Visit the Castle Engarran for the weekend national parks & gardens [ August 30th, 2010 ] Posted in » wine tour

castle-engarranOn the occasion of the weekend National parks and gardens on 5 and 6 June, the Castle of Engarran opened the doors of his 3-acre garden in the French fans. A walk inside the property where the resplendent beauty of his “madness” of the eighteenth century.
This visit was also an opportunity to explore the museum at this grape castle while tasting the delicious wines of the proposed by the castle.

The Engarran: symbol of Montpellier follies.

A folly is a wealthy suburban home craft. In the Engarran castle on a hill covered with vineyards, lies in its park, the Engarran, most feminine, the more baroque and best preserved of Montpellier follies.
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Eating in The Basin

eating-the-basin14572 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-1906

You enter the front door off Big Basin Way, immediately greeted by a host. The light is dim, kind of romantic, yet there’s some upbeat music at just the right volume in the background. Looking out over the 15 – 20 tables in the open room, some seating four, some seating two, or up at the bar a couple steps higher - you see smiling, laughing, happy people – maybe because of the company they are with, the rockin’ martini they just finished, the big red wine they’re getting more of, or the food they’re eating. Or maybe they are talking about the faucet design or the martini glasses tiled into the floor in the lavatory.
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