In late January of 2026 Sarah, Darian, Ryan, and I took a trip up to Napa. Ryan was in town on business so we decided to make a weekend of it. We opted for a wine tour with Platypus Tours (your guess is as good as mine 🤷♂️) and stayed Read more
For Sarah’s 40th birthday we popped down to San Diego for a few nights to get out of the heat and into charcuterie. We did some hiking and a lot of eating. I’m still doing the math on whether the latter offsets the former but judging by my math on Read more
Of the 6 or 7 wineries (vineyards?) we’ve been to in Napa, this one is probably our favorite. The setting (a nice big deck with couches) was beautiful, the staff was super friendly and the wine was both tasty and affordable. In truth, it’s perhaps in a tie with Castello Read more
On our way home, we stopped for a night in Napa for the second time in our young marriage. We began our day at the only duplicated stop (V. Sattui) because their deli is that good. We did some tasting because we were there (and had a 2-for-1 coupon) but Read more