We were thrilled to have Tom's parents visit us here in California recently, and we were even more excited about spending a weekend in Napa Valley with them!
We stayed at the beautiful Harvest Inn, and looked out on the vineyards for breakfast each morning.
No complaints here :)
The Harvest Inn is also dog-friendly, so Napali came along for the ride...and he didn't mind one bit.
Of course we visited a number of wonderful wineries. And they all had delicious wine to offer. But the icing on the cake was our tour at Opus One. Founded by Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe Rothschild in 1979, Opus One is among the best of the wineries in Napa and should not be missed.
We enjoyed an intimate tour (only 12 people) and then had a wonderful taste of one of their delicious vintages (I wish I could remember which one!) up on their rooftop veranda.
The whole experience was quite lovely :)
But truly, the best part of our weekend, and our favorite winery, was Chappellet.
We had tasted their wine at our hotel and loved it, so we decided to go for a little ride and take a peak for ourselves. (Note: we didn't schedule a tour...which is required, and we brought Napali...which is not allowed, but we ended up having an informal, private wine tasting and a very nice discussion with one of Chappellet's amazing hosts - with the pup :) Thank you Chappellet!
And leaving Chappellet, was just as good as arriving, since we had this amazing view to look at as we drove down the winding road.
We could not have imagined a better weekend in Napa Valley.
Thank you Maureen & Steve for showing us a wonderful time!
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