Silver Lake Winery had a good-sized crowd, mainly because of The Blue Tropics. They play a party combination of Jimmy Buffet, Van Morrison, etc combined with some of their own stuff. I heard a really cool song the bass player wrote called ‘City of Refuge’ - referring to the Polynesian custom. [BTW - I love linking and not having to explain references].

I’ve never been impressed by Silver Lake’s wines, but we bought a couple of bottles and it wasn’t long before the shoes came off.


Silver Lake has a small tasting room and one stall in each bathroom. A rebellion took place wherein the women took over the men’s bathroom as well. I found it an example of how a small group can get things done (politicking over). One thing Silver Lake does have is a million-dollar view of the middle part of the valley.

If you stuck with my narrative this far, I’ll give you the money shot. Silver Lake has a wine called “Blind Date”. Not a great wine (and not laced with GHB), but something a bimbo used to drinking coolers would appreciate. The labels were classic:

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