Hello Loves! Just flew in from Napa, and boy, are my arms tired! Thanks, I'm here all week!
Ah, Napa. Sweet, sweet land of wine and olive oil. Palm trees and pine trees. Heat and chill. Food and fun. How we love you...
So, yes, yet another trip to Napa. It was hubsy's birthday weekend, and every restaurant seemed to have a candle for him. We stayed again at the Napa River Inn, that lovely haunted place. They kindly greeted us with a bottle of wine for our return visit. 
We went to Taylor's Automatic Refresher for lunch and Angele's for dinner.
Apres Angele's, we went to Silo's for some amazing old dixieland jazz, played by guys (and a girl), who were just fantastic! 
We visited Far Niente on Saturday for a fabulous tour and tasting with Walt. Breathing the gorgeous air in the barrel fermentation room - heady aromas that I wish I could re-experience at will. 
Their grounds are spectacular, by the way, and the staff could not be nicer.
And Dolce! OHMIGOD, the Dolce! We tasted a '99 vintage that was gold and honey and flowers and everything nice. Sweet, yes, but cloying? Never! 
That afternoon we went to Frog's Leap. While I really like their wines, I have to say the tour disappointed a bit. Kinda snarky mixed with Valley Girl. Maybe you have to be in the mood. 
And if you are in Napa, please go to Ubuntu for their intensely creative vegetarian fare. Vegetarian, yes, and oh so indulgent.
Sunday brought us back to Duckhorn. Tom gave us a VIP tour and tasting that was an absolute joy. Doesn't hurt that their wines are fantastic, that the property is gorgeous, that the people are really nice and knowledgeable. I love this place!
Sunday night's dinner was at Celadon, which, like Angele's, is on the Napa River Inn property. And again, the food was awesome. Crap, I'm fawning now. How embarassing.
Did I hook? Did I stick?
I sticked, mostly. Hooks were in the bag, but I pretty much sticked on the plane. We were on the go quite a bit, with less time in the room than normal, so the trip was about enjoying what we could about Napa. All that said, I made a bit of progress on the Shipwreck Shawl, undoing the massive screw ups of yore and slowly moving forward. We'll see how it all looks, won't we, when a few more rows have been created...
Till later!
xoxoxoxoxo
3 comments:
You're right about Ubuntu - I'm about to write up a lunch I had that was easily one of the best in America on that day.
Wow, looks like you had an awesome time. You deserve a nice weekend of relaxing, eating, and wine tasting! Big hugs!
I'm going to be visiting Napa later in the summer and I'm definitely putting Ubuntu on the dining list and that Napa River Inn sounds great also.
It sounds like you love Napa valley as much as I love Carmel-by-the-sea!
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