The 2 white marble Bacchus like sculptures around the entry door were gorgeous. We had the wine tasting in a windowless Reception room, attached to the patio, and probably used for larger functions like weddings. Our guide, then, walked us past the spacious patio where visitors, not on a tour, taste the wines, walked past the large patio fountain, to the area where the grapes were crushed and the building were the wine was stored in red clay barrels called amphorae. The Cline vineyard was across the street. Vineyards line both sides of the highway out front. The winery has an inviting landscape out front with the olive trees clipped to form arches and the colorful ivy with autumn colors on the front of the 2 storey fieldstone building. Our guide who met us at the entrance gave a short talk about the history of the winery and the owner's Italian background as a reason for the architecture of the building and the huge Murano glass chandelier inside the entrance. Our early October visit at this winery lasted around 1 hour. This winery was chosen for us on our Oceania cruise ship excursion.
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