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Ready to take the plunge? Looking for a special way to celebrate after the nuptials? These Napa proposal packages supply ultra-romantic vacation experiences and luxury with activities in the beautiful Napa Valley, including extreme proposal ideas like customized flash mobs along the Napa River, chauffeured rides to winery picnics, diamond-ring deliveries and helicopter tours...
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Romantic Napa
The romantic spirit of Napa is undisputed – no combination of activities paint a more vivid picture of love: Cycling along the riverfront, strolling hand in hand amid Downtown’s eclectic shops and galleries, selecting sweet and savory provisions for a gourmet picnic, relishing each sip of wine, tasting the bounty of the region over...
| Continue reading >>How To Avoid Being ‘That Guy’ While Wine Tasting
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Are you worried about being ‘That Guy’ (or gal) that everyone is pointing at while wine tasting? Are you out of your comfort zone when walking into a tasting room? Or, are you a wino and think you’re an expert on how to behave while sipping and swirling? Follow these tips to avoid some...
| Continue reading >>Pet Friendly Napa Valley
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Need to get away, but don’t want to leave your four-legged friend out of the fun? No problem; there are plenty of things for you and Fido to do together. Here are some of the must visit places while you’re here: -Where to stay- Napa River Inn Of course, I’m a little biased (can...
| Continue reading >>Eating Vegetarian in the Napa Valley – Part 2
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A follow up to Part 1 (I’m not sure why I feel the need to say that). This is my list for many of the oh-so-decadent vegetarian dishes to be had around the Napa Valley. Let’s get to it then… Angele, Historic Napa Mill, 500 Main Street , Downtown Napa Cheese Plate, $15 A...
| Continue reading >>Eating Vegetarian in the Napa Valley – Part 1
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Full disclosure – I am not a vegetarian. I only eat vegetarian about 95% of the time. I don’t have any moral aversion to eating meat, nor do I dislike the taste. Every so often I get a craving for braised short ribs or a beautiful medium-rare fillet. When I do, there’s nothing that...
| Continue reading >>Conserve Water; Drink More Wine!
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For the hippie in you – go green when you come to the Napa Valley! In a world where it seems everyone is striving to be green, it’s hard to separate the men from the boys. Putting a recycling bin in your employee break room is a nice step in the right direction, but...
| Continue reading >>A Perfect Day Wine Tasting – November
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Putting together a perfect day in the Napa Valley: November 10:00 am It was a gorgeous fall day so we busted our 1967 Firebird out of the garage and took it for a drive up valley. November through January has the best foliage colors and I could have spent all day in the car...
| Continue reading >>Kid Friendly Wine Country: Oxymoron or Fantastic Vacation?
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Just because you planned a vacation to wine country doesn’t mean you have to leave the kids at home! I know it’s shocking, but there really is more than grapes in the valley (just don’t tell the winemakers). Sit down. Relax. I’ve got you covered. Napa Carolyn Parr’s Nature Center. Take a trip to...
| Continue reading >>A Perfect Day Wine Tasting, January
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Another installment in the series about putting together a perfect day in the Napa Valley. January I had a girlfriend visiting and we thought it would be nice to get away and spend some time – just the two of us. We knew we only had a few hours to hit the wineries and...
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