Napa and Wine Tasting

Visiting Napa twice at the end of September and then early October still didn't make me want to go wine tasting as most tourists seem to do there. Don't get me wrong, I do like the taste of a good wine, but wouldn't bother making an effort to get to a specific vineyard and pay more than I'd pay for a bottle for a mare taste. I've just read this interesting article saying wine tasting is junk science and it reminded me of Napa.

One could be a connoisseur of olive oil as well so as there's always room for bs if you got the money.

The wine we bought most in California was called Oak Leaf. We were first introduced to it in Arcata by fellow CouchSurfers. It wasn't too bad and so another day we found it at the store. The price was shocking, $1.87 a bottle for a reasonable wine. When we shared the wine later with other people, they always said they liked it. Guess it shouldn't be that hard to make a good fermented grape juice after all.

The salvation army in Napa collects free food from grocery shops and give it away. A great initiative that slightly lessens the excessive amount of waste created by modern consumption practices and a profit-oriented economy.

Dana near a 1080 pound / 490kg pumpkin. Treat or treat?

Napa was good to us because of the people who hosted us. I enjoyed seeing and experiencing the area from a more local perspective and later learn about different crime rates in different town and how they're a direct result of local government corruption. Oh well, I'm too lazy to really go into it all now.

Some prepare for Halloween over a month in advance... Go Pumpkins!