Napa Trip ~ Craig and Maria

We had the most amazing time in Napa with our friends, Phil and Katherine from Michigan.  There were 4 couples in total on this trip including us.  The other couples spend a lot of money on wine so we were able to attend the Del Dotto Barrels and Beast Party as well as visiting several top notch wineries.  We stayed at the most amazing hotel called Los Alcobas in St. Helena.  It was a new Starwood hotel and they did everything top of the line.  Craig's favorite part of our hotel room was the high tech toilet that lit up when you walked into the room, had a heated seat, and washed you from the front and back. lol.  The first day we flew into San Francisco and met Phil and Kat for dinner.  The next day we drove to Napa and made our first stop at Amuse Bouche, which had the most amazing view and wonderful wine.  They also had beautiful artwork that went along with their bottles of wine.  Next we stopped by the general store for lunch and then headed to Clif Lede for another tasting.  We had dinner at Auberge du Soleil and this restaurant had the most amazing views with great food.  The next day we had a tasting at 7&8 Winery, Peacock Winery followed by Frantesca with lunch overlooking their winery.  All of those vineyards had great wine and we ended up buying several bottles from each.  That night we went to Del Dotto's Barrels and Beasts party for their top customers (luckily we have friends of friends that buy a lot of wine)  We had some amazing wines, one being a Zinfandel, which I never like, but this one is a new favorite.  Finally our last day we went to Hess Winery and a few others.  This was our first trip to Napa and I'm glad we waited all of these years because it was so special.