Après vineyard in Napa Valley
There’s more than just wine in California’s beautiful Napa County, said Christina Talcott in The Washington Post. The small town of Calistoga, situated at the north end of wine country, is the perfect place to unwind after a long day of tastings. Known for its hot springs and the spas they spawned, Calistoga is now home to 10 resorts that offer every kind of spa treatment, from body wraps to herbal baths. Golden Haven Spa & Resort specializes in a couple’s mud bath, which involves soaking in a tub of mud and peat moss, a mineral water bath, and a warm blanket wrap. Even the city’s name was born out of relaxation and self-indulgence. In the 1860s, millionaire Samuel Brannan was planning to make the region “California’s version of the New York town Saratoga Springs.” Reportedly, after getting tipsy one night, he mistakenly “called the town the ‘Calistoga of Sarafornia,’ and the malapropism stuck.”
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