Readers and drinkers, I can’t believe it. After almost two and a half years living in California, my mom and brother are coming to visit me! I just pressed the purchase button—since I’m their travel agent—and the transaction is complete. I’ll be seeing them in a little over a month. (Imagine me dancing a jig here.) That means I can show them where I work (Rosenblum Cellars), where I used to work (Thomas Fogarty) and a ton of wineries in between (not technically, but you know what I mean). Plus San Francisco, the Pacific Ocean, the mountains, and more. While my brother definitely wants to “drink some WINE,” I think he’s most excited about the fact that Charmed, one of his favorite tv shows, took place in SF. Maybe I can show him some of the spots featured in it. But we’ll definitely have lots of good food, and many bottles will be opened.
Happy early Mother’s Day!
译文:
葡萄酒乡的母亲节
我从来不相信书友和酒友。在加州生活了差不多两年半，妈妈和弟弟来看我了。我只要按一下购买按钮，旅行业务就办理成功了，因为我是妈妈和弟弟的旅行代理人啊。妈妈和弟弟会在这里住上一个多月。（想象我在跳着一支吉格舞）这就是说，我可以向妈妈和弟弟介绍我目前工作的罗森布拉姆酒厂、以前工作的汤玛士佛噶蒂酒厂和介于他们之间的众多葡萄酒厂（你知道的，我不是指在技术上的），还有旧金山，太平洋，山脉，等等。弟弟说想“喝点酒”的时候，我想起了，每当他很喜欢的电视节目《魅力》在旧金山台播出的时候，他就很兴奋。或许我还可以把这档节目中的一些特色栏目介绍给他。但我们应该要有好吃的东西吃，有很多美酒喝才行咯。
提前祝愿母亲节快乐！
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Thomas Fogarty 汤玛士佛噶蒂酒厂－－1981年成立并开始营业，当时这个地区在圣他克鲁兹山区内负有生产酿酒用葡萄的盛名为Chaine d’Or或叫“金链”。现在汤玛士佛噶蒂酒厂及葡萄园在旧金山湾半岛已变成为最受人敬重的酒厂之一。主要生产夏多內白酒，葛若斯查米諾白酒，皮諾瓦紅酒，卡伯內蘇維翁紅酒。
Rosenblum Cellars 罗森布拉姆酒厂－－ 罗森布拉姆酒厂总部位于加州Alameda郡，始建于1978年，是美国生产金粉黛的主要生产商之一。主要生产高档金粉黛（Zinfandel）葡萄酒，和Rhone品牌的葡萄酒。