Declassified report on Ned's last trip

Ned is able to report that his last trip took him to the Sonoma Valley, as well as to other classified destinations which Ned is not presently at liberty to reveal. His researches found that Sonoma Valley wines are largely high-alcohol fruit bombs, dominated by Zinfandels. Even the chards were high in alcohol. Ned's friends know his disdain for high alcohol wines and so he found most of the SC wines disappointing and overpriced. He did however find a few gems: Michel-Schlumberger had a fine pinto blanc and a good cab. Pedroncelli had fine wines across the board and Ned especially liked the sauvignon blanc and the "friends red" even though the latter had a little too much alcohol (14.4) for Ned's liking. Alexander Valley Vinyards had its usual fine cab. Ned also can recommend the white sparklers from Iron Horse (no that was not a racist statement, Ned admonishes his critics, Iron Horse makes roses that are a bit grotesque to Ned's palate). Finally, Ned recommends Domaine Carneros for its fine sparklers, its decent snack plates and its sweeping views of the North Bay.