tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553678246237684593.post-58471059353585343612008-03-09T13:07:00.000-07:002008-03-09T13:16:54.239-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I always enjoy directing our guests to great nearby wineries, particularly when they're run by a friend of mine, which is the case with Mark Carter and his <a href="http://www.envywines.com/">Envy Wines</a>. The winery is located just north of Calistoga on Tubbs Lane. Mark and his winemaker partner Nils Venge produce small-production, high-quality wines using, of course, Napa Valley fruit. I stopped in recently for a tasting and found Mark there doing what us innkeepers and winemakers do: paying attention to details (in this case, hand-drying wine glasses in the tasting room). </span><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175838245470085474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_pw_lG1LOQD8/R9RFdiQgIWI/AAAAAAAAAEo/cISHT6q3NBc/s320/IMG_0696.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The next time you visit our <a href="http://www.winecountryinn.com/">Napa Valley bed and breakfast</a>, be sure to work Envy Wines into your schedule: you won't be disappointed. </span></div><div></div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_pw_lG1LOQD8/R9RFLSQgIVI/AAAAAAAAAEg/hi71x9Ch2Oc/s1600-h/IMG_0698.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175837931937472850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_pw_lG1LOQD8/R9RFLSQgIVI/AAAAAAAAAEg/hi71x9Ch2Oc/s200/IMG_0698.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><strong><em>Envy Wines</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><em>1170 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga 94515</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><em>707-942-4670</em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.envywines.com/">envywines.com</a></span></em></div></div>Innkeeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836179067975943159noreply@blogger.com