For over a year, my wanderlust has been frustrated and stifled. I’ve dreamed of vacations in far off lands, drinking regional wine, exploring unusual cuisines, nestling in at a neighborhood pub in an unfamiliar place, listening to music, chatting with locals and absorbing the vibe and local culture. Obviously, in 2020 and early in 2021, exotic holidays were the stuff of fantasies, so my husband and I have made do with quick, although infrequent, getaways.
This past weekend, we scheduled one such escape to Amador County for an event called “The Birth of Wine . . . Qvevri Wine Unveiling.” It sounded unusual (what’s a qvevri?) and intriguing so we sent in our RSVP and then made the journey out to Plymouth—to Story Winery—to check it out…