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Honig is a small, family-owned winery and was one of the first tasting rooms Tom & I visited when we moved to the Napa Valley five years ago.

That was, of course, pre-kiddo. And while we had a wonderful visit then and have been long-time fans of their wines, we hadn’t thought of the winery as being kid-friendly.

That is, until we [...]

We found this to be quite the funny form of kindling:

Sunflowers from the St Helena Farmers' Market

Crisp White Wines

Swimming Lessons

Up to now, Casa Nuestra is our favorite kid-friendly winery.

So, that’s not an easy proclamation to make. There are a lot of wineries in the Napa Valley. A lot of wonderful wineries in the Napa Valley. And a lot of wonderful kid-friendly wineries in the Napa Valley.

But, Casa Nuestra stands out for us.

In the simplest terms, we [...]

Today (even though home and work chores beckoned) we decided to go to a winery for a picnic.

After consulting the Napa Vintners website, we dropped by Sunshine Market for our favorite selection of cheese & charcuterie and headed north to Benessere Vineyards.

Part of the Napa Vintners family-friendly winery list, we were not disappointed.

In fact, we had [...]

As part of our reviewing family-friendly wineries project, we’ve often looked to the Napa Vintners Association website for guidance. They have a Winery Finder tool on there and, behold, one of the search options is family-friendly (others are dog-friendly, wine caves, picnic areas, unique architecture, et cetera).

Today, due to their family-friendly listing on the Vintners’ site [...]

When we were at the Harvest Party at Neyers Vineyards yesterday, I was feeling quite artistically-inspired.

Maybe it was the wine in the afternoon, but I really got into a photographic zone.

This is one of my favorite shots from that series. I like it because of the detail and that it displays a completely functional aspect [...]

So I have decided to take part in NaBloPoMo this November.

I have to first give credit to my dear friend Helen Jane, from whom I’ve learned Many Things Internet.

If you haven’t heard of NaBloPoMo, you can click on that link up there (HJ’s is a good one to click on too), or [...]

Check out what Tom brought home tonight:

It’s a 3-liter of MacMurray Ranch 2004 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

I put it alongside a regular-sized (750ml) bottle (albeit an awesome bottle from one of our most favorite wineries) for comparison.

It’s a gorgeous bottle. We’ll be taking it to my folks’ for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Oh, and, he won it. Yep, WON [...]