The place of wine!
March 10, 2006
After pickin up Tin, it was off to Napa. I was actually kind of worried that we were going to hit some bad weather, as it was raining the whole weekend throughout the bay. The whole way up, we kept hitting patches of horrible rain, followed by increasingly secluded spots of blue skies. Luckily, once we got to Napa, the rain basically stopped and we had nice weather.
After tasting at one winery, Tinwin suddenly decided she didn't feel like tasting anymore. What we were doing in Napa then, I'm not sure... but we actually ended up chillin in some random winery's parkin lot, listening to chinese music and eating food from Google. Not what I had in mind for my Napa stop, but I can't complain. I had a good time nonetheless.
After this stop, it was time to head to our NEXT destination....
After tasting at one winery, Tinwin suddenly decided she didn't feel like tasting anymore. What we were doing in Napa then, I'm not sure... but we actually ended up chillin in some random winery's parkin lot, listening to chinese music and eating food from Google. Not what I had in mind for my Napa stop, but I can't complain. I had a good time nonetheless.
After this stop, it was time to head to our NEXT destination....
Pine Ridge Winery is one of the more out of the way wineries in Napa, as it does not reside on the main highway, but off on Silverado Trail. I decided to go after hearing stories about my company's trip there earlier to shmooze with clients.
I actually wasn't blown away by the wine. Most of the reds we tasted were Merlots. Don't get me wrong, they tasted good with excellent balance in the palate, but I'm more inclined towards Cabernets and bigger reds personally.
The coolest part of the winery are the wine caves. Basically, the winery figured out that evaporation from the wine barrels is lowest in caves, since the humidity is much lower than in regular wine storage rooms. However, their location unfortunately didn't have any caves. So they decided to build their own. Now, they give tours of their caves, as well as the option to host events and enjoy a meal in the caves. All in all, it probably makes for a pretty memorable experience.
I actually wasn't blown away by the wine. Most of the reds we tasted were Merlots. Don't get me wrong, they tasted good with excellent balance in the palate, but I'm more inclined towards Cabernets and bigger reds personally.
The coolest part of the winery are the wine caves. Basically, the winery figured out that evaporation from the wine barrels is lowest in caves, since the humidity is much lower than in regular wine storage rooms. However, their location unfortunately didn't have any caves. So they decided to build their own. Now, they give tours of their caves, as well as the option to host events and enjoy a meal in the caves. All in all, it probably makes for a pretty memorable experience.
Dinner in Pine Ridge's wine cave...
Who knew that I would go all the way to Napa, just to shop... Surprisingly enough, Napa has its own outlet mall. While slightly small, it still has a lot of stores worth shopping at, like Banana Republic, J. Crew, Kenneth Cole, Coach and Tommy Hilfiger.
And, like most other outlets, the clothes is cheap cheap cheap.
And, like most other outlets, the clothes is cheap cheap cheap.
