NAPA SECOND DAY

I had one more day in Napa and what a full day it was.  I thought it was pretty spectular.
Now two days later I just have to remember the details.  We got to Yountville which is the next city up the valley.  Mac had mentioned how much they enjoyed it there.
We parked and walked a lot of the town.  I even stopped in at Hope and Grace Winery in town.  I got 2 more of the stemless glasses that Laura and Mac had given me.  I needed more of them for the camper.  It is a pretty place.
The next stop was Napa Cellars/Ménage A Trois.  Jim and the dogs waited outside in the picnic area.  There was also a fun wooden poster with holes for your faces an we had a picture taken putting the dogs in the holes.  What a hoot.  I did some wine tasting and bought some wine there.
I also stopped at Sutter Home, what fun I had there, talked a bunch to a gal from Bulgaria whose Father was a winemaker. I Bought some pink sparkling wine there.
We did stop at the Castle.  http://www.castellodiamorosa.com.  This you have to see to believe.  Too cool.
We next went to Sterling Vinyard.  http://www.sterlingvineyards.com/age_gateway?destination=node%2F14Sterling. I went on the tour by myself and the first thing you do is take a gondola ride, you know one of those little two seater things that wish you from the bottom to the top of the mountain where their winery is.  It really was a fun tour with 5 different wines to taste and guess what - you kept the Sterling engraved wine glass.  Silly really because it was such a small glass and I am in to bigger glasses but most of their wines were white but I was there for the view.  I wasn't disappointed either.  What fun that tour was.  I took my time while Jim and the dogs waited.  Bad PJ. I loved it, the walking through the huge vineyards and each tasting was on a different balcony with a spectacular view.  Too fun.  It was funny but walking up to the vineyard I had no ides I would be taking a cable ride.  You could pay $39 and go through the vineyard and see their art collection or do the one I did for $29.
I was told by someone that in Sonoma Valley there were a lot of wine tasting's that were free because that valley just isn't as popular as Napa Valley.
Recapping my 4 days here one of the things I enjoyed the most.  The first morning I was here when I took the dogs for a walk through a huge huge Cemetery , I am sure we were gone at least an hour.  What a fun walk.  
Well I need to think about yesterday and our trip to San Francisco.




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