Perfect: The Roundup
So our Napa trip was basically perfect. Amazing food and wine. Great company. Spectacular weather. I am freshly arrived in Melbourne, Australia and trying to stay awake the ungodly hour of EIGHT PM. But more on Melbourne later.
So, Napa. Pictures!
We stayed at Rancho Caymus Inn in Rutherford, which was build from a 80-year-old barn in Ohio that was dissembled and moved out to California.
It is also home to La Toque, the fabulous restaurant where we had dinner Friday night. Sadly, I was feeling a bit under the weather so I skipped the wine pairing, but the food was amazing.
Saturday we hit the already mentioned Larkmead and Barnett vineyards.
Sunday we had lunch at Auberge du Soleil, which was my favorite part of our vacation. It's a secluded hotel/restaurant up on one of the hills in Napa. We sat in the sun on the deck and had a long leisurely lunch and some delicious white wine. The food presentation was as gorgeous as the view!
After that, we hit up the ornate Darioush and Del Dotto wineries. Del Dotto built their new facility in the past year. Personally, I wasn't that impressed. It is ornate Italian that is too clean and obvious. It doesn't have the charm of their cave space.
All of this amazingness was followed by an epic nap and a raging hangover that kept me from pigging out on our light dinner - a delicious collection of Oakville cheeses, breads, salami and olives.
But let that not detract from a fabulous vacation. I didn't want to leave, and I was heading for Australia!
So, Napa. Pictures!
We stayed at Rancho Caymus Inn in Rutherford, which was build from a 80-year-old barn in Ohio that was dissembled and moved out to California.
It is also home to La Toque, the fabulous restaurant where we had dinner Friday night. Sadly, I was feeling a bit under the weather so I skipped the wine pairing, but the food was amazing.
Saturday we hit the already mentioned Larkmead and Barnett vineyards.
Sunday we had lunch at Auberge du Soleil, which was my favorite part of our vacation. It's a secluded hotel/restaurant up on one of the hills in Napa. We sat in the sun on the deck and had a long leisurely lunch and some delicious white wine. The food presentation was as gorgeous as the view!
After that, we hit up the ornate Darioush and Del Dotto wineries. Del Dotto built their new facility in the past year. Personally, I wasn't that impressed. It is ornate Italian that is too clean and obvious. It doesn't have the charm of their cave space.
All of this amazingness was followed by an epic nap and a raging hangover that kept me from pigging out on our light dinner - a delicious collection of Oakville cheeses, breads, salami and olives.
But let that not detract from a fabulous vacation. I didn't want to leave, and I was heading for Australia!
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