jules Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 So the wife and I are headed to Sedona in may. Plans to hit cadeceus and the grand canyon. Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRW6K5CvLFs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EleminoP Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 The petrified forest is pretty cool. I wish I remembered the names of half the places I visited around there. Some beautiful alien-like (to me) environments out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 lol When you drive, make sure you drive automatic straight through the static Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 have pizza at bianco in phoenix (supposedly the best pizza in america) http://www.pizzeriabianco.com/ also, suck maynard's dick for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 gas up before you hit any desert and bring a jug of gas even if you have a full tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Cucina Rustica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ominous Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Cucina Rustica I had Thanksgiving Dinner at the other place (Dahl & DiLuca), it was great. For an original take on mexican food, I recommend Elote Cafe. Mii Amo spa if you want to treat the lady (and self) to an awesome after-hike pampering. Prescott was cool for the sheer amount of antique shops and its alpine feel. Good to see that Jerome is already on your list; I witnessed an unforgettable hail/thunderstorm rolling across the desert when we first got there. I also liked Flagstaff; there's a brewery there with good pizzas (Beaver Street) and a good quirky coffee shop across the street. Nice little college town. Don't miss the food at El Tovar in Grand Canyon. The only way I was able to begin to appreciate the vastness of the Canyon was by doing the under the rim trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Cucina Rustica Good to see that Jerome is already on your list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ojkewin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 theres supposed to be legit architecture there jus sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 lol When you drive, make sure you drive automatic straight through the static lmao This wouldn't be as funny without your fb comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 lol When you drive, make sure you drive automatic straight through the static well i got 25 days ta do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 have pizza at bianco in phoenix (supposedly the best pizza in america) http://www.pizzeriabianco.com/ also, suck maynard's dick for me lol, we have a running joke between the wife and i where we see him in his tasting room and tell him we are on a honeymoon can we please have a picture, he says no, and i just stare at him for 30 seconds and then fling my wine in his face and get carried out by big security guards as i scream tool sucks. then after a minute of silence, my rental jeep comes crashing through the front of the building and he shakes his head as 46 and 2 is blaring out of the jeep speakers while im asleep on the deployed airbag Cucina Rustica actually, my wife has that on our list too. nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 really looking forward to seeing blood into wine when it comes out here in a few weeks please report back what you thought of cadeceus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 two words... Time Caves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 So the wife and I are headed to Sedona in may. Plans to hit cadeceus and the grand canyon. Any other suggestions? Caduceus and the GC are the only things did when I went to AZ. Caduceus is actually part of a collective, so you can try a lot of other tasty wines there (in the tasting room). That is to say, the place isn't just Caduceus/Merkin, but has a lot of non-Maynard wines as well. The tasting room isn't anywhere near Maynard's own vineyards. I think this is still the case, but things might have changed in the last two years. I really enjoyed the Nagual del Sensei from Caduceus, and bought a bottle. But give the other guys' wines a shot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 so is the tasting room like a tool fan tats-n-earrings reunion or are there informed wine drinkers there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 so is the tasting room like a tool fan tats-n-earrings reunion or are there informed wine drinkers there im really hoping its not like that. my sister bought me a nagual de la naga from caduceus 2 years ago and i just drank it a few weeks ago. it was fantastic. i am really hoping i can figure a way to bring home a few bottles but im guessing that's not possible. i heard jerome is kind of a small, cool artsy town. i think there is a pusicfer store there too. im not planning on it but i can see myself walking out of there like a total fanboy wearing my caduceus sweatshirt over my puscifer t-shirt with stickers all over my bag as im waving a maynard pennant... two words... Time Caves what are these time caves you speak of? thanks for all the suggestions so far folks, i have them all written down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 i am really hoping i can figure a way to bring home a few bottles but im guessing that's not possible. why wouldnt you be able to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Don't leave your wallet. Fuck, nevermind, that was El Segundo, CA. not Sedona, AZ. lol. i almost did that last night. weird. ...gots to get i got gots to get it... i am really hoping i can figure a way to bring home a few bottles but im guessing that's not possible. why wouldnt you be able to? id feel weird that they would break in my luggage. and i doubt they would let it in my carry on. i was searched in chicago for trying to bring a sealed bottle of sport peppers and hot giadinera on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 yeah you wouldnt be able to carry on, but bring some bubble wrap and i'd think you'd be just fine for your checked bags (i've traveled several times with wine in my luggage and i just wrap it in a few t shirts or hoodies myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 yeah you wouldnt be able to carry on, but bring some bubble wrap and i'd think you'd be just fine for your checked bags (i've traveled several times with wine in my luggage and i just wrap it in a few t shirts or hoodies myself) ah yea, ill bring bubble wrap. good call. maybe i'll forget bubble wrap and i can get some puscifer bubble wrap for $45 a roll. i think i heard maynard's next venture is his own line of pasta sauce. so i may plan a trip to italy in a few years to see his tomato patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 so is the tasting room like a tool fan tats-n-earrings reunion or are there informed wine drinkers there Unless they've changed the setup, it was a nice little place full of informed wine drinkers, and the tool presence was thankfully minimal. The Caduceus/Merkin stuff is a little bit more heavily advertised with shirts, etc, but the folks running the place definitely try to get the kids to taste the other wines. I didn't get to do a huge tour, but some of the other growers were doing some on-site pressing demonstrations, which was pretty cool. Pretty small, low-key place, and very enthusiastic about the local wines in the collective (or whatever the organization is). They're probably happy that Maynard pulls in some tourists, but they definitely didn't short-change the others there. Also, the place a little tricky to get to if you don't know the area (I didn't), and you might want to use a car with some significant ground clearance for some of the lumpier dirt roads. Although I might have made a few wrong turns, so maybe the narrow hillside dirt roads were avoidable. edit: Wait, never mind, guys. Maynard opened his very own tasting room last July, so it's probably totally different now and full of shitty tewl kids who just want to slide a mile 6 inches at a time. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 so is the tasting room like a tool fan tats-n-earrings reunion or are there informed wine drinkers there Unless they've changed the setup, it was a nice little place full of informed wine drinkers, and the tool presence was thankfully minimal. The Caduceus/Merkin stuff is a little bit more heavily advertised with shirts, etc, but the folks running the place definitely try to get the kids to taste the other wines. I didn't get to do a huge tour, but some of the other growers were doing some on-site pressing demonstrations, which was pretty cool. Pretty small, low-key place, and very enthusiastic about the local wines in the collective (or whatever the organization is). They're probably happy that Maynard pulls in some tourists, but they definitely didn't short-change the others there. Also, the place a little tricky to get to if you don't know the area (I didn't), and you might want to use a car with some significant ground clearance for some of the lumpier dirt roads. Although I might have made a few wrong turns, so maybe the narrow hillside dirt roads were avoidable. edit: Wait, never mind, guys. Maynard opened his very own tasting room last July, so it's probably totally different now and full of shitty tewl kids who just want to slide a mile 6 inches at a time. Sorry. haha. i will report back at the end of may with a full report and hopefully some pics. i was hoping to rent a jeep or convertible. but am second guessing that. it may be hot, but not super hot. i dont know. also, do you guys recommend doing one of those guided jeep tours of the canyon or doing it on our own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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