Saturday, December 28, 2024

Opus One

 

Bright and early one rainy fall morning, we decided to make our first visit to Opus One, a high end winery in Napa Valley.  That's not us with the umbrella, it just made for a very nice photo as they walked towards the winery.
Here is my wife hustling towards the entrance as the upper crust in the background get curbside dropoff.
Looking to the right we see the winery itself.  Built in the 1970s, they are planning a modernization starting with the landscaping as shown in this artist's rendering.
The clouds and mist added to the mystique in this photo of my wife.
Ready?  One last look before we turn around and head for the entrance.
There it is.  The main doors!
A photo of yours truly.
The view from the table where our tasting were waiting for us.
There were three tastings each.  My wife reviews the description of the vintages we would be sampling.  Note to buy any of of the bottles is $500 and up.  As I said, it is a high end winery.
They took us down to the barrel room for a look around.
Back outside the front doors after the tasting.
Our rental car this trip - a Challenger R/T.  I really loved it and didn't want to give it back!

Friday, December 27, 2024

Raymond Winery

 

We discovered a very unusual winery this trip to Napa - Raymond Winery.
Nice summary board out front giving the status of all the tours.  Since we visited 3 days before Thanksgiving, it was very quiet and not all tours were available.
As soon as we entered, we knew this winery would be quite different.
We chose a tasting in the Red Room, and that room did not disappoint!
Red from top to bottom!
Love that couch!
Their Red Room menu.
We also peaked into another private tasting room.

If you are looking for the unusual (like we do), Raymond Winery is highly recommended!