More pics of Northern Calif. here:
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And of the wedding and wine country:
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While in Oakland for the wedding, we also rented bikes and rode to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was SO Cold, we had to stop and buy jackets!

While in Northern California for my cuz's rockin wedding, we toured around Napa Valley and beyond. All in all we visted 15 vineyards, drove through 2 Redwood trees, and visited 1 lighthouse.

Here's my list of Napa Valley Favorites, In order of preference:

1. Duckhorn Vineyards – nice experience, sit-down at your own table with all wines poured out, no rush, at your own pace, nice white and reds (day 3, #2 visited)
2. Miner Family Vineyards – Nice white wine, better reds, pretty view (Free for us) (day 4, #2 visited)
3. Luna Vineyards – hippie fun, try the Terrestrial (teroldego), take your last red to the tower for a great view of the vineyard (day 2, #3 visited)
4. Ehlers Estate – very nice, non-profit, good wine (day 3, #1 visited)
4. Darioush – not Laurie’s favorite, but everyone seems to like, elegant setting, Persian, ooh-la-la and fru-fu,(day 2, # 2 visited)
5. Robert Sinskey – nice, enjoyable, organic wines (day 1, #1 first visited)
6. Vine Cliff – (make appt.) gorgeous scenery, go for the landscape enjoy the wine, picturesque. Also, non-assuming, down to earth wine tasting room (day 1, #3 visited)
7. Chimney Rock – nice red, free glass, cool architecture, but rushed tasting (day 4, #1 visited)
8. Cakebread Winery – mellow, nice, free glass, an education, worth the visit, but too much talking not enough pouring (day 3, #3 visited)
9. Mondavi – classy, great deal, good pour on the 2000 Reserve Red Cabernet Sauvignon (day 3, # 4 visited)
10. Goosecross Cellars - ok - almost fun tasting, alittle awkward, free for us (day 4, # 4 visited)
11. Rutherford (Round Hill) – ok, good deal, cheap wines, good raisins, not bad (day 1, #2 visited)
12. Van der Heyden – Not much for a $ 10 tasting, (should be $ 5), but all right for a crazy eccentritic tasting. The only tasting we did in a trailer. (day 4, #5, last visited)
13. Steltzner Vineyards – ok, 2 for one special, but awkward tasting, rushed (day 2, #1 visited)
14. Beringer – ok, …..? (day 3, #3 visited)
15. Domaine Chandon – free glass, all champagne, ok… not so great (day 2, #4 first visited)

Ashley ....

Congratulations to my cousin Kevin and his beautiful new wife Rachel on their marriage! Just back from their wedding on July 29 and it was a beautiful day!

Well, we've moved into the new place! Still some issues to iron out, but we are in!