Wine-ings (a working title) Post 1: My top 5 Napa Wineries
I have been asked multiple times by friends and family to start writing a blog about my wine tasting trips. So today, after going to bed early and getting a good amount of uninterrupted sleep, and not having Bible study this morning, I'm motivated to finally write the first post. And it is a doozy! Back story on Napa: to be honest, it isn't my favorite place to wine taste and that is based on the fact that I'm about 50/50 there - about half the wineries I visit each time I like both the wine and the experience. The other half? Well, either one or both criteria suffer in my eyes. However, I do love the terrain that I get to taste in so that sometimes outweighs the experiences and the 2-2.5 hour drive there (depending on if I go all the way to Calistoga or stay in the Napa Valley). One more addendum: most of the wineries on this list are actually in the St. Helena/Calistoga area, not in proper Napa Valley. Anyway, here is my list for my current* Top 5 Wine and Experience i