Introduction

What a perfect day for an event named "suntacular", slight breeze coming up the canyon from the ocean, low 80's, and no humidity which is almost always the case in California. This being the inaugural sister event to the falltacular, I was excited to attend. Falltacular is a superb event, massive in scale and opulence, and raises lots of money for Laura's House. Suntacular is much smaller and intimate and you can actually see Frank and Jill's beautiful home. I guess what I appreciate the most is the simple elegance of the Spanish architecture and design and the warmth of color, perfect pairing for "Sol-tacular". Chris and I strolled around the backyard looking at the plants, it reminds me of a garden/courtyard you'd see in a B&B in Italy. It probably looks just like something you'd see in Spain but I've never been before, it's definitely on the list.

Let the party start; As you'd expect, there were very knowledge wine people there. I like talking with, and better yet, listening to people that really know what they're talking about. I'm a guy with a 1,000 questions about anything so when the party started with the whites and quite a few from France, I was all ears. I like French wine but I really don't know much about it. The science of French wine is massive topic but you have to start somewhere, Chablis it is, so I followed Perry around the white burgs and chatted as we tasted. Probably the best way to learn is just stand next to the table of wines and as people come up you'll find all kinds of interesting nuggets and there's always the staple question "What's good?" brings loads of information.

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