Yesterday we woke up bright and early to meet our tour guide for a trip into Napa Valley. We had a very knowledgeable tour guide who had a "Carol Weber" laugh! She taught us a lot about wine making and trivia about the area. The first tour we went on, V. Sittui was by far the best. We were allowed to choose the wines we wanted to taste and we purchased some excellent artichoke cream cheese spread to eat with crackers and proscuitto. We had a nice picnic lunch with a couple from South San Francisco. The next vineyard made sparkling wines. It was very modern, quite yuppie-ish. The sparkling wine we tasted was good; however, not very sweet. We purchased a rose sparkling wine that we actually didn't taste. I hope we aren't disappointed. We then proceeded to two other wineries, Andretti and Black Stallion. It quickly became apparent to us that these wineries specialize in wines that are much drier than what we usually drink. Jarod enjoyed some of the reds, and we did have a chance to try some quite expensive Moscato.
After our visits to the wineries we then rode the ferry from Vallejo back to San Francisco. It was a wonderful day for many reasons. We met many wonderful people from many parts of the U.S. We got out of the city and had the chance to see the land, and hence the lifestyles of the area. It was about 20 degrees warmer than San Francisco and the sun was heavenly. Of course, the wine was also a huge plus! The tour was absolutely worth every penny, and I think we would both be willing to take another!
Upon our return we took the recommendation of our tour guide and had seafood once again. It was a very nice restaurant, and Jarod had some amazing scallops and I had shrimp scampi. My thoughts on the seafood restaurants are that they are way overpriced for what you get. I realize that it is a specialty; however, prime rib is a specialty around here and we don't charge "an arm and a leg" for it! Just my thoughts! I'd still take a rib eye or a prime rib over scallops anyday!
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