Napa Recs?

[boofly]

Hi there! MH and I are planning a 3-day trip to Napa in July and I was hoping to get some recommendations on the area. Anyone have any thoughts on places to stay/see/visit? Thanks in advance!

[mdgirl]

I have a whole bunch of blog posts about Napa and Sonoma. I think staying in Sonoma is nice for a first visit because you're a bit more central in regards to Napa Valley, Healdsburg/northern Sonoma County, and the Russian River Valley. Or if you'd prefer to stay in the Napa Valley, Yountville is cute and walkable.

[jenmjm]

Here is my blog post:http://sunshinenwine.blogspot.com/search/label/Napa%20Valley

[RoxMonster]

If you are wanting to do a tour, I cannot recommend Max Napa Tours enough! He takes a maximum of six people and tailors the wineries you visit based on what you like. He was even calling wineries while we were with him to change tastings for the afternoon based on what we liked in the AM. We had such an amazing time with him and he got us in for private tastings at wineries where the big tours companies can't go. Even if you stay in Napa, doing a tour may be a good idea so you don't have to worry about drinking and driving.

We did not stay in Napa (stayed in SF), but our favorite vineyards that we visited were The Terraces and Salvestrin.

[mrsd2006]

We were just there in March. We stayed in Yountville here:

www.maisonfleurienapa.com

It was nice and in walking distance to several restaurants (be advised, it's pretty quiet around there at night and some places closed early).

We also stayed one night in Healdsburg at this Best Western, which was surprisingly nice:
www.drycreekinn.com

We visited five wineries in Napa and two in Sonoma. I'll give you the names if you want, just too lazy to look them up,right now

My favorite meals were in St. Helena at Farmstead, just had a cheeseburger but it was the best cheeseburger I've ever had (and priciest!)

www.longmeadowranch.com/Farmstead-Restaurant

And this was my other fave place to eat, half priced happy hour oysters :

hogislandoysters.com/visit/napa

[egishere]

May 18, 2014 20:35:24 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

If you are wanting to do a tour, I cannot recommend Max Napa Tours enough! He takes a maximum of six people and tailors the wineries you visit based on what you like. He was even calling wineries while we were with him to change tastings for the afternoon based on what we liked in the AM. We had such an amazing time with him and he got us in for private tastings at wineries where the big tours companies can't go. Even if you stay in Napa, doing a tour may be a good idea so you don't have to worry about drinking and driving.

We did not stay in Napa (stayed in SF), but our favorite vineyards that we visited were The Terraces and Salvestrin.

I'll second this rec. I've used MNT two years in a row now during trips to SF and they are great! Loved Salvestrin, Hunnicutt and Whetstone.

[jaime183]

we just went to Sonoma in March and had a great time. We loved Sonoma and stayed in the square at Hotel El Dorado