Napa Food, Wine, & Culture Adventure

Sometimes the best trips are spontaneous, like the trip to Napa which we planned the night before we rented a car and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge

Our first stop was in downtown Napa for an Ahi burger and some garlic fries at Gott’s Roadside, a walk through Oxbow market, and coffee at Ohm (their decaf is the best)

Then we drove the more scenic road through all the vineyards

Before stopping at our one and only tasting at Chandon in Yountville for the Tasting Flight (Ben liked the Monterey Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2018 and Raquel enjoyed the fun Reserve Pinot Noir Rosé)

Then a walk through quaint Yountville

Before walking to our delicious Tasting menu at the Restaurant at North Block. 

Raquel’s favorite dish was the elegant, tasty poached halibut with fairytale pumpkin

The next morning we had breakfast with a view of the vineyards

Sticking with the culinary theme of Napa (and the need to adjust our plans due to some drizzly weather), we headed to the Napa Valley Museum for a John Donohue “Delicious Visual Journey Through Napa Valley’s Culinary Landscape” prints exhibit

And a fun, informative Julia Child’s exhibit, before we went to the 1913 historic Cameo Theater in St. Helena which had been recently renovated (Ben and I shared a red velvet love seat as we watched the film “One Battle After Another”)

We decided to have a yummy French dinner in Yountville at Bistro Jeanty

before heading back to San Francisco past the sculptures in Yountville, the beautiful vineyards, and the Napa Valley Wine Train