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July 2008
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Yesterday we began with the champagne breakfast that is complimentary to all guests at the Vintage Inn. This isn't just a tray of dried out sausage, limp bacon and reconstituted powdered eggs, but a fully realized breakfast buffet as fine as any I've enjoyed for $$$ at other hotels. In fact, I'm sitting here in the dining room writing while I'm enjoying my quiche, nibbling my croissant and sipping my mimosa. Wish you were here. After my Napa style huevos rancheros and fresh fruit yesterday, I checked in to the Villagio Spa at the Vintage Inn's sister property. Here is a place that understands serenity and elegance. I began with a wellness massage in one of the private spa suites, then moved on to the salon for a facial and paraffin wax hand treatment. My face was glowing when the therapist was finished scrubbing, rubbing, smoothing and soothing my skin. E and I took lunch in the private patio just outside the spa suite, then basked in the warmth until it was time to go on our wine tasting. Dinner at 25° Brix found us treated to a tasting menu with wine pairings by sommelier Bruce Conklin. We began dining during magic hour on the patio, where the sun slanting on the gardens and vinyards touched everything with a golden patina. By the time we finished dining, we'd gone through ten tasting courses (small, individual portions) of the restaurant's top signature dishes and ten small flights of wines selected to compliment each dish. E and I fell madly in crush with the tuna tartare on tempura fried nori, while I swooned over the tomato salad with pecan pesto. Just when we thought we couldn't take anything else, they brought us full portions of grilled Alaskan halibut and rack of lamb. We didn't get back to the hotel until 11 pm. Great memories, excellent food, superb wine. The good life. |
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