We visited Sonoma a couple of weeks ago on a mission to buy a wedding present. There was a huge fire north of Napa blocking the way to our favorite winery. Otherwise, we would have bought a case of wine for our friends.

I'm not able to pull my reservation up on continental.com. Anyone else having trouble?

I can't fit Opus One in to this trip, but I'll be sure to remember this for the next Napa visit.

If all goes well with the BRU Pub Crawl, I think our next international gathering should be in a location where lots of good wine can be consumed. France, Italy, Spain, and Australia all sound like wonderful options!

No problems here.

I can see it on the PDA site but not the main one. I assume it's just a glitch.

The insurance adjuster finally came to look at our house (Ike hit on September 12-13). Looks like a new roof may be coming our way. Then again, that will be what we need, since this past storm dropped a couple inches into our attic.

Did you cover the hole? My insurance adjuster told me it was our responsibility to cover any damage with a tarp or they would not cover subsequent water damage. So put a tarp up asap.

Definitely recommend Napa. We enjoyed the standard Mondavi tour a few weeks back, as well as the Goosecross winery (near Yountville). ^ to Napa.

Has anyone ordered the personalized PClub luggage tags? What were your thoughts on the quality?

and Argentina - the dollar still goes far there :D

sdm1130 - FYI Opus One is on the same road as Mondavi. If you happen to pass by, a 5 minute stop in the store there is well worth it . Tours have to be scheduled in advance , but you can get wine at the store all day long.
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There is a great little restaurant in Yountville called Hurleys with indoor and outdoor seating when its nice out.

Looks like my EWR-BZE fare droped again over night to $150 a/i. With my Plat bonus it almost makes it worth it but to go by myself would be a waste. Also, I dont have to hit 50k on AA to keep Plat. All I have to do is maintain Gold on CO and spend 20k on my Merrill Card to get the annual status match.

^ Thanks for the info. No plans to stop at Mondavi either. I'll have to look at a map and see where Opus One is in relation to the other areas I will be in.

Thanks for the restaurant as well!

Have lunch at Bouchon if you can fit it in. Don't bother with trying to score a table at TFL.

We didn't have a hole big enough for tarp coverage. Looks like everything will be covered. $8-$9K worth of damage.