We got of to a slow start, but that was okay... And the weather was sunny and HOT! So, perfect wine tasting weather. :) We started off in downtown Napa to get food, not wine, as we were all starving.
It was actually cool because there was some kind of bike race going on and we kept seeing small pelotons swing by (I was too late to capture it on film!). Then, we headed off to Taylor's Automatic Refresher and luckily this one was definitely not as crowded as the one in St. Helena. With my friend, we tried the cheeseburger, mint chip shake, and sweet potato fries. Overall? It was okay, I wasn't really wowed.
Then, off we went to our wine tasting. We started at Girard, which was off the main drag of 29, and we luckily all got complimentary tastings thanks to a website coupon that I found and printed. It was actually a nice tasting room and our pourer was friendly and helpful, really teaching the basics of wine to those in our group who knew less of wine. In the end, I did get a bottle of red, so it couldn't be too bad, right? :)
Then, we were headed off to another winery only to realize that it was already 4:30 and that place had already closed its tasting room! So instead, we detoured to V. Sattui for a wine tasting. It's gotten a bit pricey at $8 (or 2 for $15) for the classic wine tasting (6 out of 9 choices) and $15 for the better wine tasting. I think that they liked some of it.
And unfortunately, they were already out of the Keefer cheese! Drat! But I did get to see the cutest cat that was passed out in the shade at the winery - I guess he got too hot also!
On the way back to SF from Napa, only one of us passed out:
Normally, that's me! :) But not this time! And that was nice, because we got a beautiful view on the way back...
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