We slept in. We woke to a beautiful morning of overcast skies and a lovely 62 degrees.
We had some coffee and showered and hit the road by 10:15 to be at Beringer Winery by 10:45 am.
Our tour was scheduled at 11 am.
We met Michele at the carriage house and she poured us a 'generous' glass of 2007
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc. As we drank our wine we walked along on our tour to the
Sauvignon vineyard. Past the Rhine House and into the Vineyard, where Michele then opened another bottle of wine, and poured us each a glass of a 2006 Sbragia Limited-Release Chardonnay. Delicious ! As we drank this glass she told us about the grapes and the winery. We then walked to the cave and had a Barrel tasting of a Cabernet
Sauvignon. Yes ! Right from the barrel !
We sat at the table and she poured us each two more glasses of wine.
All this wine before NOON ! Oh my !
It was a great tour. We recommend it to anyone who visits the Valley.
After the tour we went to Brix for lunch. A lovely restaurant, with outdoor seating that overlooks a vineyard. The Wine Tour train passed by.
After lunch, Mark wanted to buy some cheese. We went to Dean and Delucca. Then to a little store that makes and sells oil oil. It was tucked away down some back roads on a dead end street.
We drove through The State Park, We drove up to The Castle, also known as Castello di Amorosa...
It took 15 years to build the place and it's been open for just 2 years.
We picked one black berries on the side of the road, We had a cup of coffee at Calistoga Roasters.
We came back and took the dogs to a park where they could run. Back to the RV to get ready for dinner.
A wonderful day in Napa Valley.....
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