Rahel Kent, Los Angeles criminal attorney, Grand Prize winner in our Wine Country Lifestyle Sweepstakes, went from driving a limo (way back in law school) to riding in this giant one on her VIP Napa Winery Tour. Rahel brought her friend Steve Hobin, a North Hollywood Chef, with her on this fantastic vacation. Rahel and Steve visited the world famous Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery in Rutherford, owned by Hollywood director, Francis Ford Coppola. The 100 year old estate, formerly Inglenook, is one of Napa Valley's most visited wineries. This winery is unique with its museum of Francis Ford Coppla's movie memorabilia, a collection of his Zoetrope machines (first movie projectors) as well as a graphical history of the huge, European estate.

What they had to say....

"We the dined at DownTown Joe's, downtown Napa where we pigged out sipped wine outdoors by the river for nearly 4 hours! A really wonderful setting to wind down from L.A."

"We were whisked away in a 10 person stretch limo (complete with champagne) off to the wineries for tours and tastings, my favorite part,---I truly appreciate the cause for which those valiant grapes had given their little lives!"

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"We were then whisked off to Niebaum-Copolla and perhaps the most beautiful estate winery in the valley."

"At the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, we dressed to the nines, and got front row seats in front of the appetizer chefs bay and watched our meals being created. We started our meal with sweet breads and fois gras with a delightful pinot grigio taster. We both choose the roasted squab on Polenta as our main dish with a pinot noir taster. By the time we were through, neither of us could even look at the dessert tray."

"Of all of the things offered when I entered the sweepstakes, being taken into the home of the sweepstakes sponsor for a gourmet meal was not what I expected. But it was beyond that. We were taken into their lovely home in the hills and treated to a spectacular view of the valley. And then fed again....a lot....we started with a wonderfully light quiche Lorraine and then a shrimp and avocado salad which was delightful. After moving the table in front of the big screen to accomodate my Olympic fixation, we sipped Australian wine from the Rosemont Estate in keeping with the spirit of the Opening Ceremonies and dined on crab legs, new potatoes and a few other things I was too stuffed to eat. An excellent end to a magnificent day. "