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The Napa Valley of California has long been known for its wonderful wines, but if you go on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour, you’ll also discover the incredible beauty of the region.
Napa Valley wine tasting can be enjoyed on so many more levels than simply trying the local wines. To be sure, each winery in this area offers a wonderful selection, including special label vintages and specialty wines. But you will also leave experience a feast for the eyes on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour.
Dotted with row upon row of lush vineyards, the Napa Valley is covered in gently undulating hills. Soft nights and bright, sunny days produce some of the finest wine grapes in the country. The official route for Napa Valley wine tasting tours covers thirty-five miles and covering dozens of some of the finest wineries in California.
While the deservedly famous wineries are the primary reason that most people decide to embark on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour, you shouldn’t limit yourself to visiting only wineries. The region is rich in natural beauty and history, so take full advantage of both by taking plenty of time when you visit the Napa Valley.
• One of only three Old Faithful Geysers in the United States is located along the path of most Napa Valley wine tours. Its steaming waterspout erupts every 40 minutes year round.
• Hot air balloon rides are very popular, and there is no better way to see the vineyards stretching for miles in every direction. You’ll have a new appreciation of the vintners’ art after seeing everything from the air.
• The most luxurious way to take a Napa Valley wine tasting tour is on the renovated Pullman Train. You’ll travel in lavishly restored cars filled with etched glass, gleaming wood and lush upholstery on loveseats and lounge chairs.
• Visit the Culinary Institute of America, housed in the former home of Christian Brothers Winery, Greystone Cellars. You can take a break from your Napa Valley wine tasting to do a bit of Napa Valley food tasting here. The chefs offer exceptional dishes, including trying out experimental recipes, in the Greystone Restaurant.
• The Sutter Home winery is the home of white zinfandel, today one of the most popular blush whites on the market. No Napa Valley wine tasting tour would be complete without a visit to the winery, one of the largest wine producers in the United States.
• The area is studded with Victorian era homes converted into bed and breakfasts with luxurious accommodations such as day spas (try the hot spring mud baths!). After your wine tasting tour, pamper yourself a bit.
Anyone who goes on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour leaves with wonderful memories, astonishing images that will linger for years, and more than a few bottles of excellent California wine.
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