GoGoJulie
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2011
The Lasseter Family Winery was a wonderful experience! Nancy Lasseter and the Cruise ship's food and beverage manager were actually was on the bus with us to the winery. We had a nice tour guide and narrated tour on the mini luxury bus/van. We were welcomed with elegant water in wine glasses in their formal tasting room and wine gallery.
We then toured the winery grounds and process areas. This part was done by the staff that works at the winery. They were very knowledgable, personable, and down to earth. We were able to taste the grapes and check the sugar levels of the different grapes. We tasted wine directly from the barrels.
After this part of the tour we went to the family's private are of the estate. Mrs. Lasseter kindly welcomed us to photograph all that we wanted, but requested we not email or post any pictures from this area. This was so gracious! We wandered the paths to an amazing covered outdoor commercial kitchen where a custom lunch was prepared to compliment the wonderful Lasseter wines. This was not a casual picnic, this was a chef prepared gourmet meal. We did select our food from the selection counter and sat with fine china and fabric linen tablecloths and napkins. We were offered second helpings if desired, and our favorite wines were refilled if desired. The lunch was amazing!
Mrs. Lasseter was available for photos, and offered to autograph some items. They had an outdoor shop set up with some unique items. (we purchased a set of Pixar wine glasses!)
After lunch, Mrs. Lasseter took those who were interested for a walk around Lake Serendipity. She lovingly described the planning and goals of the winery and shared many personal tidbits.
This was truly a private and very personalized tour. I really hate to label it as a tour, as it was an amazing once in a lifetime experience that I will cherish forever.
We then toured the winery grounds and process areas. This part was done by the staff that works at the winery. They were very knowledgable, personable, and down to earth. We were able to taste the grapes and check the sugar levels of the different grapes. We tasted wine directly from the barrels.
After this part of the tour we went to the family's private are of the estate. Mrs. Lasseter kindly welcomed us to photograph all that we wanted, but requested we not email or post any pictures from this area. This was so gracious! We wandered the paths to an amazing covered outdoor commercial kitchen where a custom lunch was prepared to compliment the wonderful Lasseter wines. This was not a casual picnic, this was a chef prepared gourmet meal. We did select our food from the selection counter and sat with fine china and fabric linen tablecloths and napkins. We were offered second helpings if desired, and our favorite wines were refilled if desired. The lunch was amazing!
Mrs. Lasseter was available for photos, and offered to autograph some items. They had an outdoor shop set up with some unique items. (we purchased a set of Pixar wine glasses!)
After lunch, Mrs. Lasseter took those who were interested for a walk around Lake Serendipity. She lovingly described the planning and goals of the winery and shared many personal tidbits.
This was truly a private and very personalized tour. I really hate to label it as a tour, as it was an amazing once in a lifetime experience that I will cherish forever.
