Building an itinerary for Aug. Sonoma/Napa trip -- looking for help

[dananne]

Thank you so much, WW, for the kind and thoughtful offer. We would love for you to help us get into Swan and Scherrer, but we wouldn't want to overindulge in your generosity beyond that. As for our schedule, we are wide open beginning on (and including) Monday, August 20 through (and including) Friday, August 24. We will visit whenever it is possible, and I'll schedule any other appointments around them. Again, thank you! I can be reached off the board via e-mail at our username for this board (dananne) @mindspring.com. You can remove the parentheses and the space -- I only put the address that way to avoid spammers that look for e-mail addresses on the web. Our last name is Johnson, if you need it when you contact them. If you need any other info from me, feel free to e-mail. We are both so excited -- we've heard wonderful things about both wineries and winemakers.

Jane -- Thanks for the input and suggestions. We've moved Sterling into the "yes" category, and I'll also schedule a tasting at Merry Edwards -- it's by appointment only. I can't believe I forgot about that one, as we've enjoyed her wines in the past. Also, your comments have me more excited about Bouchaine, which I had only thought of for the Pinots. I'll see about Casa Carneros.

Again, thanks to you both!

Anyone else have any thoughts? Or suggestions for restaurants, shopping, sightseeing, spas, etc.? I believe KC mentioned a place for pottery that Anne and I plan to check out, as I doubt that she'll want to spend every minute in a tasting room [img]http://wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

August needs to hurry up and get here! We're getting excited!