Our philosophy for this vacation has been to take our time to get the full experience of Napa Valley. With no clear itinerary on either of our days we decided today to visit Coppola's vineyard.
Rubicon is positioned a mile from Robert Mondavi's vineyard along HWY 29. It does a great job of mixing in enough of Coppola's biography with display cases filled with awards and pictures but not so much that you forget that you are there to experience the wine. It was a great tour and the entire atmosphere was a phenomenal experience.
Chateau St Jean was next on the list. The stop at this vineyard included a picnic lunch in the vineyard followed by a stroll around the grounds.
From St Jean, Ash and I drove through the hills to get to Sonoma. The drive included a view of vineyards that stretched the horizon.
After resting at the cottage, it was off to Chef Michael Chierelllo's Bottega Restaurant. Chef Chierello was on Bravo's Top Chef Master's Series. Tom Colicchio is a judge on the program and a leader in culinary world, Gail Simmons is also a judge. I mention these names because our visit to the restaurant was based solely on seeing the program. While we were waiting for our table both judges walked in to the restaurant and as our fortune would have it, dined at the table next to us.
What a great day!
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I would have loved to see this winery. I know it was beautiful. Did you introduce yourselves to your fellow foodies? You should have let them know you were fans... I'm sure they would have appreciated it.. as long as you didn't ask to taste their food or anything like that! Love you & miss you! Mama
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