Sunday, September 11, 2011

Napa

 Tasting at Frank Family Vineyard, where we were told it takes BILLIONS to start your own vineyard. So much for the dream!






 Rutherford




 Rubicon-Francis Ford Coppola's Vineyard (Bryan dubbed it Nordstroms, I think it was more like Neiman Marcus)




 Peju, where we actually loved the Merlot

Our last day of wine tasting was in Napa. We hired a driver to drive us around in our rented minivan for the day. It was a lot cheaper, but our driver Ron was not nearly as fun as DJ. We found Napa to be a bit over the top in terms of cost, snobbery and opulence. But the wine was still fantastic, and we enjoyed our day. That day we went to Frank Family Vineyard, Rutherford, Rubicon, Plumpjack and Peju. I liked Frank Family & Peju and could have done without the other ones. We finished our wine tasting with a wonderful dinner at Mustard. This was my 2nd favorite meal, but my favorite ambiance!

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