My husband and I will be visiting California in May, to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We’ll stay the first night, a Sunday, in San Francisco; then we’d like to rent a car and make a loop around the Napa Valley,...

Looks like pickings are slim. Lunch reservations are currently showing up online: Auberge du Soleil Carneros at the the Lodge at Sonoma Sante at the Sonoma Mission Inn Solbar at Solage Calistoga (that would be my pick)

I would avoid Yountville if possible. Very pricey – almost all if not all restaurants and hotels/motels/inns are very upscale. Same with St. Helena. I give a second vote for Sonoma or if not, Calistoga. And Napa is...

Last month we had friends visiting from Atlanta who were our neighbors in Redwood City several years ago. After spending a couple of days on the coast (Whale Watch Inn at Anchor Bay) and a night in Calistoga (Catahoula) then wine...

Shelbyk- We just returned form a week in Yountville. We stayed at the 4 Sisters Inn. For Dining: Bouchon for your morning coffee is a must. Restaurant Redd is great for dinner and Michael Chiarello’s new place Bottega is...

, the manager and he explained their ups and downs and was really pleased with their new chef. We were too! We enjoyed a dungeness and piquillo pepper appetizer, scallops, an extra course of risotto that was a gift from our Inn...

I highly recommend the Ink House Inn in St. Helena. It’s in the Napa Valley, but more centrally located than Napa itself. It’s between Calistoga, Yountville & Kenwood. Here’s a page about the Ink House Inn:...

We are staying at the Inn at Sonoma Friday night, and dining at The Girl & The Fig. sat am, we are driving from Sonoma to windsor, where we are staying the duration of the weekend. We plan on driving through kenwood and Glen...

in these two general areas? I really appreciate it. We will be staying at the Hennesey House B&B in Napa and the Albion River Inn B&B in Albion. Thank you, Chuck

, but I am intrigued.) dinner- AME drinks- Toronado Wednesday, 10/7: driving up to Calistoga, will likely stop at Moylan’s on the way Calistoga Inn for dinner (it’s near our B&B and it will be more mellow than our dinners...

and good food. We probably would be dining there at lunch time. Here are some of the suggestions I have culled: Terra Tra Vigne Bistro Jeanty Glen Ellen Inn Wappo Taylor’s Refresher Domaine Chandon Farmhouse Inn in the Russian...

My boyfriend and I will be in Calistoga in two weeks and will want to dine out one night in Calistoga, St. Helena, or perhaps Yountville. (Napa is probably too far.) We’d love good fish and vegetarian options. Are there any...

Not sure the feel you are going my recommendations are on the casual side: In Calistoga Wappo Bar and Bistro is a charming, casual spot with romantic patio dining. I have not been for a while so cannot comment on the food, but I...

I would choose Farmhouse Inn, without a doubt, and, since you are staying in Geyserville, visit Santi. But don’t forget that, from Geyserville, it’s a relatively short, perfectly scenic drive to Wappo Bar in Calistoga...

of getting from point to point. One place I can recommend that’s out of the way, but still closer than Calistoga is the Farmhouse Inn in Forestville off of River Road, where I’ve had several wonderful evenings....