Napa / San Fran, Day 1

Chris and I were emailing one day and he mentioned that he and Melissa were planning a trip to Napa Valley.  I said, oh that sounds wonderful....we would love to go.  That began the flood of emails planning OUR trip to Napa and San Francisco.  Hal and I thank them so much for letting the parents tag along on their vacation, we had the best time!  We all meet at the rental car agency Wednesday around noon.  Payless was the name of the agency.  We were all a little skeptical about what our car would be for $168 for a week in CA but it turned out to be fine after Hal refused to take the first car that had no tread on the tires.  And off we go to Sonoma.  Our first winery, Cline Cellars.  We started our rating system for our tastings, 1 = Not So Good to 5 = Very Good.  Funny looking back that Cline received 3 and 5 ratings. 

Our 2nd stop was Ledson.  This vineyard was beautiful and the tastings were much better. 

3rd stop in Sonoma was Chateau St Jean.  We had a difference of opinion in ratings at this winery.  Our driver (Hal) was not tasting as much as the rest of us and was being very critical of the wines at this point.  No purchases here.

It was starting to mist a little so Melissa brought out her headdress. 

Another beautiful vineyard.