Its okay to “wine” here – Napa Valley

Clos du Val Winery- Napa; image from flickr by jimg944

What we did:

He said:

We traveled through Napa Valley, testing our ability to sample wines and stay sober enough to drive! Being that we were more drinkers than connoisseurs, we feared that tasting at one winery destroyed our ability to judge good from great. Our first stop, Clos Du Val, proved this to be true. Our Denver wine store, The Vineyards in Cherry Creek, had given a list of wineries to visit. This one was on the list because the owner has ties to Denver. From what the server told us, they must have a place in the mountains as the husband lives in France and his children on the east coast. After sharing a $10 sampling of four wines our taste discretion was severely impaired and none of the wines grabbed us so we moved on.

Entrance to Domain Chandon Winery; image from flickr by darinmarshall

She said:

It was getting close to lunch, but we decided we could fit in Domain Chandon and some bubbly before eating and our 1pm tour at Robert Sinskey Vineyards. The $16 premier tasting at Domain Chandon included a logo champagne glass we deemed essential to the rest of our trip, so there was no sharing of the three samples. Now we were shot! We couldn’t tell Boones Farm from Chateau Lafitte and it didn’t appear we had time to eat before we were due at our tour. Fortunately, we did manage to share a wonderful sandwich from a local deli and still make the tour.

Category: Napa Valley, California, United States, West, what we didTags: California, Clos du Val, Domain Chandon, Napa Valley, California, wine tasting |