Sunday snapshot: A vineyard Mother’s Day

It seems like the only posts I can get together these days are Sunday snapshots. I guess such is the nature of life leading up to a wedding. Wedding busyness has only been compounded by my dad’s recent move to Wenatchee…into a house that must be completely repainted inside (in the midst of ongoing renovations nonetheless) before the rehearsal dinner is hosted there. Let’s just say this painting novice is becoming quite the expert, and is developing a particular talent for taping and cutting in.

Yesterday, however, Jeff and I traded in our paint brushes for wine glasses.

In celebration of the day we took his mother to the nearby area of Lake Chelan.

We started out with a picnic lunch.

And then moved on to the main event: wine tasting.

The area surrounding this glacial lake is dotted with vineyards, most of which boast their own tasting rooms.

Our first stop was perhaps our favorite in terms of scenery. The setting was simply spectacular.

I’m quite excited to see grapes on the vine for the first time later this year, but for now there’s just early growth.

We sipped on a refreshing bottle of white at this first place, and enjoyed a friendly game of monopoly deal.

At stop number two, it was a couple tastings and then a flight of reds and flight of whites.

Stop number three boasted a few more tastings, including a quite excellent cabernet sauvignon that now resides on our wine rack.

And then stop number four, our final stop, added a nice Malbec to the collection.

It was a beautiful day with stunning scenery, and splendid company. A day in which I was reminded once again how incredibly blessed I feel to be living in this little corner of the world.

Only downside of the day? The rather pronounced tan lines I developed. Tan lines that most likely would show up in certain dresses. Certain dresses like, oh you know, a wedding dress.