Fall in Napa

It seems that Dave and I making a yearly tradition of going to Napa Valley in the fall. This year, Dave had training in Sacramento. So I took a late afternoon flight to northern Cali to meet up with Dave. On Saturday we met our friends, Janis and Joe for a day of wine tasting in Napa. The first place we went to was a appointment only place. But the wines were good and the place was very off the beaten path. We even got to taste straight out of the barrels and some fresh grape juice from a vat of grapes. Then it was off for a few more places. We ended the day at Nicholson Ranch, with great sunset lighting on the hills. Then it was off to dinner in Sonoma and back to our hotel, where we enjoyed another bottle of wine. The next day Dave and I totally slept in. I don’t usually sleep past 8am on a weekend, but this time I did. We decided to check out the Jelly Belly factory and buy some Belly Flops (disfigured jelly bellies). Before heading home we stopped off in the Livermore Valley for a few more wine tastings. Then it was off for our 4.5 hour drive home. We had a really good weekend and the wine fridge is now full again!