Tuesday, July 10, 2007

酒乡

圣塔芭芭拉(Santa Barbara)的北面是Wine Country。Wine Country 该译作“酒国”还是“酒乡”?我不太确定。“酒国”在中文里好像并不是指地理位置,而是指喝酒的人群,像令狐冲所谓“酒国前辈”。

阳台上看101号公路,海在山的那一边。麦当劳给这个景象盖了一个章。

一百年前一批丹麦移民不能忍受中西部的严冬,长途跋涉搬到了这里,慢慢发展成这个丹麦城(Solvang)。既然是丹麦城,当然有风车、木屋、鲜花、糕饼店、安徒生童话。皇帝穿着他的“新装”向北而去,会越走越冷吧?

又见山火,烧了至少两天,第二天走近看了看。

第一家酒庄,像个农家小院,以酿 Pinot Noir 著名,Miles 和 Jack 的第一站。

典型的加州内陆风景:山脉线条柔和,疏疏朗朗地点缀着些大橡树,像是米点山水。山顶上还有一棵“消息树”,酒“鬼子”来了就倒?

第二家酒庄:规模大些,擅长澳大利亚 Shiraz。这么一桶够不够我喝一辈子的?

去 Maya 当招待的 Hitching Post II 吃晚饭,喝了一瓶 Miles 喜欢的酒。

6 comments:

Little Owl said...

Are the hills really that red, (or you photoshopped them:) Nice pictures, must've been an awesome trip. hehe, it is me then, 还是说自己的话近本色喽.

Albatross said...

Yes, I PSed them with a lomo filter -- love bright colors and often overdid it.

Actually I found out it's you because of the soccer post -- the last Chinese post was not obviously you.

文心 said...

結果那酒好喝嗎?
看電影時就好想喝,
Pinot Noir也是我所愛,
照片很美呀,看也很樂了,呵呵...

Albatross said...

那酒很不错,不过有点贵。Sanford Winery,也就是第一家,有很好的Pinot Noir,连我这不太有品味的人也觉得出好 :-)

Anonymous said...

Alma Rosa 2005 Pinot Noir

The "Echcantada" shows quintessential Pinot Noir characteristic of cherry-berry fruit, brown spice, a little-forest-floor earthiness and a thought-provoking deep, dark complexity...still a happy wine but showing a more serious side as well.....

This is the one...

文心 said...

上回在巴黎混日子,
和朋友在小法式餐館裡喝了一瓶2000年Pinot Noir,整個飽滿香氣開了味覺...
電影裡maya說起酒的那段話,
wine is actually alive,
說進心裡去了,能有好酒打動心,真是樂事也!
55美金一瓶的話,又真的蠻貴的;上回那瓶也不過19歐元罷了...