mae@weitek.UUCP (07/31/86)
One thing to be aware of is that there are several wine regions 'near' San Fransisco. Some of them are: locale some wineries there ----------------------------------- Napa Valley beringer, sterling,stags leap, mondavi Sonoma Valley simi, dry creek San Jose almaden, paul masson, mirasou Santa Cruz Mts. felton empire,mev Monterey ? Napa Valley alone takes a single day and is where I recommend you go. When we go we stay at the Mount View Hotel in Calistoga at the north end of the valley. They have an excellent restaurant there. Other good and expensive places to eat are: Calistoga Inn - try the duck in rasberry sauce if it's on the menu, but they usually have very good soups and sea food St. Georges - I think in Rutherford, kind of looks like a high class bordello inside. good duck and veal Rose e La Favor - I haven't eaten here but it was featured in the T.V. show Chef's of S.F. Silverado - also in calistoga, it has the best wine list in the valley. The Cinnabar across the street from the Mount View is good place for breakfast. There's an excellent wine shop across the street from the Silverado. It's run by the people who run the Silverado. You can some times see the waiters run across the street to get a bottle at the wine shop. I think the best thing to do by car is to drive up the highway toward St. Helena. There are lots of wineries along the side of the road. Some are: beringer - nice tasting room and tour grgich hills - good fume blanc mondavi - some old wine making stuff V.Sattui - they have a food/wine shop and picnic ground martini - fair wine, nice tasting room This is only few of them on the west side going toward Calistoga. If you make to Calistoga and it's still daylight, go thru town and take the Silverado Trail south. There are more wineries on this side. You can cut over to the main hiway at several places, like Oakville, St. Helena or Rutherford. alla valla flicka skol! mike
jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal) (08/04/86)
Greetings! Let me toss out a couple of other ideas for your consideration if you are heading up to the Napa area. For breakfast, try the Diner in Yountsville. It is a 50's sort of place - small and homey. If it is crowded (and it almost always is), they will serve you coffee and rolls on the porch. Bring a paper to read - the coffee alone is worth the stop. After you have hit several wineries (Sterling has a very nice self-guided tour along with a great view and, by-the-way, some quite nice wine!), try going on up to Calistoga for lunch and a view. For lunch, pick up some bread and cheese and fruit, etc... and walk over to the airfield where the sailplanes operate. If you are adventurous, take a trip in one - I did and its worth it! Great views of the valley and sailplanes are a real kick! Try hitting the Couvasion winery while you are up there on the North end of the valley. By now you will be hungry again, right? Well, do whatever it takes to work up an appetite because I have a couple of real winners for you. Back in Yountsville, near where you had breakfast, is a restaurant with a Greek flavour that is very nice. That's Anesti's. Check it out. If you decide that you might venture over to the Sonoma side of the world, try John Ash & Co. in Santa Rosa - the best meal I've had in either valley and almost worth the trip in itself. (If the Lemon Chicken is on the menu, GET IT! And tell me what you thought.) Bon apetite! Cheers... Jim Jenal (aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj) Mayfield Senior School ( " ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)