Summertime is about being out in the beautiful outdoors with family and friends enjoying life. Life for me is all about great food, wine, craft beer, and family. There’s nothing better than being in the middle of a vineyard with stunning views soaking up the sun, sipping on something tasty. Being from here, some would think I’d want to get away to enjoy life, but really, life is so good right here in my backyard. I love the idea of hanging out at Trione {or any of the gorgeous wineries in Alexander Valley} enjoying a good, fresh picnic, playing bocce, and letting the day slip away. I’m excited that at Trione we are offering an incentive to keep people local, keep the money in our area… shop at any of these local cafe’s and grocery stores, bring your picnic to the winery, show us your receipt to receive a 10% discount on wine purchases that day!!
Here are the stores:
I shop at these places regularly. I love the cold pressed coffee and breakfast sandwich at the Geyserville Mud. The freshly made burritos at the Geyserville Market are to die for. The Jim Town Store and Dry Creek General made killer sandwiches. The lines for these places can get a bit long so be patient, it’s worth it. And…Big John’s Market and Oliver’s have everything you could possibly want to add to any picnic. I love Oliver’s, I go all the time and they’re 2 minutes from my house, so naturally when they opened {just last month}, my life got a little bit better!
Here’s my perfect picnic:
- A fresh loaf of Costeaux multi grain bread
- Salami & roasted turkey
- Cheese: Cheddar, Marin French Brie, aged Gouda, and Jarlsberg Swiss
- Pickled veggies
- sliced baby bell peppers
- Hummus
- assorted olives
- Strawberries & blackberries
- Dry Creek Olive Oil, Meyer Lemon
- Lemon & strawberry water {homemade}
- Trione Rose
- Russian River Blind Pig IPA
Here is my perfect whole30 compliant picnic:
- Salami
- Butter lettuce leaves
- Roasted red bell peppers & onions
- Fresh cut baby bells, carrots, and cucumbers
- Radishes
- Castelvetrano olives
- sliced avocado
- Meyer lemon olive oil & balsamic {for dipping}
- Roasted red pepper dip
- strawberries & blackberries
- tomatoe salad with olive oil
- fresh fruit flavored water
- sparkling water with fresh fruit cubes
Here is more info on Trione’s Summertime special. Enjoy the Summer!!