Bacchanalia Dinner

Hello Friends!

How are you guys surviving this heat? Today reached 106! Ah. I like hot, but that is too hot. It makes working outside very unpleasant. So, to remind myself how much I enjoy what I do (even when the weather gets fierce), I thought I would give you a little recap of our Bacchanalia Dinner I attended in Napa a few weekends ago!

Our drive to Napa was super fun. We went in a limo (AH!) and had a good time dancing to the disco balls and our party playlist. (Yes, we created a party playlist :P)

Limo ride to Napa

Enjoying the ride!

Family and Carl and I lurking in the background

Release Party at Stag's Leap

Mister getting his grr face on

By the lake

oh hello there

The first event was at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars where we attended a pick up/ release party over by the lake. It was SUCH a gorgeous view. We were greeted with Sauvignon Blanc and proceeded to explore the area. The coolest part by far was a local chocolatier had created special chocolates to pair with each of the wines that were being featured. Think blue cheese and fig chocolate with a bold cabernet Sauvignon, or a Cilantro mango chocolate paired with their Chardonnay. It was heavenly. Also, they had a gelato bike featuring cabernet sorbet and chocolate gelato. It was AWESOME.

Carl and I at Regusci Winery for lunch

Our second stop was literally 5 minutes down the street at Regusci Winery. If you have never been, I highly recommend having a picnic there. They have a great seating area, and the cool part is, if you do the tasting (why wouldn't you?) you can choose a bottle of your favorite wine and have it with your lunch. I'd recommend their Merlot. It goes with everything (:

After that we bummed around Napa a little bit, waiting for our main event to start...and it was completely worth the wait!

They had an awesome band playing in the background

Taking a moment between appetizers to pose for pictures

My family and I descending into their caves!

About to head on in!

Looking down the table

At the table next to the winery's grower

Main course. SO. GOOD.

So, let me attempt to describe to you the awesomeness that was Nickel and Nickel's Bacchanalia Dinner. We arrived at the winery and were greeted with an assortment of appetizers (all of them were so delicious) and a tent offering any and all wines made by the winery. We listened to the band play for about a half hour, and then we were called by section to enter the wine caves where dinner would be held. Now, in a stroke of luck, I managed to seat myself next to a grower for the winery. Of course I had no idea what to say (this guy knew his stuff), but Carl paved the way for me and the three of us talked wine, grapes, schooling, and Placer County for the rest of the evening. It was awesome. The food was out of this world and the wine, oh the wine. It was simply amazing.  

All in all, that Napa trip was by far one of the most exhilarating and completely inspiring trips I have ever experienced and I feel so blessed to be able to share just a tid bit of it with you all (:

Thanks for letting me share!