Our first concert that we attended this year was held at the Vezer Family Vineyards tasting room in the gardens. They still have dress up events, but sadly this concert wasn’t one of them. It was hilarious to see what people showed up in. In years gone by, people used to dress up in 60’s costumes and join in the fun. There used to be one day of a big concert and several smaller concerts, but they have decided to spread out the fun and split it into concerts throughout the summer. Prices are more than reasonable and a great time is had by all who attend. Another little small hidden gem in the North Bay.Every year Vezer Family Vineyard hosts a summer concert series in the gardens of one of their gorgeous properties. What a perfect and untouched place this must be to make it a fantastic winery. Next to the tasting room was another building that contained the barrel room and event space, which I was hoping to see on my next visit, as I learned they have special summer concerts and events such as weddings. (Preferably on a warm summer afternoon.) You just have to keep going back indoors to get your glass filled. We came in mid-afternoon on a holiday weekend so it filled up pretty fast and the weather outside was rather cold, but there was plenty of lovely garden space and patio areas to walk around as you sipped your wine. The other room next door had a wine showcase and counter with a few more comfy chairs. The main room has a wine tasting counter with a sofas and chairs in the main area with a fireplace as well as two main tasting tables for groups. The crew really made us feel at home in their tasting room, which is actually two rooms in what felt like what was a more rustic homey setting, like a place you can kick back and curl up by the fire. It was the perfect way to end our tasting. The Black Muscat was also another highlight as I've never had a Muscat with that deep of color and flavor of cherries and strawberries. I really loved the La Salette wine at Vezer, which is a unique combination of wines, petite sirah and zinfandel, and at 90 dollars a bottle was a real treat, and it's a wine that deliberately ages well, so expect me to pick that one in the near future. Who knew this even existed? But I loved them as well as the salty almonds that came with them. What kept the flavors of each of the wines so strong was we were treated to specialty crackers that cleansed your palette in between wine sips. The tastings included the one white the 2014 Estate Verdelho, as well as the 2013 Cabernet Franc, 2013 Estate Zinfandel, 2011 La Salette, and the 2012 Estate Black Muscat- Franci. They seem to specialize in reds at Vezer, as five of our pours for our tasting were all lovely deep colored reds. You can't go wrong with a flavor profile like that. Vezer's wines are all aromatic, sweet and bold, with a combination of flavors of from fruits such as berries, cranberries, bing cherries and strawberries. I had only peripherally heard of this region before, but today my friends and I were given a front seat introduction to three of the wineries along the Suisun Valley Road exit off of Interstate 80. It's easy to get them confused, as this one is called the Mankas Corner Tasting Room because it's literally on the corner of Mankas Corner Road, the other is called the Blue Victorian (home to said blue house) and it's just up the street along Suisun Valley Road. This is one of two tasting rooms in the valley owned by Vezer that the public can come to try their wines. A true definition of what a staycation is supposed to be all about. Many people don't even know that this region of wine growing even exists so it's nice to discover hidden gems in the Bay Area. Vezer Family Vineyard is at the epicenter of the wine revolution going on right now in the heart of the Suisun Valley in Solano County.
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