Napa Valley Sip 'N Cycle

Today Dave had two guests out for a bike ride and wine tasting on a glorious day in the Napa Valley. The weather was perfect; we enjoyed blue sky, a couple white puffy clouds, the green grape vines covering the valley floor like a carpet, all in 75 degree weather.

We started off the morning heading south for a 45 minute bike ride down to Frank Family, where we tasted some great Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Cabernet. We then headed back north.  Along the way we rode past two red tail hawks that were standing on the wires only 10 feet from us. We toured the art work at Clos Pegase before tasting their wines, then continued our northern ride to August Briggs. Here we tasted Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and a couple of Cabernets. We then headed through Calistoga, past the famous “Old Faithful” geyser, and along the backroads to Bennett Lane Winery, where we accompanied our wine tasting with a delicious lunch. The staff at Bennett Lane were fabulous and treated us like royalty.

Overall it was a wonderful Father’s Day with my two guests from Chicago!