Song of the Day - UB40 and a Winery Trip

Today's song is Red Red Wine, the UB40 version.  (Really far superior to the Neil Diamond version.)  A fun trivia note here.  UB40 was named after a form in the UK and stands for Unemployment Benefit Form 40.  I thought that was fitting for me. 

Anyway, I'm not picking this song because I'm drinking myself to death like, say, Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas.  (I always liked the line, "I'm a prickly pear.")  I'm picking this song I recently visited some local wineries with my wife, Politico, SEWMOC, and WQS. 

Our first winery was Alexis Bailly in Hastings, MN.  They were doing a special thing there where the tasting cost $10, but you get to keep your glass, and the pours were pretty generous.  It was a beautiful day this past Saturday, like 60+ degrees.  (My brother texted, "That's hot for there, right?")  The winery has a great deck and a bocce court and an idyllic setting.  We came prepared with our own crackers, meat, and cheese so we had a great time sitting outside and hanging out.  It took us over two hours to get through something like 10 pours so things were good.  My wife and I have been to most of the wineries in the area and I think it's the prettiest.  Like if I were to pick one of these wineries for a wedding, I think this one would be the winner.

I had originally planned for us to go to 3 or 4 places, but we decided to only go to one more place and we decided on Cannon River Winery.  It's in the town so it's more like being at a wine bar than at a winery.  And we spent part of our time complaining about how measly the pours were and how we didn't really like any of them as much as the Alexis Bailly wines.  This place must also be some sort of community center because there were kids there doing a fundraiser for kids in Afghanistan.  So we bought a pan of Rice Krispies treats so we kind of did our part. 

Anyway, I don't really have a snappy ending for this post, but we all had a good time.