The location itself is like no other in the valley.
No wonder it is a winery the millennials are flocking to en masse. It kind of felt like a secret tapas restaurant on a fabulous hacienda in Spain. Which was fine - we were happy enough talking to each other on such a gorgeous day, sipping the estate pinot and grazing on our herbed charcuterie and organic garden-to-table salad. We did try to show interest and ask about the varietals and terroir etc., and the answers were knowledgable and friendly, but they just didn’t seem to have enough time to talk to us. There was no hard sell - in fact, there was very little, to almost zero, interaction with the staff. The wine pairing is affordable though we all agreed the pours could have been a little more generous. There were small groups of 4-8 on the large back patio, a large group inside the residence in the living room, and a few couples and foursomes on the front patio.
I believe it was Juneteenth, actually - whatever that holiday might be (they have Google for that). This was on a gorgeous Thursday, around 1pm, in June. I couldn’t have been more wrong! Our visit was completely the opposite of that.įirst of all, it was packed, but not overcrowded. We both had envisioned a private, bespoke experience, aimed at the intellectual wine enthusiast, perhaps with a guided wine tasting, led by a serious wine geek educating us on the hallowed winemaking process. Luckily, my friend Kristi really wanted to make it to Scribe and she was relentless! After multiple calls and phone tag (they do not have an online system to make reservations) she finally secured a reservation for a tasting and food pairing. To get an appointment there, you really need to care, and not give up easily). I eventually gave up trying to get an appointment and moved on with my life (admittedly I didn’t really pursue it, and that was my own fault. Unfortunately, every time I tried to make a reservation, they were full… or having an event…or couldn’t accommodate my party size. I stored it into my mental rolodex and decided to add it to my Carneros itinerary someday.
Besides being young, handsome, and charming, the book lover/writer in me really was intrigued by the name of the winery, Scribe. It would have made a fabulous magazine spread and Andrew Mariani fit right into the hipster crowd of invited guests.) I am not sure if I had already heard of Scribe at the time, but when I met Andrew, and he introduced himself, I was a bit taken in by his piercing blue eyes - I have to admit. Cristina had gathered a group of friends for a little pop-up sale featuring her artist friends who presented their bespoke fashion, perfumes, and jewelry. (A little aside: the party was hosted at Cristina and Lee Hudson’s residence nestled in the Carneros. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Scribe in the Carneros region, and I will most definitely go back… though I had expected a completely different experience! I’d wanted to visit Scribe for years, ever since I met one of the two winemaking brothers, Andrew Mariani, at a hipster garden party.
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