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0936-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0where if you know to avoid the <del>standard drunkard&#8217;s<\/del> Independence Day tasting, you&#8217;ll enjoy the wine. Make sure to request the Red Hen Chardonnay and Mast Ranch cab. The latter is especially useful for expensive good cheer.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0937.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0937-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Dad, happier for drinking Mast Ranch.\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0937-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0937-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0937-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli winery is worth a visit\u00a0if you want delicious, albeit expensive, wine. You should sit in the back room of an old hop barn for a private tasting. Apparently I was distracted, as my camera sat neglected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DeLoach winery, on the hand, has no personality, in either the wine or the people. One might hazard a guess that the mysteriously scentless wine has cleansed out the last vestiges of spirit from the sommelier. How does one even make wine without any aromatics? Impressively flavorless. The scenery is pretty, but I wouldn&#8217;t want to tempt you to go there by providing a picture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Russian River Vineyards.\u00a0The owner decided to keep the bat haven above its wine storage.<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-63 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Bats!\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0964-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People recovering from DeLoach can enjoy wine with flavor,<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-61 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Russian River Vineyard Tasting\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0959-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and then\u00a0wander the farm.<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-64 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Farm\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0972-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Even the parking has personality.)<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Parking with Flair.\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0960-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laird winery, with pretty\u00a0scenery. And\u00a0where if you know to avoid the standard drunkard&#8217;s Independence Day tasting, you&#8217;ll enjoy the wine. Make sure to request the Red Hen Chardonnay and Mast Ranch cab. The latter is especially useful for expensive good cheer.\u00a0 &nbsp; Martinelli winery is worth a visit\u00a0if you want delicious, albeit expensive, wine. You &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/07\/20\/wine-country-or-the-mysterious-case-of-the-scentless-wine\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wine country; or, The mysterious case of the scentless wine&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingcryptographer.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}