We took another day trip out of Tbilisi today, this time adults only. Marc and Veronica got their nanny to come over for the day so we could head to the Kakheti region and hit up a winery. Kakheti is Georgia's main wine growing region and where most of the wine comes from. And as we learned today, there's like 45 varietals of grapes here that only exist here or something.
So we drove out to this town called Sighnaghi, which is a cute little town on top of a hill, with kind of ridiculous views down into the valley. And it looks pretty good sitting on it's little hill in the middle of the valley as well. Like Mtskheta yesterday (and unlike most of the rest of the country), it's been really well preserved. There isn't really much to do or see there, but it's a cute little town to walk around and it's full of wineries. The one we chose was called Pheasant's Tears. We weren't actually able to go to the vineyard, but they have a restaurant in a 300 year old house in town, which they've turned into this idyllic little garden with great food and wine. Without the kids around, we were able to have a nice, long, slow lunch together, a few glasses of wine, and even a bit of chacha before heading home (chacha being the local spirit, made from grapes and similar to grappa. It's not great, but I guess it's a cultural experience). Then we got home and just chilled. It was our last full day with Marc and Veronica, as V has to go back to work tomorrow, Rei leaves tomorrow night, and I'm out of here on Tuesday morning. But we're gonna make the most of tomorrow as well.
Good news in music this week as well. I finally remembered to go on iTunes and buy the new Youth Lagoon album (still haven't listened, though. Maybe a song will be coming soon), and of course when I go on iTunes I have to look at all kinds of stuff and usually end up buying even more stuff. But in this case, I found out that Kacy Hill is actually releasing an EP! It's called Bloo. Obviously I bought it immediately and got a download of Foreign Fields. Now I just have to wait until Friday for it to come out and get a couple new tracks (and a couple remixes). But also if you Google her, you can find sites to get a free download of Experience, her last single, which will not be on Bloo. Very exciting stuff.
But we're not here to talk about Kacy. We're here to talk about Saintseneca, who also have a new album, Such Things, coming out on Friday. Obviously I haven't heard it yet, but I'm excited for it. Their last album, Dark Arc, was a great one. Almost made my Top 10 in 2014. If you're a fan of The Decemberists, you'll like these guys. Here's Sleeper Hold, one of the singles off of Such Things, and probably my favorite track off of it so far.
So we drove out to this town called Sighnaghi, which is a cute little town on top of a hill, with kind of ridiculous views down into the valley. And it looks pretty good sitting on it's little hill in the middle of the valley as well. Like Mtskheta yesterday (and unlike most of the rest of the country), it's been really well preserved. There isn't really much to do or see there, but it's a cute little town to walk around and it's full of wineries. The one we chose was called Pheasant's Tears. We weren't actually able to go to the vineyard, but they have a restaurant in a 300 year old house in town, which they've turned into this idyllic little garden with great food and wine. Without the kids around, we were able to have a nice, long, slow lunch together, a few glasses of wine, and even a bit of chacha before heading home (chacha being the local spirit, made from grapes and similar to grappa. It's not great, but I guess it's a cultural experience). Then we got home and just chilled. It was our last full day with Marc and Veronica, as V has to go back to work tomorrow, Rei leaves tomorrow night, and I'm out of here on Tuesday morning. But we're gonna make the most of tomorrow as well.
Good news in music this week as well. I finally remembered to go on iTunes and buy the new Youth Lagoon album (still haven't listened, though. Maybe a song will be coming soon), and of course when I go on iTunes I have to look at all kinds of stuff and usually end up buying even more stuff. But in this case, I found out that Kacy Hill is actually releasing an EP! It's called Bloo. Obviously I bought it immediately and got a download of Foreign Fields. Now I just have to wait until Friday for it to come out and get a couple new tracks (and a couple remixes). But also if you Google her, you can find sites to get a free download of Experience, her last single, which will not be on Bloo. Very exciting stuff.
But we're not here to talk about Kacy. We're here to talk about Saintseneca, who also have a new album, Such Things, coming out on Friday. Obviously I haven't heard it yet, but I'm excited for it. Their last album, Dark Arc, was a great one. Almost made my Top 10 in 2014. If you're a fan of The Decemberists, you'll like these guys. Here's Sleeper Hold, one of the singles off of Such Things, and probably my favorite track off of it so far.
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