Sunday in Santa Rosa
Today we headed into wine country to experience Napa and Sonoma Valley. We got up early and went over the Bay Bridge to find some breakfast. We ended up in Berkley at the Bread Factory. It was interesting because it was a very organic hippie-esque restaraunt. You will be glad to know that Eric's egg platter was organic and from a sustainable farm. He also got organic apple juice in this cute little glass jug. However, the picture below looks like it could be used for a urine specimen.
Apple Juice or urine...you make the call!
After a hearty breakfast we got back on the road and Eric found the visitor center for Napa and Sonoma that had free passes to the wineries...always in for a deal. We figured out the area and met the visitor center vintner David. We tried four different ports / muscats and he gave us some advice and tips on wine etiquette. Loving the orange muscat we left with a bottle and a map of endless wine adventures. Our first stop was Darioush. This winery was started by an Iranian man that came to the US with nothing and started a grocery store. After making some money he decided to start a winery. It was a beautiful building that incorporated stone from ancient Egyptian ruins. I had a small taste but we didn't stay for a full flight.
One of my favorite parts of the day was going to Taylor's Refresher. They were on The Food Networks best burgers show and Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. We got there and there was already a line formed. Eric had a regular cheeseburger and I had a blue cheeseburger, it was probably the best burger I have ever had (second to Mim's in Menasha, WI...kidding). It was a really cute place if anyone is ever out in St. Helena, CA.
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After lunch we went to Robert Mondavi vineyards and got a tour and tasting. It was really interesting and had a lot of fun.
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Then we drove into Sonoma to see the HGTV Dream Home. Even though we didn't win, we still needed a picture for our Christmas card. We strolled through Sonoma's town square and it was really cute. The funniest thing was these two little kids came up to us wanting to know if we would like to buy some fine porcelain pieces. It was really cute and funny at the same time because it was painted pieces from some kind of homemade kit.
Apple Juice or urine...you make the call!
After a hearty breakfast we got back on the road and Eric found the visitor center for Napa and Sonoma that had free passes to the wineries...always in for a deal. We figured out the area and met the visitor center vintner David. We tried four different ports / muscats and he gave us some advice and tips on wine etiquette. Loving the orange muscat we left with a bottle and a map of endless wine adventures. Our first stop was Darioush. This winery was started by an Iranian man that came to the US with nothing and started a grocery store. After making some money he decided to start a winery. It was a beautiful building that incorporated stone from ancient Egyptian ruins. I had a small taste but we didn't stay for a full flight.
One of my favorite parts of the day was going to Taylor's Refresher. They were on The Food Networks best burgers show and Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. We got there and there was already a line formed. Eric had a regular cheeseburger and I had a blue cheeseburger, it was probably the best burger I have ever had (second to Mim's in Menasha, WI...kidding). It was a really cute place if anyone is ever out in St. Helena, CA.
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