Busy - Busy - Busy

Wow, having too much fun to write. I don’t know how writers stay disciplined to write….definitely could not crank out an article every day.

It’s been a busy couple of weeks –

Paso Robles for some wakeboarding and wine drinking. I’ve stopped calling it “tasting” when I go to Paso because we end up drinking fantastic wine with dinner. It was great to hang with the Franks and the rest of the Naci crew. Was nice to be amongst friends….although I’m busy in SF, don’t have any peeps that I hang with yet.

Did you know that you can tell a cluster of grapes is a chardonnay grape by the shape of the cluster. The cluster looks like it has shoulders – kind of like little clumps to the right & left of the main cluster. Definitely learning interesting facts up here.

Went to Napa on Saturday to meet with another friend from LA. Hadn’t been to Napa in over 5 years – they sure have added a lot of hotels/retail space. More crowded than ever. We went to Viader Vineyards in the Howell Mtn area, 1200 feet above the Napa Valley floor. They had great wines and killer views of the valley. Also went to Alpha Omega, Frogs Leap and Sequoia Grove. My fav – Viader for the killer cab franc deal (case at half price) and views.

I’ve learned NOT to trust my GPS. It pays to get directions on Mapquest or at least look at a map to get a general idea of how I want to get to/from a destination. My GPS took me WAY OUT OF THE WAY to get from Napa back to the city. Why was it thinking that I wanted to go east, down and over the Bay Bridge to get to the city. OMG….that was almost a 2 hour drive, when it only took me 1 hour to get there. Plus, the Bay Bridge was like waiting in TJ to cross the border. It was slower than the 405 at rush hour. GEEZ.

Going to Sonoma on Sat. I’ll be sure to map out my route before I get on the road!!!

Ciao - Linda