Last week on my “stay-cation” we went up to the Napa Valley to get some sunshine, eat at a few of our favorite places, drink a little wine and have a little romance. We heading up to Calistoga, which we like because it’s a little quieter and more local. We stayed at the Mt. View Hotel, which is one of our favorites.
Our first winery was in Sonoma, Chateau St. Jean and was the perfect way to relax. The view and wine was amazing.
For dinner the first night we went to one of my all time favorite places in St. Helena, Goose and Gander. My very good friend took us there when they opened last year and I was blown away about how beautiful it is. We started the evening downstairs in the bar, which serves amazing drinks. They have like 1000 types of speciality liqueur and huge cuts of ice for your drinks.
We sat outside to eat and it’s certainly magical with the fountains, lighting and warm weather. Everything tasted wonderful, so good in fact I only managed to take a photo of the meatballs before I put the camera away and just enjoyed the food. I was a romantic evening for us and really just loved talking with my boy for awhile without the distractions of daily life.
The Next day we got up and went to do a little more wine tasting. We started at V. Satturi with a little picnic. Granted it’s a little touristy, but it has a great deli and beautiful grounds to eat your picnic.
Next stop was Peju. The wine and grounds were beautiful.
By Far my favorite of the day was the newly remodeled Charles Krug. I must have taken a million photos during the tasting, to delight of my boyfriend and the wine hostess. The wine was great too. I loved that they had a coffee bar in addition to the wine bar for people that weren’t drinking.
All Photos by Girl in the fog
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