sonoma: essence of strawberry.

boarding the white mechanical monstrosity provided courtesy of eastshore charter lines.
en route to sonoma for critical external job training and education.
stop #1: st. francis winery.
david gay contemplating entering the temple of sweet nectar.
grapes, etc.
for a mere $8500, you too can book this place for your wedding. i suppose this should be considered a steal compared to, say, the caltech athenaeum ($15000, ugh!).
$3234.97.
$1391.22.
$3873.81.
incredible.
from the inside during the "your nose knows - aroma workshop".
former oracle employee living the wine country lifestyle and peddling the chardonnay.
aromatic chaos.
"green pepper".
our table's winning answer sheet (11.5/12.0)!
amrita lokre preparing to enter the tasting room.
konrad lorincz and jakob eriksson acquiring some key on-the-job training.
phil buonadonna three glasses away from getting lit.
alan mainwaring and allison woodruff returning from a mind-numbing exploration of agricultural precision.
teeming with bees of every conceivable variety. *shudder*
petros maniatis and sylvia ratnasamy hard at work.
interns.
non-eatable.
eatable.
stop #2: sebastiani vineyards & winery. boon thau loo and shawn jeffery preparing for a sip of 1904 vintage zin.
an effective lubricant for the intel lrp process.
[ see barrel description ]
[ see original crusher description ]
blah blah blah ... luxor ... ... blah blah blah ... artist ... blah blah blah ..
blah blah blah ... our winery ... ... blah blah blah.
"blah blah blah .. blah blah blah".
boon mesmerized by the highly engaging speaking style of [ part time sebastiani vineyards & winery worker ].
... "module FramerM { provides { interface StdControl ... } " ... etc, etc.
alan wishing he had kept that muzzle handy.
heading towards the factory.
GIANT corkscrew device for crushing grapes, etc.
"whoops!"
nip?
sumps?
secret ingredient for the sebastiani signature cobweb vintage cabernet.
top notch equipment.
inside.
phil, allison, and kurt brown after spotting an unlicensed oompa loompa in the factory.
kevin fall running the show.
david, timothy roscoe, and kurt calling it a day.
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