My Mom and I ended our time in California’s wine country with 24 hours in Napa. We drove the 30 minutes over from Sonoma so that we could have a new jumping off point. I prefer Napa to Sonoma because I think downtown Napa is absolutely charming and it is so easily walkable. At the (read more)
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Exploring Sonoma: Scribe, Francis Ford Coppola, and Kendall Jackson
Are you ready to hear more about my trip to Sonoma? My Mom and I simply loved exploring the wineries in the area. On our first day we visited Domaine Carneroes and Matthaisson, and the next day we kicked things off with a tasting a Scribe. I was unfamiliar with Scribe, but my friends over (read more)
Exploring Napa: Domaine Carneros and Matthiasson
When I was asked to travel to Carmel Valley to write a freelance article, I figured that it just made sense to bring my Mom and extend the trip so that we could visit Sonoma and Napa. I fell in love with Napa when I visited two years ago, and although my mother had (read more)
Napa Valley Vineyards Recap
Charles and I had the best time celebrating my 30th birthday in Napa. I already wrote about all of the incredible food we enjoyed in Napa, and now it is time to talk about wine. Before you go to Napa I recommend that you watch Bottle Shock and Sideways. Bottle Shock is based on the (read more)
Eating in Napa
Napa was the perfect place for me to celebrate my birthday since eating and drinking wine are two of my favorite hobbies. My husband throughly researched restaurants prior to our trip, and I was very impressed with his selections. My friends who have been to Napa sent me recommendations too. On my birthday we had (read more)
Napa Valley Vacation Recap
I had the best weekend celebrating my 30th birthday. The Napa Valley is absolutely gorgeous, and my friend Windy City Epicurean put together wonderful recommendations. I am preparing some posts about my trip, but until then, I thought that I would give you a little teaser. I will get right to the point and show (read more)