{"id":1185,"date":"2016-04-27T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2017-07-03T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T22:06:54","slug":"finding-wine-greatness-off-beaten-path-judge-palmer-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2016\/04\/finding-wine-greatness-off-beaten-path-judge-palmer-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Wine Greatness Off the Beaten Path at Judge Palmer Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"
My dad has always said that if you have any mode of transportation going to a destination other than where I currently am, I\u2019m all in. I think the travel bug hit me pretty early as both sets of grandparents regularly took us grandkids on trips. In college, I remember being heartbroken at not being able to study abroad as I worked through college and there was no way my mom cold afford it. I\u2019m in my mid-40s and still lament that lost opportunity. Fast forward a few decades and I still like seeking out adventures in new places. And I definitely passed that trait on to Thing 1. Thing 2 is more of a homebody, but we\u2019re starting to wear him down.<\/p>\n
One of my favorite things about travel is discovering the unexpected or stumbling upon some gem of a place off the beaten path. I remember years ago trying to find what is now one of my favorite Texas wineries<\/a>. We drove for what seemed to be hours (yes I\u2019m exaggerating but it seemed to take forever) in the middle of nowhere to the point where I was starting to doubt their existence. And then it just appeared. When I got inside, I had an absolutely fantastic experience. I loved the setting, the service, and just about every wine I tasted. And doesn’t everyone who has really gotten into wine travel have a similar story? A neat place at the end of a dirt road, tasting with the owner in his garage, a cool albeit strange man with purple teeth who happened to be the winemaker, or whatever the story happens to be – all ending with a fantastic bottle of wine.<\/p>\n So when I started seeing the Judge Palmer<\/a> wines on social media with the prominent scales of justice on the bottles, the lawyer in me was definitely intrigued. Was this a lawyer turned winemaker\/winery owner?! Doing some research (because that’s what lawyers do) I not only found out the story behind the winery but also about their philosophy and what they stand for. I mean, anyone whose opening line<\/a> is “We believe there’s a lot of bullshit in the world of wine these days” when describing themselves is speaking my language. Those who know me well know that my standard line at the office is “I have a low tolerance for bullshit.”<\/p>\n Judge Palmer is a small winery off the beaten path, located in a very secluded area of Dry Creek Valley in Northern Sonoma County.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n