The Bachelor is Coming to Napa

For those poor few of you who have not been following this season's installment of ABC's The Bachelor, you really only need to know two things to get caught up. First, all of the girls hate Vienna, who the girls think is fake/backstabbing/annoying. Yet, to the surprise of all, Jake keeps her around. Second, if bachelor/pilot/hunk Jake keeps kicking women off at his current breakneck pace, the season will be over next week. See, e.g. last night's DRAMATIC rose ceremony when Jake cut an extra girl after consulting with relationship guru and moral philosopher, Chris Harrison (he had already cut two girls from a group date when he was only supposed to eliminate one).

Last night we also learned that the show would be based in San Francisco for the next couple of weeks, which, in my mind, meant only one thing: romantic date in wine country! And, the closing preview of upcoming episodes did not disappoint. From the brief teaser, it appears as though the Bachelor is coming to the (and I'm being restrained here) horribly tacky and grotesque winery Castello di Amorosa. Fashioned as a 13th-century Tuscan castle, the winery, in case you couldn't guess, tries to recreate a little bit of Italy in Napa. The castle is owned by Daryl Sattui who owns another tourist trap and cash cow on the other side of St. Helena, the V. Sattui Winery.

This seems like the perfect wine country setting for a reality show, doesn't it? I'll be tuned in to see how the winery turns into a romantic hook-up spot for Bachelor Jake. My guess is that he and the ladies will retire to the "Royal Apartment." Back in the good ol' days when I used to work at a winery, people just made out in the bathroom. But, maybe I'm old fashioned.

The Bachelor: Love Takes Flight airs on ABC on Mondays at 8 p.m.

PS - if you're looking to propose to your beloved at Castello di Amorosa, check out their proposal pacakges here.