June | 2016 | ovariancancerfighter

Napa advice:

Don’t come to Napa to lose weight.
Bring your own bottle of water with you-always. Many of the wineries don’t offer even a glass of water.
Leave your kids with grandma. Some wineries have a grape juice tasting, but the experience is best saved for adults.
Bring your $$$. Everything is expensive. (Wine tastings ranged from $25-$40 per person for 4-5 tastes)
Plan a nap in the afternoon! …Or a massage/mud bath.
Warm days and chilly nights…bring a wrap
Walking shoes ✔︎ (and bandaids)
Great complimentary breakfast at EuroSpa in Calistoga
La Fantasia is a great “breakfast” wine.
Check in 24 hours in advance for your flight for a better chance of upgrade, which I didn’t get, but was generously offered by my husband! Go Ross!

How to get a French Laundry reservation….you can’t. Let it go. We chose Bouchon instead. It was phenomenal! Highly recommend the pasta with shaved truffles!

**Bouchon Bakery**-After a lunch of bread vines, cheese plates, French Onion soup, and sole with brown butter sauce and of course, wine

Bouchon-lunch and wine-bread vines-Di Costanzo

First stop after lunch…Castello Di Amorosa (This was my favorite winery) By some mistake, we were sent to the club room. Ample pours and engaging Sommelier..Maria.