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10月15日 aNapa!Napa is truly breathtaking! Neil and I had a very relaxing time during our visit. We were able to have some very unique experiences and meet some great people.
These photos were taken at the Stags Leap wine cellar. It was so cool. It was inside a mountain and it took 4 years to create. We had dinner inside and enjoyed the wine and company! One interesting thing we learned was that the name "Stag's Leap" came from a tale about a stag trapped by indian hunters leaping across the v shaped mountain to escape. You can see the V in the mountain behind us in the picture below!
   We had a lovely lunch at the Tamber Bey vineyard. The weather was perfect too! There was a low key band and the wine was flowing. The best part of the day was getting to stomp grapes! Most vineyards don't use this method anymore but some still do! It was really fun and very sticky. I felt like Lucy for a minute.
We drove over to St. Helana one afternoon to meet Neil's cousin Chris and his wife Nova for lunch. Nova make reservations at The Culinary Institute at Greystone. We sat outside on a balcony that overlooked miles of vineyards in perfect weather. The food was superb and the company even better! We miss Chris and Nova living in Dallas but are so happy that they get to live in such a beautiful place. We hope to go back to visit them again soon and bring the boys. It was a really great day!
  On the last night of our trip, we had a really special treat. Michael Chiarello, the foot network star, cooked dinner for us in his store. He was really entertaining and we learned and laughed a lot. Neil said it was one of the best meals that he has ever eaten. He also has his own vineyard so he shared a little of every one of his wines with us throughout all the courses. There were so many glasses on the table that you could not help but laugh! We really loved one of his wines so we ordered a case to be shipped back to Texas once it cools down. It was my favorite meal just because everyone was in such good spirits and having such a great time. Michael was a really down to earth guy that just loves his life and work. It was a great ending to a fabulous trip!
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