Napa for the weekend!

We took a weekend trip down to the Bay Area to meet up with our friends and family. Everyone met two days earlier to check out the city sites and stayed at the Clift Hotel which was a lovely hotel in a good location. My little family came up Friday and  rented a passenger van through Ace Rentals and picked up the rest of the group. Our first stop was lunch at Burnese Superstar which we highly recommend! We got there as they opened and waited for a table, they don’t take reservations and are pretty busy. The rest of the group ate dinner the night before at Stinking Rose which we have had in the past and it was quite tasty. After lunch we made the drive to Sonoma to stop for a wine tasting at Viansa winery. With the group size we had, we had to make reservations at all the wineries and most would only accept cash or 1 credit card. After a little tasting we headed to the Westin Versara where we stayed in a two bedroom suites. Great location and great hospitality, recommend it. Dinner that night was at Tarla Grill which was very tasty Medettaranian food, also very close to our hotel. It was located in a shopping plaza with lots of other restaurants and a wine bar. The next day we had breakfast at Model Bakery, walking distance from our hotel, before we were picked up by Pure Luxury Transportation for a day of wine tasting.  The tour bus we rented did not take care of arranging reservations but our driver did go and get our boxed lunches from the Yountville Deli. For $13 a piece it was nice to have some food to eat in between wineries as a lot do not allow outside food.  We hit up two wineries in 6 hours, it was hard to get reservations at lots of wineries because the size of our party. We also did a tour at Castello de Amoroso which took about two hours including the tasting; I would recommend walking around enjoying the scenery and doing a tasting at the bar They also don’t allow children on the tour. At Paraduxx we just sat back relaxed and drank vino, and enjoyed the wonderful hospitality from our host! I overall recommend the tour company, they were accompanying and easy to work with.That night we just hung out at the hotel and ordered in pizza from Papa Joes , which was good enough after a day of drinking. The next morning we stopped for breakfast at Bouchon Bakery, a wait of 30–45 minutes, but worth it, loved the artichoke mushroom panini and quiche of the day. We enjoyed some champagne tasting at Domaine Carneros and for $40/person you get four full glasses, well worth it, and the weather was perfect for their outdoor seating. We made a pit stop at the beautiful Golden Gate view point before heading back into the city. We had a late lunch at Curry Up Now, a Mexican Indian fusion place. Overall good food but terrible service at the downtown location. We had an amazing weekend with friends and family which always goes by way too fast. Napa was definitely kid friendly, and we had plenty of babysitters!! Cheers to our next adventure!