California Wine Country
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Places of Interest
”Have a picnic on the mountaintop grounds after tasting the wines....” MORE>> |
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”For the impressive art collection....” MORE>> |
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”Try the potent Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale...” MORE>> |
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Shops
”For perfect pressed sandwiches, pastries, cookies and, on weekends, amazing doughnuts....” MORE>> |
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”The city of Napa continues to morph into one of Napa Valley’s prime food hubs. The latest reason: the 40,000-square-foot...” MORE>> |
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”Healdsburg's best wine selection....” MORE>> |
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”For olive oil and vinegar tastings....” MORE>> |
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Spas
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Wineries
”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”Dave and Patty Rafanelli's heralded Zinfandels and Cabernet Sauvignons (now made by their daughter, Shelly Rafanelli Fehlman) are available only...” MORE>> |
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”The best vineyards lie west of Highway 29, yielding fruit for rich, dense Cabernet-based wines such as Flora Springs Rutherford...” MORE>> |
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”Whitehall Lane Winery produces superb Cabernet from Leonardini Vineyard, and Beringer's St. Helena Home Vineyard bottling, from the winery's original...” MORE>> |
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”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”The visitor center (where walk-in tastings are held) sells good panini, charcuterie and cheese for picnics....” MORE>> |
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”Newer wineries with tremendous potential include Quixote and the eponymous Cliff Lede Vineyards, whose owner recently opened the area's only...” MORE>> |
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”Play a round of pétanque before tasting their wines....” MORE>> |
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”For the impressive art collection....” MORE>> |
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”That's only one of several surprising facts about Yountville. Another is that its biggest winery, Domaine Chandon, doesn't make any...” MORE>> |
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”This seven-year-old winery recently built a tasting room....” MORE>> |
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”One of the few Napa Valley wineries that don't require an appointment or charge a fee, Frank Family makes some...” MORE>> |
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”Secretive Gallo has pulled back the curtain a bit by opening its first public tasting room, on the plaza in...” MORE>> |
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”One of the Russian River's flagship wineries....” MORE>> |
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”The 'Heritage' includes a tasting of two current releases; the 'Wine Library' adds at least two decade-old wines....” MORE>> |
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”A top pinot and Zinfandel producer, notable for its five single-vineyard Pinots....” MORE>> |
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”The Hess Collection Cabernet is more approachable. (Hess owns more vineyard land in Mount Veeder than any other producer.)...” MORE>> |
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”The dark purple 2004 Petit Verdot, with blackberry jam flavors ($41 for a half-bottle), and the 2002 Cabernet Franc, with...” MORE>> |
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”One of Napa's oldest postwar wineries, Joseph Phelps is known for its Rhône varietal wines and California's pioneering Bordeaux-style wine...” MORE>> |
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”Renowned for its single-vineyard Pinot Noirs; you can try its Estate Pinot in the tasting room....” MORE>> |
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”The vineyards have stunning views of Lake Hennessey and other great wineries, like Chappellet and Colgin....” MORE>> |
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”Tastings include wines that are sold only on-site. If you arrange in advance, the Stotesberys will lead a tour of...” MORE>> |
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”Owner Ted Simpkins, a wine distributor, purchased the former Maacama Creek Winery in 1995 and has transformed it into a...” MORE>> |
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”This fifth-generation winery has a tasting room in a renovated historic barn....” MORE>> |
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”Owners Ames Morison (who's also the winemaker) and Christopher Medlock James give tours of the eco-friendly 350-acre ranch and its...” MORE>> |
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”The vineyard is an hour's drive from both Healdsburg and Santa Rosa, but it's worth the trip to get an...” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”Pride Mountain Vineyard...” MORE>> |
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”Hewitt's sibling, Provenance Vineyards, makes a Cabernet from a site east of Highway 29 near the Silverado Trail that has...” MORE>> |
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”The 2004 Quintessa, a dense Bordeaux-style blend ($120), and the 2006 Illumination Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford ($40), made primarily from grapes...” MORE>> |
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”Other notable producers include established names like Robert Keenan and Spring Mountain Vineyard (both back in good form after some...” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”An up-and-coming winery with earthy, smoky, Pinots....” MORE>> |
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”Longtime Carneros names Saintsbury, Acacia and Carneros Creek are making better wines than ever, newer entrants like Robert Sinskey are...” MORE>> |
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”The tour ventures into mile-deep caves that were hand-dug in the 1870s; tours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m...” MORE>> |
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”Helquist might serve a creamy risotto with pancetta or a zucchini- and-tomato frittata using vegetables grown in the winery's garden—and...” MORE>> |
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”The best are delicious when young and capable of aging quite well; Shafer Vineyards' Hillside Select Cabernet is a prime...” MORE>> |
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”The ripe 2005 Sonatera Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir ($45) and the intense 2005 Novy Page-Nord Vineyard Napa Valley Syrah ($32)....” MORE>> |
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”The older celebrities—Robert Mondavi Winery, Silver Oak Cellars and Opus One—still have many loyal fans but have been overshadowed lately...” MORE>> |
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”Spring Mountain District is also the source of some memorable whites, including Smith-Madrone's great Riesling (the best in California), Pride...” MORE>> |
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”The St. Helena AVA is still struggling to establish an identity. So far, Cabernet Sauvignon is the district's most important...” MORE>> |
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”The tour includes a visit to the caves, vineyards where a variety of grapes are grown for educational purposes and...” MORE>> |
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”Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, which first brought fame to the area, still does a fine job with Cabernet, and Silverado...” MORE>> |
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”For a walk through the gardens, where about 85 different rose varieties are grown....” MORE>> |
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”For a sit-down wine tasting modeled on a 19th-century Parisian salon....” MORE>> |
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”Call to set up a visit that includes hors d'oeuvres, picnics or full meals (call two weeks in advance for...” MORE>> |
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”Dyer Vineyard turns out a full-bodied Cabernet with a hint of chocolate, while Von Strasser produces a notable Bordeaux-style blend...” MORE>> |
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