Duckhorn is well known, but Rombauer makes one of my favorite Chardonnays and a pretty mean Cab. I've not been to Clos du Val, but I have heard nothing but good things about their wines....and of course, Staggs Leap and Chimney Rock. Again, make sure you hit V Sittui and Sterling.
As for other wineries in the Napa area....don't miss Silver Oak and its sister winery Twoomey.
There are some great restaurants in Sonoma...Swiss Hotel, Girl and the Fig, Meritage....just to name a few. My favorite winery in Sonoma is Benziger Family Winery (actually in Glen Ellen). Be sure to take the vineyard tour where you will learn all about wine making the biodynamic way....very interesting!
As you head over to Napa, you might want to consider taking the wine
train. I personally have not done this, but people tell me it's pretty
good. As you go wine tasting through Napa, head up the Silverado Trail
and hit as many wineries as you can. Stop for lunch at V Sattui winery.
You can get a nice bottle of wine and sit under the trees in the picnic
area on their grounds. Make sure you hit Sterling Winery and take the
tram up to the vineyards and don't miss Silver Oak Winery. Make sure
you ask Jeff Theiman about the $175 bottle of Silver Oak we drank at the
MBG appreciation dinner!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sonoma Restaurants - Janich Commentary
Café La Haye
707-935-5994
140 East Napa Street
Sonoma, CA
www.cafelahaye.com
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Awesome! Small but food is unreal!
Maya Restaurant
Type:Latin/American
707-935-3500
101 East Napa Street
Sonoma, CA
www.mayarestaurant.com
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Awesome! Kind of fusion-like. Latin/Cali food.
EAT at Redd in yountville, my fav place. its down the street from the french laundry, which is crazy expensive but famous
707-935-5994
140 East Napa Street
Sonoma, CA
www.cafelahaye.com
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Awesome! Small but food is unreal!
Maya Restaurant
Type:Latin/American
707-935-3500
101 East Napa Street
Sonoma, CA
www.mayarestaurant.com
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Awesome! Kind of fusion-like. Latin/Cali food.
EAT at Redd in yountville, my fav place. its down the street from the french laundry, which is crazy expensive but famous
Napa Restaurants - Janich Commentary
Auberge du Soleil
tel. +1 707.963.1211
180 Rutherford Hill Rd.
Rutherford, CA 94573
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It's a kind of resort built into the mountain. This is a place you have to go to for a drink and appetizers, the bar is pretty reasonable. Get there a bit early for sunset and sit out on the deck. Really cool. Looks like a tuscan painting as the sun sets over the mountains. No reservations needed. (Do dessert at night here, very cool)
Tra Vigne Restaurant
tel. +1 707.963.4444
1050 Charter Oak Ave.
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Awesome italian food, incredible terrace, great atmosphere (Nice - this is michael chiarello restaurant from food network)
Taylor's Refresher
tel. +1 707.963.3486
933 Main St.
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Awesome drive in food. Burgers, fries, fish tacos, shakes! (TJ - this is a must, do lunch here one day. Awesome experience, think of it as a dive but Napa style.)
Mustards Grill
tel. +1 707.944.2424
7399 St. Helena Hwy.
Yountville, CA 94599
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Incredible! Mongolian Pork Chop is to die for.
Bistro Jeanty
tel. +1 707.944.0103
6510 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
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AWESOME! Great french bistro fair. (best onion soup i've ever had, great comfy place. feels very homie and reasonable. one of my fav rest)
Bouchon
tel . +1 707.944.8037
6534 Washington St.
Yountville, CA 94599
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AWESOME! Great french bistro fair!!
Bistro Don Giovanni
tel. +1 707.224.3300
4110 St. Helena Highway
Napa, CA 94558
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Great italian! Good lunch place. Really tasty pasta and wood oven pizzas.
Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen
tel. +1 707.963.1200
1327 Railroad Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Very tasty! Very fresh, we had a fig tart with fruit picked off the tree in front of the restaurant! Teriyaki duck burger is to die for!
Some others that came highly recommended but we ran out of time to try in Napa: Terra, Press, Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant, La Toque
tel. +1 707.963.1211
180 Rutherford Hill Rd.
Rutherford, CA 94573
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It's a kind of resort built into the mountain. This is a place you have to go to for a drink and appetizers, the bar is pretty reasonable. Get there a bit early for sunset and sit out on the deck. Really cool. Looks like a tuscan painting as the sun sets over the mountains. No reservations needed. (Do dessert at night here, very cool)
Tra Vigne Restaurant
tel. +1 707.963.4444
1050 Charter Oak Ave.
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Awesome italian food, incredible terrace, great atmosphere (Nice - this is michael chiarello restaurant from food network)
Taylor's Refresher
tel. +1 707.963.3486
933 Main St.
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Awesome drive in food. Burgers, fries, fish tacos, shakes! (TJ - this is a must, do lunch here one day. Awesome experience, think of it as a dive but Napa style.)
Mustards Grill
tel. +1 707.944.2424
7399 St. Helena Hwy.
Yountville, CA 94599
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Incredible! Mongolian Pork Chop is to die for.
Bistro Jeanty
tel. +1 707.944.0103
6510 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
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AWESOME! Great french bistro fair. (best onion soup i've ever had, great comfy place. feels very homie and reasonable. one of my fav rest)
Bouchon
tel . +1 707.944.8037
6534 Washington St.
Yountville, CA 94599
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AWESOME! Great french bistro fair!!
Bistro Don Giovanni
tel. +1 707.224.3300
4110 St. Helena Highway
Napa, CA 94558
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Great italian! Good lunch place. Really tasty pasta and wood oven pizzas.
Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen
tel. +1 707.963.1200
1327 Railroad Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
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Very tasty! Very fresh, we had a fig tart with fruit picked off the tree in front of the restaurant! Teriyaki duck burger is to die for!
Some others that came highly recommended but we ran out of time to try in Napa: Terra, Press, Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant, La Toque
Sonoma Wineries - Janich Commentary
Chateau St. Jean
Rosenblum Cellars
Martinelli
Sebastiani
J Winery
Seghesio
Kosta Browne
Kendall Jackson
- is fun, wine is average but it's a fun place.
Yoakim Bridge
Rosenblum Cellars
Martinelli
Sebastiani
J Winery
Seghesio
Kosta Browne
Kendall Jackson
- is fun, wine is average but it's a fun place.
Yoakim Bridge
Napa Wineries - Janich Commentary
Cakebread Cellars
- Great wines, cool people
Chateau Montelena Winery
- Cool grounds
Darioush Winery
- Great wines, cool people
Domaine Chandon
www.chandon.com/winery/visitors_center.html
- Bubbly (Cool place to have a drink - dinner is just OK for the money)
Elyse Wine Cellars
- Great wines, cool people
Franciscan Oakville Estate
- tasty stuff
Frog's Leap Winery
- Cool tour and tasting
Havens Wine Cellars
- Great wines, cool people
Niebaum-Coppola Winery
- Suppose to be awesome, never been
Pine Ridge Winery
- great wine, cool vineyard, terraced.
PlumpJack Winery
Caymus
(Like their wines, but the place is just ok)
Sterling Vineyards
www.sterlingvineyards.com/visit-Sterling.html
Shafer Vineyards
www.shafervineyards.com/tours.html
- One of the BEST places to go to! (But resv only and $20 a head if you are not in their club)
Pride Mountain
- Awesome! Top of Spring Mountain. (Cool place to hit)
The Hess Collection Winery
- Cool museum
Vincent Arroyo
- great place. you taste out of a barn!
August Kessler
Peju
- really fun! (Sometimes its really good)
V. Sattui
- Wines are ehhh but they have a great deli onsite and a nice area with tons of picnic tables. Great chow. We did lunch here and just relaxed outside!
Goosecross
- is a must - you'll get hammered. don't drive after this one.
- Great wines, cool people
Chateau Montelena Winery
- Cool grounds
Darioush Winery
- Great wines, cool people
Domaine Chandon
www.chandon.com/winery/visitors_center.html
- Bubbly (Cool place to have a drink - dinner is just OK for the money)
Elyse Wine Cellars
- Great wines, cool people
Franciscan Oakville Estate
- tasty stuff
Frog's Leap Winery
- Cool tour and tasting
Havens Wine Cellars
- Great wines, cool people
Niebaum-Coppola Winery
- Suppose to be awesome, never been
Pine Ridge Winery
- great wine, cool vineyard, terraced.
PlumpJack Winery
Caymus
(Like their wines, but the place is just ok)
Sterling Vineyards
www.sterlingvineyards.com/visit-Sterling.html
Shafer Vineyards
www.shafervineyards.com/tours.html
- One of the BEST places to go to! (But resv only and $20 a head if you are not in their club)
Pride Mountain
- Awesome! Top of Spring Mountain. (Cool place to hit)
The Hess Collection Winery
- Cool museum
Vincent Arroyo
- great place. you taste out of a barn!
August Kessler
Peju
- really fun! (Sometimes its really good)
V. Sattui
- Wines are ehhh but they have a great deli onsite and a nice area with tons of picnic tables. Great chow. We did lunch here and just relaxed outside!
Goosecross
- is a must - you'll get hammered. don't drive after this one.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Napa Food - Mustard!
We went to Mustard for dinner one evening. Had a Mongolian Pork chop and artichoke / sunflower seed soup - they called it sunchoke soup.
Paso Robles
Our favorite place to go for wineries is Paso Robles.
Some of our favorites are:
Eos Vintage
www.eosvintage.com
We love the Muscat - Tears of Dew and the Zin port.
Winery and tour.
Tobin James
www.tobinjames.com
Nice place - great tasting area. Ballistic Zin is good.
Peachy Canyon
www.peachycanyon.com
They have great Zinfandel - Quite a selection - Nice tasting room.
Rotta
www.rottawinery.com
Great dessert wines. Zin Port and a Monukka Dessert Wine are awesome
Oldest winery in Paso area.
Some of our favorites are:
Eos Vintage
www.eosvintage.com
We love the Muscat - Tears of Dew and the Zin port.
Winery and tour.
Tobin James
www.tobinjames.com
Nice place - great tasting area. Ballistic Zin is good.
Peachy Canyon
www.peachycanyon.com
They have great Zinfandel - Quite a selection - Nice tasting room.
Rotta
www.rottawinery.com
Great dessert wines. Zin Port and a Monukka Dessert Wine are awesome
Oldest winery in Paso area.
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