San Fran / Napa Valley

Okay, while this might have taken way longer than I had hoped, I have officially uploaded my photos from my California trip and want to share pictures of all the places I had previously discussed!  Enjoy the photo frenzy!


Climbing up Indian Rock at Indian Rock Park in North Berkeley, and the view of the Golden Gate from above (yes, note the fog)

Trolley!!

 Lombard Street - serious driving ability :-) 

Caffé Sapore - a block from the end of Lombard Street and their Vegan Broccoli Soup and Soy Latte. Yum Yum!

The Wharf! and Boudin's Sourdough animals

ALCATRAZ!!!

 

Okay, and now, off to Napa Valley.  By the way, I have officially decided I want to be married at Napa...it's that beautiful, and maybe even at Frog's Leap itself, because it was my favorite of the day.  They were, by far, the most accommodating and the most warm and welcoming of all the wineries we visited.

Frog's Leap: Wine bottles + Grounds.  They won an award for their 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and their Zinfandel was one of the lightest and easiest Zins I've had. 

Artesa Wine.  Their Cab Sav Reserva was my favorite, but the actual winery was a huge disappointment.  Buy their wine, pass on the "must see" stop.

Jacuzzi!!  Yes, the makers of the hot water tubs.  Their winery was very appropriately modeled after Italian architecture, but it's still very commercial feeling.  The wine is good, the samplings are tiny, but the price is right.  FREE!!  Plus, they have free samplings of olive oil!  Always a plus.

And then our finishing point:  Gloria Ferrer's sparkling wine.  YUM YUM!  Sit and enjoy the scenery, and just make sure you have a DD!