There is
nothing better than spending the day with one of your nieces in Napa. I was
lucky enough to be able to steal Michelle away and enjoy the day with her in
the wine country.
Michelle is
getting ready to begin her externship at Stanford Hospital as an audiologist.
She has been living in San Diego for the past four years studying, playing
volleyball at the beach and going out with friends. Her family has missed her,
especially me. So I wanted to celebrate her accomplishments and introduce her
to my world.
Michelle and
I headed out early and ventured over to Oxbow Public Market. We visited Marshall’s
Honey stand first and tasted all the different varieties. Here’s more @ Marshall’s. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs173/1102025210658/archive/1114802582692.html
After that
we explored the grocery aisle that sold various gourmet specialties, fruits, veggies,
and looked at the different gluten free flours. Since we hadn’t had breakfast
we grabbed a bite at the taco stand. I ordered the salmon ceviche tostada;
sorry I forgot to take a picture and Michelle ordered something with a fried
egg on top. Delish!
We ran
across Napa Valley Distillery Tasting Salon.
We were
impressed by the technique in which you are supposed to use when you taste each
liquor. Paul Martin was our mixologist and he taught us how to take a breath
in, sip the liquor, then swallow, and then breathe out slowly in order to get
the full flavor/effect.
For our
tasting Paul set up a vodka, an anise flavoured gin (my fav), a plume brandy, a
Manhattan, a mint julep, and a Meyer Lemon liquor.
Since I try
to visit my Dad at the Veterans Home every couple of weeks, I thought I could
combine a little fun in the mix as well by taking my dad and Michelle to
Domaine Chandon.
