Added: 03/21/2006 |
Choose from hot air balloon to limousine rides for Napa Valley wine toursCalifornia's Napa and Sonoma Valleys are two of the most winegrowing regions in the world. The Valleys are close to each other, while the distinction lies in their size: the Napa Valley surpasses Sonoma in population and number of wineries. Napa is more commercial and Napa Valley wine tours will bring you to the land of an enormous number of wineries, spas and the widest selection of restaurants, hotels and tourism activities. The Sonoma Valley is a more serene winemaking destination, while Sonoma wine tours are ultimately romantic and a little bit intimate. You can even find Sonoma more attractive if you plan an intimate wine tour for two as Sonoma surpasses Napa in the beauty and diversity of its landscape, charming small towns and enchanting forests as though specially created for romantic travelers. Until you are not pressed by time, visit both regions.
Napa Valley wine tours can include limousine, shuttle bus, cable car and even hot air balloon rides, which will deliver you to the award-winning wineries of California Wine Country, whereas there are over three hundred of them to explore. However, a visitor, overwhelmed by these choices, should not forget about local attractions that boost around the area. Napa Valley wine tours can be combined with art tours, and here you will find some of the most intriguing art studios and art works, including the collections of the De Rosa Preserve, Hess Winery, Clos Pegase and the Napa Valley Museum.
Napa Valley wine tours are suitable for wine and golf lovers as over a dozen golf courses are available in the Napa Valley and immediate area. For the nature plunge mix Napa Valley wine tours with bicycling along one of the beautiful Napa biking trails, which allow the close proximity to terraced hills and enchanting riverside. There are also enormous opportunities for hiking, and hiking trails for all levels allow hikers to expand their knowledge on the Napa Valley terrain and geology.
Culinary lessons during Napa Valley wine tours give you a possibility of a hands-on experience, guided by a professional chef as well as a unique learning of wine and food pairings.
The distinguishable feature of the Napa Valley is that it is seasonally different. It makes many visitors who return feel that there is still much to explore. In March, Napa celebrates the Mustard festival and blooms in mustard flowers; spring wildflowers are at their peak in April, painting the Valley in a palette of colors; in May, new crops of wines begin and you can see immature small grapes that in the course of time turn into the world's best wines.
Certainly, Napa Valley wine tours include tastings of the finest wines in the world. Note that four Napa Cabernets are among twenty wines worldwide that the Forbes magazine's online lifestyle newsletter has declared "one hundred dollars Wines That Are Worth It." These include all one hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 (one hundred and thirty six dollars); Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 (one hundred and seventy five); Lokoya Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain 2002 (one hundred and thirty five dollars); and Trefethen Halo (one hundred and fifty).
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