Vacation - Day 5 (Napa Silverado Trail)

Wednesday, October 1st
Breakfast at Roberto's and then to our first tasting at Duckhorn Vineyards.
http://www.duckhorn.com/

Doug and I are members at Duckhorn Vineyards, so the tasting for 4 was complimentary. 

 Happy Tasters!

 Grapes still on the vine at Duckhorn

 A cork tree, next to where we parked the car.

Lunch at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena
http://cindysbackstreetkitchen.com/

Doug had the house special "rabbit tostada". He said it was wonderful!!! 

 The afternoon tasting was at Paraduxx Vineyards. It is a sister winery to Duckhorn.
http://www.paraduxx.com/

 The tasting for 4 here was also complimentary.

 

At the end of our tasting, Doug threw out a challenge that he could pick out the Howell Mountain cabernet among the others just by smell. We sent him on a short walk and took Audrey's tasting glasses and rearranged them.  He is shown here sniffing (wind was an apparent factor)

He actually was able to identify the Howell Mountain cabernet correctly.
He did not get the other three right, but that was not part of the challenge.
We were impressed!

 Audrey taking a short siesta while we tasted.
She was a trooper for this vacation, being pregnant and all, and going to Napa for vacation. 

Dinner was at ReddWood Casual Italian restaurant.

 

I tried burrata for the first time. It was awesome. I would have it at other restaurants later in the week.
I learned I liked it better warm though.