California Wine Country Features

California Wine Country Features

• Winespeak
  

  Like any activity, wine making and wine tasting have specialized vocabularies, and most of the terms are actually quite helpful, once you have... read more

• Top Reasons to Go to California Wine Country
  

  Biking: Cycling is one of the best ways to see the Wine Country—the Russian River and Dry Creek valleys are particularly beautiful.... read more

• Who's Who in the Grape World
  

  Well more than 50 varieties of grapes are grown in the California Wine Country. Although you don't need to be on a first-name basis with them... read more

• Best Wine Country Festivals
  

  Napa Valley Mustard Festival, Feb.-Mar. When Napa is at its least crowded, and wild mustard blooms in between the vines, locals celebrate wine... read more

• Best Wine Country Spas
  

  Spas in Napa and Sonoma have two special angles. First, there are the local mud baths and mineral-water sources, concentrated particularly around... read more