Silver Wedding celebration trip to Napa area

Bromfield2
Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:42:53 +0000

Went on wine trip last year with a group of foodies and wine lovers. H and I didn’t plan it; we just tagged along with the rest of the group (two couples). My favorite wineries were:
Dumol–not a fancy tasting room–in fact, it seems to be a place for wine geeks; that being said–the wine was excellent, especially the Pinot.
Del Dotto–there are two sites for touring. One site is where they have wine dinners and tasting events. Other site–you can go through the caves.
Vintner’s Collective–this wasn’t a winery–but a tasting room. It’s a place where small wineries that don’t have tours can showcase their wines. As a result, you get to taste a number of very good wines from different wineries.

Restaurants we went to that were standouts: French Laundry (it is worth the money–beautiful setting, unpretentious, and amazing food and wine.), Bouchon–also Thomas Keller. Plan ahead for both–it’s hard to get reservations at French Laundry. We lucked out because the organizer put his name on a waiting list and we got in at the last minute. The other memorable meal we had was at Marimoto Napa. We had the tasting menu. Thomas Keller was eating here with his staff the evening we were there. (Our server pointed him out.)