Okay, so now that you have taken a mudbath (are you still finding peat in your personal hair?), visited the wineries in the Napa Valley, eaten at The French Laundry and visited Dean and deLuca just for fun, its time for a few day trips to round out your experience. One trip I highly recommend is the trip north on Hwy. 29 to Hwy. 128 up to the Alexander Valley across winding roads and into Northern Sonoma and the town of Healdsburg. I am not so enamored of the Alexander Valley wineries but AVV is probably worth a stop. Hanna, Sausal and Stonestreet are others in the area worth visiting. Continue on to Healdsburg where you have made an appointment to visit Jordan. I don't like their wine but some people pay big bucks for it so it is probably worth a visit. Continue on to Simi, one of the best wineries in the area, a great tasting room and tour and underappreciated wines. Travel into downtown Healdsburg and visit Rosenblum and Seghesio.
A detour worth taking from here is north of town to Lytton Springs Road where you will find the great wines of Ridge along with the decent wines and top notch tasting room at Mazzocco.
From Lytton Springs, heading back across 101 into Dry Creek Valley which in itself can be a full day of tasting. At this point, your day trip is probably turning into a two day trip. Find a great restaurant in Healdsburg or head back along 29 and 128 to one of the fine Napa restaurants to end your day.
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