San Clemente Wine Company

Well, Saturday, March 24 was a beautiful day so T and I decided to head down to San Onofre State Beach with some bagels and coffee. We headed down trail 3 and sat and read for a few hours. As we were leaving, a small pod of about 12 Dolphins swam by in the surf line. We drove back up to San Clemente for lunch at Beachfire.
After lunch, we stopped in at the San Clemente Wine Company and did a tasting of the featured winery, Malm. Barney, the store owner and CBO (Chief Bottle Opener) told us about up and coming winemaker, Brendan Malm, who buys his fruit from several vineyards in the Sonoma Valley area and uses equipment at various wineries. The Chardonnay was quite impressive and the two Pinot Noirs we tasted were excellent as well. It was interesting tasting the difference between the two Pinots. They were from the same year but one was from a valley vineyard and the other from a more coastal vineyard.
Anyone in the San Clemente area who enjoys wine should check this store out. You can fine it's location on their website: http://www.downtownsanclemente.com/sanclementewinecompany/index.htm