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So maybe calling Tennessee Beach a Napa neighbor is a bit of a stretch, but it’s only about an hour drive from the town of Napa.

Located near Mill Valley over in Marin County, this spectacular beach offers a wonderful all-day experience for the entire family.

First, while driving through the cute Mill Valley downtown we stopped [...]

Did you know that The Old Faithful Geyser of California in Calistoga is one of only three geysers in the world with the designation “old faithful”? To achieve that designation the geyser must perform at regular intervals.

And this one does.
And it’s pretty cool.

We were told that the timing of the performance is dependent upon the [...]

Even though it’s just a few minutes from our home, we hadn’t visited Sequoia Grove Winery in years; in fact, it’s been since before Samantha was born.

I suppose we didn’t think it was family-friendly.

But then, in using our favorite winery finder tool, I found that Sequoia Grove fits both of our two main criteria:

1) Family-friendly
2) [...]

Part of our Valentine’s Day celebration yesterday was a picnic at Tudal Winery.

Discovered on the Napa Vintners site, this winery fit all our criteria: family-friendly, picnic area, low-key atmosphere.

And it was indeed quite low-key as you can see below the manner in which we were greeted (that there is Cheyenne, we found out).

We proceeded to a [...]

Eskimo kisses at Benessere Vineyards this past Sunday.

We really had a great time at Benessere Vineyards yesterday.

Today I’d like to share more about what Samantha did while we tasted wine and then enjoyed our picnic.

First, she danced on the garden patio immediately adjacent to the Tasting Room (that means she was able to be independent–as were we–but that she was within sight at all [...]

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 [...]

With this blog, one of my objectives is to write about family-friendly activities here in the Napa Valley.

It seems some people (even some locals) think that the valley is not a great place for kids. And, if you think about what Napa represents to most—that is, wineries, fine restaurants and wineries—it’s easy at first to see [...]