Once we arrived in Napa, we had lunch at Fume Bistro, then were joined back at the hotel by my friend Mackenzie, in from Pittsburgh for a couple of days for work training. And thus began the wine tours. We spent Saturday in Napa, visiting Trefethen, Monticello (why did I not buy the Pinot Noir here?!), and Jessup (shout out to our new friends Rex and Ben for the recommendation). The day concluded with a divine dinner at Bistro Jeanty - the best French food I have had in a very long time. Thanks for the recommendation, Matt! (and sorry we didn't make it to Cuvaison this time)
At Trefethen with Mackenzie
Mom and Mackenzie by lemon tree at Trefethen
Orange trees at Trefethen
View from Trefethen
Monticello
View from Monticello
Me and Mackenzie at Jessup
Mom and Dad at Jessup
Me and Mackenzie at Bistro Jeanty
We were very leisurely Sunday morning, partially due to all the time adjustments and partially because we didn't think we were ready to start tastings at 10am. Our plan of attack was to drive to Sonoma, where our first stop was B.R. Cohn, which featured not just wine but also olive oil and other food products. After that, we went to Imagery, which had the most open tasting area and also the prettiest bottles in my opinion. We then stopped for a late lunch at Cafe Citti, a great trattoria recommended by the people at Imagery. Our last wine tasting ended up being at St. Francis. We probably had time for 1-2 more stops but we were pretty overwhelmed by wine tastings by that point. So we drove some of the back roads around Sonoma to take in more of the scenery and the beautiful day, then it was time to head home. I can't wait to return to wine country soon!
View from B.R. Cohn
St. Francis
View from St. Francis
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