Wednesday, November 8, 2017

We found much to do on our weekend stay at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa in Monterey. 
We were so impressed with Josh's wines that the next day we visited his tasting room located in the Village at Camel Valley.  This is an outstanding facility which besides the tasting room includes a store devoted to the arts with paintings, vases, and much other material representing craftsmanship in California.  Also included is an outdoor patio perfect for picnics and special events.  While there we had to taste Josh's 2013 Old Vine Zinfandel from a Lodi vineyard where the vines will be one hundred years old next year.  The wine was memorable.
 At the dinner we also met Jake Reisdorf who is owner operator of the Carmel Honey Company,  Jake became interested in the harvesting of bees as a school project and was so enthralled that, while still in school, has established his company which includes a smart retail store located in the Carmel Plaza. 
We promised to visit the store the next day and while there tasted some of the honey produced from bees in Oregon hives.  The four we tasted included Meadowform, our favorite, as well as Wildflower, Orange Blossom and Sage.  It was remarkable on how different each was in flavor.
These tastings which include an explanation on how honey is made are available  to those visiting the store.  For prices of these tasting experiences call  831 687-8511 for a reservation, on the web at www.carmelhoney.com.  The Carmel Honey Company store is located at Carmel Plaza, Suite 118, Ocean avenue & Mission Street, Carmel, Ca.
We returned to the Hyatt Regency for lunch to try its oven toasted pizza in the lounge bar area overlooking the golf course which was busy indeed with many golfers who were much smaller in size and appearance since they were all contestants in a children's national  tournament. After lunch we drove to Pacific Beach to visit the American Tin Cannery in Pacific Grove  which proved to be filled with retail outlets and artists galleries.  We were there to visit a famed artist named Paul Seftel but unfortunately missed connections.
However the view of beach, ocean and mix of sun and cloud that day made the drive along  Pacific Grove's Oceanview Drive well worth our time.

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