Our last full day of adventures in San Francisco was spent out in Napa Valley, touring the wine country.  I learned that you need more than a couple of hours, reservations in advance are required, and that the best time to be there to see everything in bloom is in late September, early October.  So we saw a lot of naked vines.

After booking a late afternoon tour at the Robert Mondavi Winery, we headed to the smaller, family owned Peju Vineyards.

Gorgeous grounds, and a very fun and knowledgeable Russ to guide us through the winery.  (This is actually my boy’s picture)

We saw where the wine was stored to age…

They had a lot of wine

We also got to sample, and Russ was quite generous, extending our sample way beyond the normal 5 tastes.  I highly enjoyed the Provence…

But a white came out later (Columbard) that was fantabulous.  Yum.  However, everything was quite good.

Some might say we had too good of a time…

We had a picnic lunch at V. Sattui (really, is there not a place here that isn’t gorgeous?)

Sitting out on a picnic table in the warm afternoon sun with good company…now that’s a good Friday afternoon.

Back to Mondavi then, for a highly educational tour.  It was about an hour and a half, and very, very interesting.  I highly recommend it.  Except for the nakedness.  That was kind of a bummer.  Oh well…guess it means we’ll have to go back.

So the final review of the week in San Francisco?

Two enthusiastic thumbs up!  I highly recommend the city for a visit if you ever get the chance.

Now, only one more week until we’re back in Savannah – hooray for spring travels!