My sister and I enjoyed a day of tasting wine along the Madera Wine Trail, and of course, I found a couple of caches located conveniently along the way.
The tastings were set up among the various wine barrels and wine making equipment:
Each featured winery also had live music, food, local crafts, and a wide variety of other booths and displays.
The biggest surprise was seeing this cheetah! A local big cat rescue was on hand to raise funds with some of the wine sales.
This cheetah is the one featured in a recent Hyundai commercial:
