Trip IdeasFodor's In Focus California Wine Country, 1st Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the California Wine Country!
•Fodor’s In Focus California Wine Country features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor"s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the California Wine Country.
•Pull-out map included
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the California Wine Country!
•Fodor’s In Focus California Wine Country features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor"s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the California Wine Country.
•Pull-out map included
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Be a Fodor’s Correspondent ............ 3
About This Book ............ 5
When to Go ............ 8
Chapter 1: Visiting Wineries ............ 9
Chapter 2: Napa Valley ............ 35
Chapter 3: The Carneros District ............ 91
Chapter 4: Sonoma Valley ............ 103
Chapter 5: Northern Sonoma County ............ 131
Chapter 6: Central Coast ............ 163
Chapter 7: Winespeak ............ 215
California Wine Country Essentials ............ 228
Index ............ 251
About Our Writer ............ 256
Close Ups
Making the Most of Your Time ............ 11
Vino Vocabulary ............ 14
Money-Saving Tips ............ 16
Buying & Shipping Wine ............ 18
It’s All on the Label ............ 23
Best Wine Country Picnics ............ 30
Vintage Variables ............ 33
Up, Up, and Away ............ 51
The Wine Country on Two Wheels ............ 54
Napa’s Back Roads ............ 72
Best Wine Country Spas ............ 81
A Great Napa Drive ............ 90
Organic Wines ............ 97
Crush Camp ............ 110
Jack London Country ............ 121
Best Tasting Room Snacks ............ 125
A Great Drive in Sonoma Valley ............ 129
Beer Country ............ 136
The Anderson Valley ............ 154
A Great Drive in Northern Sonoma County ............ 161
A Great Drive in the Santa Cruz Mountains ............ 171
The 17-Mile Drive ............ 178
A Great Drive Around Paso Robles ............ 198
Q & A with a Winemaker ............ 210
Maps
California Wine Country ............ 6—7
Napa Valley ............ 38—39
Napa Town ............ 42
Where to Eat in Napa Valley ............ 49
Where to Stay in Napa Valley ............ 50
The Carneros District ............ 94
Sonoma Valley ............ 106—107
Sonoma Town ............ 109
Where to Stay & Eat in Sonoma Valley ............ 116—117
Northern Sonoma County ............ 134
Santa Cruz Mountains ............ 169
Monterey County ............ 179
Around Paso Robles ............ 192
Santa Barbara County ............ 206
About This Book ............ 5
When to Go ............ 8
Chapter 1: Visiting Wineries ............ 9
Chapter 2: Napa Valley ............ 35
Chapter 3: The Carneros District ............ 91
Chapter 4: Sonoma Valley ............ 103
Chapter 5: Northern Sonoma County ............ 131
Chapter 6: Central Coast ............ 163
Chapter 7: Winespeak ............ 215
California Wine Country Essentials ............ 228
Index ............ 251
About Our Writer ............ 256
Close Ups
Making the Most of Your Time ............ 11
Vino Vocabulary ............ 14
Money-Saving Tips ............ 16
Buying & Shipping Wine ............ 18
It’s All on the Label ............ 23
Best Wine Country Picnics ............ 30
Vintage Variables ............ 33
Up, Up, and Away ............ 51
The Wine Country on Two Wheels ............ 54
Napa’s Back Roads ............ 72
Best Wine Country Spas ............ 81
A Great Napa Drive ............ 90
Organic Wines ............ 97
Crush Camp ............ 110
Jack London Country ............ 121
Best Tasting Room Snacks ............ 125
A Great Drive in Sonoma Valley ............ 129
Beer Country ............ 136
The Anderson Valley ............ 154
A Great Drive in Northern Sonoma County ............ 161
A Great Drive in the Santa Cruz Mountains ............ 171
The 17-Mile Drive ............ 178
A Great Drive Around Paso Robles ............ 198
Q & A with a Winemaker ............ 210
Maps
California Wine Country ............ 6—7
Napa Valley ............ 38—39
Napa Town ............ 42
Where to Eat in Napa Valley ............ 49
Where to Stay in Napa Valley ............ 50
The Carneros District ............ 94
Sonoma Valley ............ 106—107
Sonoma Town ............ 109
Where to Stay & Eat in Sonoma Valley ............ 116—117
Northern Sonoma County ............ 134
Santa Cruz Mountains ............ 169
Monterey County ............ 179
Around Paso Robles ............ 192
Santa Barbara County ............ 206
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