Wine Country Event

So we ended up staying at The Westin Verasa Napa. It was a great hotel, relatively new, big spacious rooms, accommodating staff and delicious food.

We had two groups throughout the week. One group that met Monday - Wednesday and the other that met Wednesday - Friday. I had planned some great evening activities for us as well. We had great dinners at Fish Story and Ristorante Allegria. I would highly recommend the halibut and salmon at Fish Story. The oysters were ok but really small, one order will not do!

Being in Napa and all we HAD to tour some wineries. We started with Silver Oak Cellars. This tour was GREAT and it had everything to do with our guide. He was the best, and of course now I forget his name. He's been there for years and so knew all the history and had a great sense of humor.

We then had dinner at Silverado Vineyards. This winery sits on a hill overlooking the beautiful vineyards. This winery is also owned by part of the Walt Disney family so that was pretty cool. The winery had everything decorated so beautifully and the Westin catered a delicious meal!

For our second group we started at Silverado with a tour and tasting and then ended at Pine Ridge Vineyards for dinner. We had a great reception outside and then toured the caves, where we actually had dinner too.

Now I can mark Eating Dinner in a Cave off my bucket list! :)

We also did a wine blending activity at the hotel. We divided into teams and learned all the tricks from a sommelier and mad our own wine!