Wine Country Insights
Long-time Napa and Sonoma wine-country residents and experienced tour guides share expert insights, tips, stories, and practical advice to help you explore wine country like a local.
- Wine Country Tips
Caring for and Shipping Your Wine Home
How to keep your wine safe in the heat, what to know about shipping options, and the one mistake that…
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- Wine Country Tips
Types of Napa Valley and Sonoma Wine Tastings
The different types of wine tastings you'll find in Napa and Sonoma, what each one actually involves, and how to…
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- Wine Country Tips
Tasting Room Etiquette in Napa Valley and Sonoma
What the wineries actually want you to know about tasting room etiquette, from skipping the cologne to the tipping question…
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- Wine Country Tips
Getting Around Napa Valley and Sonoma
Every way to get around Napa and Sonoma for wine tasting, from walking and biking to rideshare and hired drivers,…
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- Wine Country Tips
10 Tips to Visiting Wine Country
Ten practical tips from local drivers who've seen every wine country mistake in the book, so you don't have to…
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- Experiences & Inspiration
Sláinte in Napa! Learn the Art of Irish Coffee + Whiskey Tasting
An Irish coffee masterclass and whiskey tasting led by a Dublin-born, Napa-based spirits expert. A fun change of pace from…
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- Itineraries
Napa Valley For Beginners
Start with sparkling at a French chateau, picnic at an organic ranch in Rutherford, and end with a glass at…
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- Itineraries
Sparkling Wine Tour Napa Valley
World-class sparkling producers, one legendary cave tour, and a day built entirely around bubbles.
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- Travel Planning Guides
Napa Valley Picnics: The Definitive Guide [2024]
Sip world-class wines, savor artisanal bites, and unwind in Napa Valley’s most picturesque picnic spots.
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