June 23, 2015 Tuesday Napa Valley
It’s weird here in America. Temperature could drop by as much as 30 degrees in a couple of hours. It could be hundred degrees at midday then it becomes chilly at night. So when we go out, even if it’s too hot, I still bring a light cardigan and I leave it in the car.
It was very hot when Madeline and I drove to Napa Valley.
Even before we went inside the Mustards Grill, she said “Let’s go An, let’s explore the garden”. I didn’t respond and show interest. Ayaw ko nga kasi ang init sa labas and ang tining ng araw.
But after our lunch, she again said “Let’s go An, let’s take pictures of the garden”.
They have a cute sculpture in the middle of what looks like a very shallow pond or pool but I didn’t want to stop and look. Ang tining ng sikat ng araw.
“An, I’ll take your picture”.
Sige na nga, ang init talaga.
There’s an herb garden on the left side of the restaurant. According to the waiters, they get their veggies from here. Fresh from the garden and organic, no chemicals.
Basil Mix. We have basil in Manila. Ang bangu-bango. Edmund planted them a year ago.
Drip irrigation system is the key to a healthy garden especially in desert like environment. The rows of plastic hoses are attached to a timer. Water automatically flows out from the holes giving the plants slow but regular watering.
It’s hard to pose when I couldn’t even see the surroundings because my eyes were practically closed. Nakakasilaw ang araw.
There are two wooden bridges that connects Mustards Grill to Cosentino Winery.
As soon as we parked, I spotted the house already, and I wanted to take pictures right away. Madeline said “later An, let’s eat first”.
The place reminded me of Tuscany or a little bit of the South of France.
The merchandise store sells mostly kitchen accessories, wines, cookbooks.
There’s a French door that leads to a very large dining area. That’s probably for culinary and wine events, like wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, etc.
2015 Event Calendar at Cosentino Winery
A————-“Tart, come here”.
E————-“Why?”
A————-“I want to show you a picture”.
E————-“Oh”.
A————–“Dito kami nagpunta ni Madeline”.
A————-“I want to have a house like this, yung puno ng vines”.
E————-“Matagal gumapang yan”.
A————–“Five years?”
E————–“Lampas pa, baka 10 years”.
A————-“kahit hindi ganyang kapuno, basta merong konting ivy”.
E————-“Pwede, matagal ko ng nakikita yang mga ganyan. Matagal ko ng gusto yan. In fact meron nyan sa Batanes”.
Well it’s good to know that we both like this. There’s strength in numbers.
Let’s add this to our wish list, and let’s put a timeline = 10 years (for the ivy to grow). Pag-uwi ko, bibili na ako ng maraming ivy, para gumapang na sa dingding ng bahay namin.
Cosentino Winery
7415 St Helena Hwy, Yountville, CA 94599
1(707) 921-2809
they are really nice to look at, appealing to the eyes, we have it on our walls, only downside – if you don’t trim it regularly, rodents and diff. crawling animals can live there.
That’s what others are saying too. Thousands of crawling pests like snake, spiders, and because of the humidity in the Philippines, it’s going to be a haven for cockroaches. Hmmm. it appears to be a high maintenance thing. To regularly trim and spray insecticides.