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

[dananne]

Great suggestions, Eng -- I'll look into them all, and I thank you for helping us create our itinerary.

WW -- You are very kind to do that, and it is greatly appreciated. I knew you were busy entertaining this week. And, regarding the time of year, it is unfortunate in some respects, but what is drawing us out there is actually a wedding on Sat., Aug. 18, in San Anselmo. It is for one of my former students from Alabama, who Anne and I kept in touch with after I moved here, and for whom we served somewhat as surrogate parents when he went to college in Atlanta. After college, he went out to California to a seminary, after which he served as an Army chaplain at a VA hospital. There, he primarily worked with wounded vets home from Afghanistan and Iraq. Following that stint, he accepted a calling at a chuch in Wisconsin. At this point, I've known him since he was 14 or 15. Thinking about that fact makes me feel quite old. Anyway, Anne and I will be sitting with family at the wedding, which is a kind gesture, and it makes me proud to have been able to impact such a person.

After the wedding, we're free to spend time in wine country, and we've rented a cottage for the week in Occidental. So, long story short, the time of year is bad for visiting the smaller wineries, as they are so busy, but I couldn't convince him to change the wedding date [img]http://wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]