We couldn't go to San Franciso without running up to Napa Valley, so we found one of the tour companies and booked a trip for about $80 a person for the day. We met the bus a block from our hotel at Union Square at 8 am. It was one of those big tour buses of course. For the price we could not expect anything else. It included lunch and 4-5 winery stops and included the wine tasting fees. A pretty good deal we thought. Until we got on the bus.
The rows of cramped seat with questionably clean fabric were missing. We were surprised to see a real party bus with long curving black leather seats that ran along the windows, fresh fruit and veggie trays, croissants and rolls, wow! And there were only a few couples. It was a classy and comfortable ride. We stopped at wineries in Napa and Sonoma, had a delicious lunch with an addictive pasta salad, grilled chicken sandwiches, and mixed greens.
We had to be careful because we were tasting so many wines, like 6-10 at each winery. We dumped some out after tasting and drank lots of others. I even finished some of Patrícia's that I particularly liked. On the trip home, we were feeling just fine.
