Six Weeks On

Six weeks on from last I post
In The City and settled more into Winfield
Even building out the Ground Floor
As another Living Space for News
& Music and Creation, like a Garage,
A Naming Field, a domain.

I've turned to face North over The San Francisco Bay toward the mountains of Napa.
Family had come down to live in the town of Napa and so I went to visit, just down the street from Copia and the terrific Wine Merchant.
The town isn't exactly Wine Country, proper, but the place where the workers lived, the bails were bonded, the trade was done, and it served its purpose. The Carneros lies to the southwest, and twenty-five kilometers to The Bay and Mare Island is Vallejo. An arc flows along the Silverado Trail from the east of the town of Napa, northwest to Yountville, Saint Helena, and Calistoga. Jack London called it The Valley of the Moon. Lovely.

My neice and I wanted to take a stab at some "Mondovino," so we followed the Trail to
Clos du Val and the domain of Stag's Leap.
The first offered a twenty dollar reserve tasting behind glass doors in the shed itself and was fairly worth it.
The second was packed; a great place to have a clandestine conversation amidst all the grape madness. Their vino is highly recommended, though the price is higher than it should be, so close to the plant.
I'm still not convinced that Californian wines are fairly valued.
In comparison, the French model of a beverage economy works for everyone, not just the rich.
Nevertheless, it's a blessing to have so many wineries so close to San Francisco.:
http://www.closduval.com
http://www.stagsleap.com/history/index.html
http://www.napavintners.com/maps/map_of_napa_wineries.asp