Ah! A great night’s sleep in the AirStream with a very relaxed breakfast. We decided against visiting the wineries that required a reservations so we could go at a leisurely pace. Loving this feeling of being vacated.
Mornings are lovely and cool. By the afternoon the sun is doing its job and heating things up. I imagine this is really good for the grapes. Which are really good for the wine. Which is really good for us.
It’s interesting to drive 20 miles and pass as many wineries— all different, even though the vineyards themselves look the same.
First stop was at Peju Winery. We were impressed with the grounds— beautiful gardens, sculptures of naked ladies, and these really lovely trees that bent over the drive as if to protect us from thoughts of returning to work in a few days.
Laurie was our guide through our first official wine tasting experience. Here we were, drinking wine at about 10:30 a.m. You’d be proud— even under the influence, we only purchased two bottles to take home with us. They had a great self-guided tour which sparked our interest in the process involved in wine making. Who knows— maybe someday we will try making a batch of our own. If it’s any good, we’ll call you and you can come try it.
After walking around a while, we got back in the car and headed just a few minutes down the road to V. Satturai Vineyard where we just got lunch at their fancy pants deli. Very delicious sandwiches and salads.
Sitting in their shaded picnic grove was relaxing and put me in the mood for a nap. In Napa. Clever, right? So we headed back and spent a few hours resting and reading at our Bed and Breakfast.
Rousing ourselves for the 1-mile walk to downtown Napa, we hoped that once we started smelling the food at our restaurant of choice— Bounty Hunter— our appetites would be aroused. Indeed, the aromas from the kitchen stirred our inner carnivores and we ordered the Smokehouse Platter. We were able to ALMOST finish it.
That delicious smokey flavor called for a tiny bit of frozen yogurt to cool our guts. And the mile walk back home was pleasant through this sweet, clean, happy little town. Some 11 year old boys scared me by throwing caps from behind a parked car.
There was organizing and packing to do-- we had kind of spread out. Not sure we'll be able to sleep. Pretty excited about heading home tomorrow!
