Agriculture in Napa Valley sure tastes good. Two weeks ago I was fortunate enough to have a little getaway to Northern California. Of course, I made certain to include a day of Napa Valley wine tasting in my agenda. I visited three wineries in the valley: Cakebread, St. Supery and Frog’s Leap. There are nearly 250 wineries in the wine growing region that boast wines comparable to those of Italy and France. So, there’s plenty of reason to go back.

Interestingly enough, Cakebread started off as a bakery before it became a Napa Valley winery. Of the 10 wines my friends and I tasted at St. Supery, I would say, in my humble amateur wine-taster opinion, that at least seven of them were great wines and three were exceptional: the cabernet sauvignon, the merlot and the Rutherford merlot. I case you haven’t noticed, I prefer dry reds. Frog’s Leap was the last stop on our mini-tour. Unfortunately, we only had time to taste one varietal and it was the merlot. It didn’t quite hold up to St. Supery. But, hands down, Frog’s Leap had the best landscaping, views and tasting lounge. It also has the best website, if you ask me.