Wine Country in the New Car

We were excited to take the Volvo on a road trip and what better occasion than Jim and Kathy being in The Bay! It was a little chilly but perfect sweater weather and a nice glass of bold red wine warmed you right up! We took them to our favorite restaurant, Brasswood, which we stumbled upon last fall. Adeline had so much fun there! There are even great windows along the bench seating to look out. We had amazing fresh made mozzarella and a fish sandwich, and amazing wine of course. Adeline had salmon salad and sweet potatoes.








Then we loaded in the car to go do some tasting. We were going to visit Mumm Napa, but it didn't work out so we went down the street to Silver Oak. Will and I had been wanting to visit and it turns out that Jim and Kathy had been many years ago and really enjoyed it when they were there so were happy to return!



Tasting amazing Cabernet Sauvignon. Water for Adeline!
While the others finished up in the tasting room Adeline and I went back to the car to get ready to go. We took a little snack break in the trunk. We are loving the extra space in the car!



The beautiful grounds of Silver Oak.


We hit the road to go back to Oakland. Adeline had a lovely nap on the way. For dinner we ordered our favorite Star pizza. It was a wonderful day!

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