jack's (surprise) birthday celebration

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We celebrated Jack's birthday with a surprise wine tasting trip to Napa Valley.

We started by meeting the gang at Opus One winery.  From left to right the group was Julian, Heidi and Luke, Jack and I and Mike and Sarah.

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Here we are at Sullivan Winery - our first stop.

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Lunch was lovingly prepared by Oakville Grocery and served among the vines at Sullivan.

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Here are some snaps from our next stop - Vinecliffe Winery - after our tour of the caves.

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Obviously we were enjoying our tastings a little too much as we forgot entirely to take pictures at Deerpark Winery!

Here we are at Domain Chandon - finishing the day off with a little bubbly.

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Here is the entire gang including our FANTASTIC tour guide who put the whole day together - Norma Poole! Norma can be reached at www.wineandvineways.com.  Jack and I heartily recommend her!

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Where we told Jack we were going for dinner ...

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Where we were really going for dinner ....

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Here is Jack after we told him we were going to the French Laundry for dinner!

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Thomas Keller's version of a birthday cake ...

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The whole gang with the master himself after our private tour of the kitchen! 

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