The president's Secret Service contingent likes Napa County's law enforcement hospitality and preparedness.

Napa County Sheriff Gary Simpson said, "The Secret Service was very complimentary of the sheriff's office" following President George W. Bush's weekend stop in the Napa Valley.

Bush flew via helicopter into the Angwin Airport about 8 p.m. Friday, and his motorcade headed off to the Meadowood Napa Valley resort where he spent the night. After breakfast, he went for a mountain bike ride in the Los Posadas State Forest near Angwin.

One of the captains Simpson put in charge of the operations, John Robertson, got a special treat. When Bush motored out of the Meadowood compound on Saturday morning to head for Angwin for the bicycle ride, Robertson was in the presidential limousine.

He biked along with the president and, according to Simpson, received a pair of presidential bike socks.

Local officials note that Napa County will pay a hefty price for the president's trip.

Simpson said he had 83 personnel involved in the weekend operation, divided into two 12-hour time blocks, the first from 3 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday morning, and the second from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon -- after Bush had flew out of the Angwin Airport.

In addition to sheriff's deputies, the Napa Police Department provided 30 officers including the SWAT team. The Upvalley departments in St. Helena and Calistoga also contributed. Solano and Sonoma counties provided a dozen officers each, and there were 30 CHP personnel present.

Simpson thanked county supervisors for their support of local law enforcement, and even expressed gratitude to "the vast majority of demonstrators who behaved themselves," noting there were no arrests made.

Undersheriff Mike Loughran estimated his department alone put more than 400 hours into the two-day effort. "The time will be recorded and overtime and days off will be tracked," he said.

Helene Franchi, an analyst in the county CEO's office, said everything came off without a hitch and all the attention to detail paid off. She said local hospitals were staffed with additional personnel "just in case," and the Napa County Department of Corrections was in a standby mode in case there were significant arrests or "busloads of protesters."

She added they had asked federal officials if there would be any reimbursement for the staffing of the presidential event. The answer came back in the negative. It is done at taxpayers' expense.

Presidential wine

Even though President Bush is known to be a teetotaler, Sherwin Family Vineyards was able to get approval to present him with a three-liter bottle of its 2003 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. The bottle decorated with a commemorative American flag was sent to the president's room at Meadowood.

Spokeswoman Donna Leverenz said Sherwin is the only winery in the U.S. that has federal permission to use the flag on a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage.

Steve Sherwin said he produced it for an Italian-American wine and food pairing in Italy for the victims at Windows on the World, the restaurant destroyed in the World Trade Center attacks.

"When we heard the president would be coming to the valley, I thought it would be a nice thing to do," said Sherwin.

The bottle cleared the Secret Service and Meadowood staff ,and all indications are it was presented to him in his room. "We'll be 100 percent sure when we get a thank you letter," she said.

Sherwin's wine previously has been served at White House functions. Sherwin said Laura Bush is the one most likely to enjoy the wine. "She's the wine drinker in the family," she said.