Breakfast in Berkeley and Sipping in Sonoma

OK, we actually had breakfast in Oakland, but it was close to Berkeley and I love aliteration, and it's my blog and I believe I'll take whatever liberties I want to (including skipping a day for those of you keeping track). Anyway, today was basically a road day (I guess they all are at this point), but we had a marvelous time visiting my aunt and uncle in Oakland and wine-tasting in Sonoma. Person:
I've got to go with my Uncle Tracy today (sorry Barb, you're a close second) for putting out such a great spread for us this morning (more on that to come). I love visiting Barb and Tracy any time we get up to northern California. They have a great house high in the Oakland hills, and fantastic taste in food, the arts, etc. We took some casual family photos in their beautiful backyard. Here they are with Argos and Blake.

Place:
We went to three wineries on our way through Sonoma County, and my favorite of the three was Sebastiani. Not only did they have great wines, they were very dog-friendly; Argos and Blake came with us on the tour and into the tasting room. Here you see Argos examining the nose on the 2006 Sonoma County Barbera. He found it stimulating and wanted a slurp, but I didn't let him get that close. Sorry the pic is so dark, but I don't have access to photoshop on the road.

Food:
Breakfast was quite a spread. Tracy made us cornmeal and blueberry pancakes, turkey sausages (for the carnivores), and breakfast tortillas with refried black beans, fresh avocado, and salsa made with heirloom tomatoes and artichoke hearts. We washed it down with homemade lattes. Yum!