Visit to Napa Valley

This past week, before we visited my husband's sister in Grass Valley, we took a half day excursion to Napa Valley. It has really been a very long time since we went to Napa.

We came in from the south end of Napa and saw this iconic statue:

It was raining when we got there and where there is rain, there is a rainbow!

The rained pooled in the vineyards on the valley floor:

Our first and only destination for the day was the Robert Foley Winery located in Angwin on Howell Mountain. We wanted to go there because having tasted his 2003 Robert Foley Claret and learning that his mother lived in Milford, CT and he had a harpsichord that he took to Zuckerman's (right down the road from our home) for repairs, it seemed as if there was a cosmic connection. We made arrangements before hand and Kelly was nice enough to have Bob fly out of South Carolina the evening before so that we could meet him in the morning.
Did I say that it was raining in Napa? Driving up Howell Mountain was a little treacherous as the rain swelled the stream and some branches of trees seemed to have come down and in the process of being washed away.
As we let ourselves in past the open gate that led to the winery, Kelly pulled up in her car and we followed her the short distance. Bob came out to greet us and for the next hour, we had a great time talking about anything and everything, including Kelly and my husband's love of cooking.
At 10:30, we were joined by a couple, Mike and Anna from Maryland. We tasted 8 wines! The six shown below as well as a 2019 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon and their port, Conclusao. All of their wines were delicious! We really liked the Charbono. Bob told us the history of how he came to acquire a vineyard in Napa that was growing this unique grape.

All too soon, the time with Bob and Kelly came to an end. I took a photo of his crush pad:

Bob and Kelly were such gracious hosts! We enjoyed our time with them and hope that they will take us up on our offer to visit us when they come to the East Coast. Thank you so much Kelly and Bob!