Napa Still Continues with Day 3

Since I didn't take as many pictures as my friends I am basically copying their pictures as they blog.  Also my memory as not as good as theirs so I am so glad they remember some of the names of the places we went.

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Day three in Napa started with wonderful breakfast of  parfait of fresh fruit and yogurt for our first course and then a egg souffle with salsa and a corn muffin on the side. This was my favorite breakfast by far!

Before the limo arrived we decided to venture out to Artesa on our own.  We wanted to go there because it sits on top of a bulff and usually has amazing views.  On this day however it was very overcast and chilly.  We brought cardigans with us and made the most of the morning by visiting anyway.  Artesa was very modern and  set up  a steep set of stairs to get to the entrance. 

  This is us leaving

At the top of the stairs is a series of water fountains that cascade down the stairs and into an infinity-type pool at the bottom of the hill. It was a very pretty setting.  I wish it would have been more clear because we would have gotten some amazing photos!

On a good day you can see San Francisco from the winery , but as you can see on this day we were lucky to see across the fields.  

Artesa wasn't one of my favorites.  The wine was ok but the service was snobby.  We did however meet some great people from Ohio and New Jersey!

After Artesa, we went back to the bed and breakfast to wait on the limo. Luckily before we arrived in Sonoma at VJB winery the sun was out.   Ben, our driver,  set up this tasting for us at VJB to have a pool side tasting at the owners house complete with lunch.  What an amazing experience!!!  They had a private table set up for us pool-side and treated us like royalty. It was amazing.

What a way to spend lunch with friends!!! It was truly one of my favorite experiences while on our trip.  Ben knocked this one out of the park!!!

The food was presented so pretty it was hard to mess it up.  Once we tasted how good it was we cleaned the plate with no problem.  The wine was amazing as well!

The service was outstanding. Josh , our server kept the wine coming and treated us like royalty. We ended up sitting by the pool at VJB for several hours and even got to meet the owner.  We ended up taking home 12 bottles of wine between the four of us and they offered us a 30% discount. They were so generous and so gracious.

The family dog, Isn't he the cutest!

VJB was a once in a lifetime experience.  

Next up was a stop at Deerfield Ranch. This winery was totally underground. It was a different setting for sure. As we drove up there were large metal sculptures of animals that 

lead us to a cave like entrance.

And this is what it looked like right inside the door.

This was the tasting room. Very casual and comfortable.

We headed back to the bed and breakfast, changed clothes, stopped into the wine reception and then headed to Uva for dinner. It was a local restaurant know for its live jazz band, homemade pizzas and tasty martinis. Everything was so delicious!

After dinner, we headed to a local bar in downtown Napa.  The DJ played old school 90's music so we had a great time dancing and being goofy!  It was the perfect ending to a perfect day!!!