Napa Valley

I went to Napa at the end of March to celebrate my friend Leslie at her bachelorette party! Her maid of honor, Kristin, planned such a wonderful trip! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it. It was such a fun time and a great experience!

We all flew in to Sacramento on Friday, March 25, 2001 and arrived around 12:00 - 12:30. Once we got our rental cars, we drove to our first stop and winery of the trip, Dommaine Chandon. It was such a great way to start! The area was absolutely beautiful! We tasted a few wines and enjoyed a nice lunch. Then we checked into the hotel, Westin Napa. Once everyone got settled and freshened up, we surprised Leslie with a Brooch Party. She said she was going to have her wedding cake decorated with brooches, so we all thought it was a great idea to get her one. We finished our first night by going to a restaurant and bar called Bounty Hunter. It was some great bbq and the best bear can chicken we've ever had.

Saturday morning, March 26, we started our tour of three wineries. Our first stop was Alpha Omega. We had our tasting in their private room. It was so neat and special and they really knew how to make us feel like VIPs. The next winery we visited was Sodaro Estate Winery. This one was my favorite! The grounds were absolutely gorgeous! We got a tour of the wine cave, where we enjoyed a tasting in our own private room and lunch. We were the only people at the winery and that made it feel so personal and intimate. Our last stop was Rutherford Hill Winery. We arrived a tad late, and had to rush through our tour since they were getting ready to close. We still had a good time and learned a lot about wine and Napa Valley. We even stumbled across some wild turkeys on the property.

Alpha Omega Winery

Sodaro Estate Winery

Rutherford Hill Winery

Saturday evening was Leslie typical bachelorette party. We had her lingerie shower, then hit the town. We had dinner at Iron Chef Morimoto's Restaurant. It was delicious!! Then we went to the lounge area to party. We ended our night (or should I say morning?) back at the hotel bar for a few more laughs. What a fun way to end the day!

 Dinner at Morimoto's

Sunday, March 26, we spent our morning relaxing at Estate Cave Spa Terra. It was so relaxing and a great way to start another fun day!! We were greated with champagne and told to enjoy ourselves, since we were welcome at the spa all day. We definitely didn't want to leave, but we still had the rest of the day ahead of us. We went to Gotts for lunch. Let me just say, it was the best hamburger, fries, shake combo I have ever had! We walked next door to the downtown market and got everything we could think of to have our own wine tasting: wine, cheese, dried berries, salami, and bread. We set everything up in our hotel room and enjoyed the afternoon, drinking, eating, reminiscing, and dancing. I think this ended up being almost everyone's favorite part of the trip. It's hard to beat fun times with your girlfriends! We decided our snacks were cutting it and it was time to have some dinner at our hotel's restaurant. It was our last dinner all together. We celebrated the fabulous trip we were all happy and blessed to be a part of and toasted Leslie!! This is one trip to remember!!!

Our wine tasting in our hotel room 

 Celebrating Leslie and our last night in Napa