Napa 2010 Day 1

Wifey, Pop, Mommy, and I are vacationing in Napa for the week. Today we spent most of the day just getting there. Our non-stop flight on Southwest ended up stopping in Houston, so we spent eight hours on the plane getting here. After a crazy drive out of Oakland on the 880, we arrived at the Napa Valley Marriott (our home for the week), and had a quick lunch in the bar. Every Thursday there is a farmer's market in downtown Napa, and we took a quick stroll through it, then had a great dinner at Bistro Don Giovanni (ask for the fried olives).

Places visited:

Napa Valley Marriott
Napa Chef's Market
Bistro Don Giovanni

My new nephew

Griffin John Rotkowitz

Born May 31, 2010 4:32pm

7 pounds 13 ounces

20.5 inches long

Mother and baby are doing fine.

Mother's Day Wine Tasting Plans

For the third year in a row we are taking Mom (@stephwil) wine tasting for Mother's Day. Our tradition started when Sharrott Winery (@sharrottwinery) held their Grand Opening on Mother's Day two years ago.
The Garden State Wine Growers Association recently added a section to their webstie which ordered the wineries in clusters so visitors can go to the wineries near each other.  This year we are doing the Gloucester/Salem cluster of Wagonhouse Winery, Heritage Vineyards, Cedarvale Winery, and Auburn Road Vineyards.


View Gloucester Salem Cluster in a larger map

Josh Going Down the Stairs

Sis had everyone over for dinner this past weekend and dinner discussion got to how my 22 month old nephew could already go down stairs and they had him demonstrate for us doubters. Impressive.