These Guides answer the important questions: What to expect in the tasting rooms? What to wear; what does ‘Wine Country Casual’ mean? How can we stretch our tasting endurance? How can we spend more time at the wineries than in the car and make the most of our time? How can we find wineries that fit our tastes and style? How can we easily send wines home?
For touring Napa this third edition provides 44 Easy Driving Maps and 21 detailed, Connect-the-Dots Dream Tours. These are based on popular themes and include the area’s Best Picnic Spots and Favorite Restaurants. The tours include directions, driving tips, practical, yet scenic routes, and lunch stops. Other wineries are shown along the routes to encourage travelers to customize the tours for individual tastes and diversions.
The Comprehensive Winery Directory includes the important details, with map references, plus insights from professional tour guides based on visitor feedback. Directory listings include ‘Nearby Wineries’ to help visitors put together easy tours, and ‘tricky to find’ locations include navigation tips. There are also market, restaurant and lodging directories to help plan your trip to Wine Country.
The authors and designers are Ralph & Lahni de Amicis, two of Northern California’s most eclectic guides, who share their guest’s enthusiasm for all things wine! They are owners of Amicis Tours and authors of more than a dozen books, plus the very popular iPhone Apps: Napa Valley Wine Tours, and Sonoma Wine Tours.
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