In the Placerville area where Bill works and lives they have an annual two weekend event called their Passport tasting event. You get a representative passport with all the participating wineries and you get their page stamped as you taste around the county.

Here's an expert vintner ... no wait this is Bruce impersonating someone important behind the bar at the winery where brother Bill is the wine maker and tasting room host for this event at the Jodar vineyard.

And a short distance down the road is the Chateau Davelle winery with friend Eric and Bill discussing vintner secrets ... or something like that. The paintings on the wall were all done by Eric and to the left are his grandmother, child and wife ... really beautiful and are on the labels of his wine ... excellent wine as well!

Almost like we were in Italy but actually at the Miraflores winery; quite a Tuscan reproduction.

Oops, our driver forgot to part the limo in the designated spot ... actually a bunch of well wined folks going from tasting to tasting in style.

And if you have an Italian themed place then you need pizza.

Well you have all seen the BBQ towed by the pickup in Texas to whatever event it is needed at; here it is the pizza oven complete with flaming wood ... good pizza too.