I was just curious because it seems so few people from out of the area know about the Livermore wineries. Napa is north - about 60-90 minutes from Pleasanton.

There's one other winery you may or may not know about that's close to Pleasanton - it's Elliston Vineyards in Sunol, a quaint little town just south of Pleasanton (people in Sunol pride themselves on being a little off-beat - they once elected a dog for their mayor). They also have a restaurant with a fixed-price menu. I've never ate there so don't know about the food.

The nice thing about the Livermore wineries is they are pretty low key and you have a good chance of meeting the winemakers and vineyard owners. When I was growing up Carolyn Wente and members of the Concannon family always made themselves available for school projects I was doing.