tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post3702571465958242375..comments2024-02-23T01:09:56.509-08:00Comments on Garden Porn: Darioush Winery -touring the Napa ValleyDeviant Deziner, aka Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-68053006446639947252009-08-15T18:34:47.084-07:002009-08-15T18:34:47.084-07:00I've never tasted the wine and I've visite...I've never tasted the wine and I've visited the wine tasting room several times.<br />They ask 25$ for a tasting. Too spendy for me.<br /><br />The first time I saw this building I said to myself " Mockatechture".<br />But upon close investigation all of the construction details were finely hand crafted.<br />That's what ultimately did it for me ; the high quality of craftsmanship.<br /><br />Napa Valley is like an architectural petting zoo.<br />Everything is represented there.<br />Some of it good, some of it not so good. Some is really really bad and others are over the top but the quality of craftsmanship was so fine that you had to give it a nod of appreciation.<br /><br />Another over the top winery, just up the street is Quixote Winery. - www.quixotewinery.<br />It is dream like.... well if you dreamed like Antonio Gaudi anyways.<br /><br />You need a special appointment to view the grounds , the winery and the buildings. <br />I hope to go for a visit soon.<br />It is surreal.Deviant Deziner, aka Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-37436371667700929342009-08-15T04:24:16.139-07:002009-08-15T04:24:16.139-07:00I'm not sure if I like this or not. Usually I&...I'm not sure if I like this or not. Usually I'm all for exuberance. One thing's for certain it's way, way over the top. For some reason I'm reminded of an LA scandal in the late 70s when the new owner of a well know and highly visible Beverly Hills home painted all of the street side human statues on the curtain wall realistically--including the hairy details...Susan aka Miss Rhttp://www.susancohan.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-73702227774540391932009-08-14T12:13:48.664-07:002009-08-14T12:13:48.664-07:00Beautiful! How was the wine?Beautiful! How was the wine?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com