~ swanson vineyards
Most likely, few of you have read my very first post on The French Tangerine. I thought about starting a blog for a while, but put it off thinking it sounded too embarrassing... So what got me to finally sit down and write that first post? Well, Swanson Vineyards. I'm not talking about the wine... (No I did not get hammered and then muster up the nerve to start a blog...) In the middle of winter, in Nebraska, it can get pretty gloomy and as I was organizing photos on my computer, I came across our Napa photos from a trip taken several years before. Inspired, on that gloomy day, I was compelled to write that first post and share... You can read that first post HERE.
When we returned to Napa last week, Swanson Vineyards was at the top of the list. It's almost like taking a quick trip to the south of France... See for yourself...
Boy did I get my fill of Ira Yeager paintings... I've mentioned in past posts my obsession and total love for Ira Yeager paintings... Whimsical paintings with charming animals, peasant vintners, and french writing... Swanson Vineyards houses quite a collection, and the paintings have come to define the look of the Salon, for me anyway.
The Sipping Room is next door and also has a nice collection of Ira Yeager paintings... I especially love this one painted on a gorgeous trumeau mirror... Isn't it awesome? Seriously!
I think Ira must have painted these watering cans... they match the edging of his paintings!
The courtyard just outside the Salon and the Sipping Room is enchanting... Like straight out of a fairytale.
Could have been in the European countryside by the looks of these images, right? So absolutely charming and wonderful... Can you see why I'm obsessed?
The smell of those ripe grapes in the air is enough to make me feel a little tipsy. Believe me, I was drunk on beauty!
(FYI: I was not literally drunk. Alcohol was consumed as part of the tasting, and thoroughly enjoyed as a matter of fact, but drunk in the previous sentence is used playfully to describe my sense of being lost in the beauty, being happy about the beauty...)