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Napa: It's overwhelming

So many wineries, so little time.

It has quickly become clear that four days will do very little to dent my appetite to see a great many of the wineries in the Napa Valley.

Frankly, after the second day, it’s overwhelming.

Maybe those of you who have visited here can understand, but we had to hustle to get in our fourth tasting of the day on Tuesday. For one thing, we’re not rushing. And there’s more to do here than taste wine.

We started Tuesday by visiting the Bouchon Bakery north of Napa for some breakfast treats. There are so many world-class eateries in the area it’s hard not to investigate. And the sweet goodies at Bouchon are to die for. This is another of Thomas Keller’s inspired food places and he, of course, is the mastermind behind the French Laundry Restaurant.

A four-pack sampling of breakfast pastries to split and a couple coffees were consumed in the shade of what turned out to be another day in the mid-90s.

Then a visit to the shops across the street before we headed north to Calistoga.

First, though, we decided to get off highway 29 and use the Silverado Trail to the east. That runs north and south and includes some fabulous wineries, three of which we intend to visit on Thursday.

But we had promised my sister-in-law that we’d try to swing by Miner Winery to buy her a souvenir wine glass. Her maiden name is Miner and I didn’t expect to do anything other than buy a glass and leave. But we decided since it was already 11 a.m., a tasting was in order. It turned out to be a very fun experience.

Our tasting helper, Jessica, was great. We had a great sampling of their wines and learned about the winery, which came about thanks to Robert Miner, a software guru, Illini grad and one of the brains behind Oracle, and carried on now by his nephew, Dave Miner.

I’d never tasted their wines. But the tasting experience was outstanding and their wines were very nice, too.

I’ve decided the attitude, personality and attention from the tasting helper is essential and can make or break the experience.

Later in the day, we had tasting helpers who were aloof and preoccupied. But Jessica was friendly, made it personal and, as a result, made a visit with no expectations turn out to be a highlight. Appropriately, we went some pretty good money there, too. So it worked for both parties. I’d highly recommend a visit to Miner Winery.

Then we buzzed north along the Silverado Trail and zig-zagged our way to our second tasting of the day.

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