Napa Valley Day 5

Guess how we started our day today..... You guessed it more waffles!

We headed over the mountains to Sonoma Valley but it wasn't what we expected. The Napa Valley area is very quiet two lane very laid back. Highway 101 goes right through it which is much like an interstate. We decided quickly to head back over the mountain.

Our first stop was a place our tour guide at the castle suggested. Frank Family Winery has no charge for the tasting so we didn't share at this place. It was really a pretty place and the guys were really funny. The wine was oh so good too. We even had some sparkling wine. Yummy!

The wine guy here sent us up the road to Dutch Henry Winery. This was pretty much a metal barn where you walked in a big open overhead door and tasted wine from a board across a couple of barrels. Tim really liked this guy and bought some wine here too.

Next we headed back into town to a cute little lunch spot called Taylor's Refresher. No matter what time of day it is when you drive by there is always a line about 12 people deep. So we decided to lunch here. They had a bunch of picnic tables out back. It really was a neat place. You could order beer or a bottle of wine here too. We did not. We were ready for a good old soda pop. We each had a hamburger, fries, soda, and shake. Our total bill was $55!!!! I saved the receipt to show Albert. He will never believe it.

After lunch we stopped at a very pretentious place called the Franciscan. We walked around and looked at the picture gallery. I really wasn't much impressed here. But I really liked the fountain at the end of the driveway.

Next we headed back over to Silverado Trail and to the Munn Napa Sparkling Wine place. We decided to take the tour. What an incredible tour. They take you out show you the grapes and how they are picked. Then you go into this huge room with dozens of large stainless steel tanks. You walk down the beautiful halls and look down into the rooms where the wine is bottled. The name of the robot is Bob. This was truly an amazing tour. I highly recommend this one. It is amazing hour they get the bubbles in those sparkling wines.

I was so tired that we didn't taste here. You could sit at a table out on the porch and try there sparkling wines but I just wanted to rest before dinner.

We decided to do Italian food tonight and someone had suggested Boskos in Calistoga. Oh my gosh... The food was incredible!!!! We had a wonderful bottle of wine and the best food imaginable. The desert was to die for.

When we got back to the room I couldn't move. I am so full from both of the huge meals we ate today. I don't think the seat belt in the plane will fit around me on the way home!