Napa Valley

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May 9, 2007 Authored by Scott Swanson | Category: personal

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Julie & I had our 10th anniversary on May 2. We decided to take a trip to Napa Valley in Northern California, away from the kids and enjoy some alone time in wine country. We left Friday morning May 4 and returned Sunday night. It was beautiful and we had a great time. Here are a few picks & a little of our story.

 

n.v. 1 My lovely wife sitting at V.Sattui (one of the 300 + vineyards throughout the 26 mile Napa Valley) after we ate lunch picnic style on the lawn. We went inside for a wine tasting but it was packed. So we decided to move on to one of the other 6 vineyards we visted on Saturday.

 

n.v. 2 Just a picture of the two of us proving we were enjoying ourselves and having a great time.

 

n.v. 5 We visited Robert Mondavi Winery and took a tour. It was really cool to learn about the whole process from growning grapes, to pressing them, barrelling them & bottleing them. The best part was tasting them at the end of the tour. We were able to try many white & red wines during this weekend. I think we both still prefer reds (we're hard core like that) but the whites started to grow on me a little bit more throughout the weekend. All the greenery you see in the background of the picture gives you an idea of what this placed looked like. It was truly scenic & the weather was perfect too.

 

n.v. 3 One of the highlites of the trip was staying at a Bed & Breakfast. It was a beatiful Victorian house with gardens. We are sitting on the front porch swing. We really enjoyed the B&B but breakfast one morning was a bit skimpy for two people who love breakfast. Overall it was great but if we were returning we might stay somewhere else instead.

 

n.v. 4 Julie standing in front of the B&B. What this picture doesn't show is the stone walkway and roses leading up to the front door. There were roses everywhere in this place. The town & vineyards were covered with roses. And everytime we walked by some Julie would always stop and take time to smell the roses...they did smell good.

 

We had a great time being alone (away from our boys -who though we love deeply we didn't talk about while we were there). We ate great food, saw beautiful vineyards, had great wine, did a little shopping & I even surprised Julie & took her to a ballet one night. It was a great time, and if you're ever thinking about getting away, we recommend it.