Happy Fall, Y’all! I mean really, with the cool, fresh air rolling into Houston (finally!) it makes me so excited for the upcoming holiday season! As a native Texan, I start craving fall around the end of August or early September. This typically means we do whatever we can to seek out that fall feeling….
Category: Wine Country
10 on tuesday– vineyards
I am routinely asked what my favorite vineyards are in The Napa Valley. While every vineyard has something to offer, whether it be the wine, the experience, the view or the food, here’s what I recommend (in no particular order): 1. Round Pond Amazing Cab and even better Sauvignon Blanc. The Round Pond winery is…
harvest season in pictures.
Thanks for all the wonderful feedback on my Fisher post from yesterday. It was every bit as amazing as it looked. Here’s the rest of our Napa Valley visit in pictures. Happy Friday! Hotel: Hotel Yountville Restaurants: Hurleys, Oakville Grocery Redd Bottega Hopper Creek Kitchen Fremont Diner Vineyards: Pride Mountain FisherVineyards Round Pond Alpha Omega…
fisher.
I went back and forth with what weekend we should go to the Napa Valley this year for harvest season. In the midst of all the pondering, Sue got an email from Fisher Vineyards about their Traverse the Terroir party AND an even bigger draw: A dinner with Casey Thompson from Top Chef. Two parties…
napa in pictures.
Instead of writing about everything, I’m just doing a pictorial post today. Enjoy! As seen in the pictures: Hotels Solage Calistoga |Carneros Inn Vineyards Schramsberg | Barnett | Round Pond | Alpha Omega | B Cellars | Cimarossa | Terra Valentine Restaurants Crab House at Pier 39 | SolBar | Oenotri | Lucy
barnett vineyards.
One of the ways I am able to find great places when traveling is by word of mouth. The last time we went to Napa Valley, we made friends with a guy at Fisher Vineyards. Scotti, a fellow Texan, suggested we try Barnett Vineyards on our next trip for a special experience. Barnett is an…
solage calistoga.
There are those properties that you feel fortunate to have found– the Solage Resort in Calistoga, California is one for me. If you are unfamiliar with Calistoga, it is a quaint little town in the northern Napa Valley. An easy hour and a half drive (in good traffic) from the San Francisco airport, Solage is a much…
napa valley flowers.
I am so behind on my posts but wanted to share with you a glimpse of the beautiful flowers in the Napa Valley this weekend. While the grapes weren’t yet on the vine, and bud break has just begun, the flowers were in full bloom and overly impressive. These are wild flowers, flower beds, succulents… basically…
bring the valley to home.
It’s easy to take a mundane week night and make it into something glamorous. Such was the case last Thursday when we brought a taste of the Napa Valley to home. One of our favorite experiences in the wine country was when our industry friend setup a tasting at the super remote Krupp Brothers Vineyard….
Sunscreen Required 