Sunday February 20: Ledson

Ledson Winery

This afternoon the four of us took our final adventure of the weekend in Napa by heading to Ledson Winery.  The chateaux was built by the founder and was originally intended to be his private home.  But soon after the building began to take shape so many people/cars were stopping to take photos and people were asking when the winery would be open that he decided to "give the people what they wanted" and to live in a more private residence.  Shortly after arrived we were escorted to a private tasting room by our guide for the day, Lorenzo.  As we took our places around the table I noticed the personalized menus...... 

Nice touch!  We all agreed afterwards that each winery and presentation/tasting is unique.  And this one was a great experience, but Lorenzo was far from the best wine teacher.  BUT he was also far and away the most personalized guide to wine and wine tasting.  We all very much enjoyed the more than one hour and forty-five minutes that we spent with him and our six wines, along with two "plates" of appetizers prepared by the Ledson chef.  I personally was happy that we got to taste at least one white wine and a blend while the others truly enjoyed the red wines.  Randy and Karrie so much that became Ledson Wine Club members :)  After the tasting Lorenzo gave us a short tour of the mansion which was very interesting.  It was an excellent afternoon and a wonderful way to end our tours and tastings from Napa Valley!

Monday February 20
Just a couple of final photos from the morning we left......

Sunday's Breakfast:  California Cowboy Breakfast - beans & tomatoes on top of poached eggs (buried - can't see them) with sausage and baked pears & apricots

Monday's Breakfast:  Dutch Apple Pancakes (so yummy), apple/chicken sausage, baked pears, and the scone - very interesting......made with bacon, eggs, and cheese since "the breakfast is sweet"

The living room - looking out towards the front door - we sat in the front part several times and in the part closest to the camera is where we probably spent the most time, and played the game with the other couple from New York.

The living room looking the other way - in the foreground is the same as the last photo, but now you're looking towards the kitchen / dining room area is straight ahead.  Note on the right just before the door is a small area where there was always coffee and in the evening, wine :)

The kitchen - where I'm standing, on the left, Straight ahead is the dining area - note the bar before the table towards the left.....food put out here buffet style.  The good news was we could and were encouraged to go back for seconds, which is NOT typical of the other B & B places we've been; the bad news is that the presentation of the food in the serving dishes is "ruined" when you dig in so the look of the meal on the plate is not nearly the same "gourmet affect" as other B & B places.  Also, note the glass ceiling over the dining area - pretty cool.  And you can just see out the doors to the left a huge patio where on good weather days people often eat their breakfast, or so we were told.  Really enjoyed our stay here.