Wine Adventures with the 2 Dollar Wine Connoisseurs: Napa Rose

 Several years ago one of the first amazing Wine and Cheese experiences we had was at Napa Rose Restaurant at the Grand Californian Hotel in the Disneyland Resort. We decided it was long overdue to revisit this experience so one day last month after catching the Aladdin stage show at Disney's California Adventure we wandered over to the Grand Californian to enjoy this experience again. The Napa Rose is a fine dining restaurant  with a view of Disney California Adventure Park's Grizzly River Run area. The view is awesome and so is the food, wine and atmosphere.  The interior of the Napa Rose is gorgeous keeping with the theme of the beautiful Craftsman style of the hotel. We have had dinner here as well, but really enjoy just stopping by the Napa Rose Lounge for the cheeses from around the world and enjoying a bottle of wine.  Whether inside the lounge or outside next to the fire pit area it is a Wine and Cheese experience you absolutely have to try.

Below is the list of wonderful cheeses that we enjoyed on our latest trip here in February....

The Mine Shaft Blue and Bucheron St Saviol from France  were 2 personal favorites.

With some Russian River Valley Chardonnay it was a nearly perfect Wine and Cheese Adventure

Here is a view of the outside patio fire pit area at night from our previous visit here several years ago.

A Mad Housewife does not a happy Wine Night make

Sometimes you have to get a wine because of the label.

With a motto like "Housework can't kill, but why take a chance" it was too funny to pass up. Funny labels we have tried in the past have included Fat Bastard and Bitch Wine. The Mad Housewife was all label and no substance. This is a great wine to bring to a White Trash party if the store is out of Boone's Farm or wine  in a box.  

Of course even with our disappointment of the wine a little  goat cheese, blinis, brie cheese and cinnamon crisps on the balcony we were able to salvage our evening. 

After the angry housewife the other wine for the night was Emma Pearl Chardonnay which we didn't like much better.....Despite it's Tiffany Blue label...we felt that Emma was definitely no pearl. It was even said while drinking it "They fool you with the Tiffany blue label, when in all actuality it tastes more like a bottle of swill."

 On their website they talk about Emma Pearl as is if she was a person and I quote "She has impeccable taste and gracious manners.  She always knows the right thing to say without ever implying you don’t. Possessed of breathtaking style, her classically chic handbags elicit ardent admiration.  Ever ready to entertain, she may very well have inspired the phrase “fabulous hostess.” 

In our opinion we think NOT so much, it's like the old saying goes.. You can put lipstick on a pig, But it's still a pig!!  

Even though we did not like the Chardonnay very much and we will probably not be trying it ever again we reccomend you check out their website just for the laughs!! 

http://madhousewifecellars.com/

As always "Cheers" from Brad & Kim 

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