How much are tasting fees in the Napa Valley in 2017

Napa Valley Wine Tasting Fee Index for 2019

What it will cost you to taste wine in the Napa Valley in 2017 In short, prepare for tasting fee sticker shock. This is our fourth year of tracking tasting room fees in the Napa Valley. We base it on the same wineries each year and an entry level tasting. Most wineries have multiple options … Read more

December in Wine Country – Plan it Now

Why December in wine country is a great time – be different, be bold Every December we take off to wine country to take the time to rejuvenate the spirit and enjoy the beauty of wine country. December is a fantastic time to explore your favorite wine country destination. Be different, be bold, and plan a trip … Read more

About Tamber Bey Vineyards

Tamber Bay in Calistoga

This is a guest post submitted by Tamber Bey Vineyards. The winery is located in Calistoga in the Napa Valley wine country. The Tamber Bey Video was produced by Metrics Cosmetics. About Tamber Bey Vineyards Tamber Bey Vineyards of Napa Valley, California, embodies the philosophy that great winemaking begins in the vineyard. Owners Barry and Jennifer … Read more

Bits and Pieces of Napa Valley News

The 2016 Harvest The harvest of the king of grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, is well underway in the Napa Valley, with most of the wineries expecting a fantastic harvest. In the Napa Valley Register we find this information. Andy Beckstoffer of Beckstoffer Vineyards, who is one of the largest wine growers in the valley, said this … Read more

How to Visit the Napa Valley

how to visit napa valley

August through the end of harvest, early October, is the busiest time in the Napa Valley. These are some important tips if you are planning a Napa Valley wine country getaway. Weekend traffic is at a virtual standstill along Highway 29. Cars turning left or right, in and out of tasting rooms, resemble a game … Read more

Where to Find the Best Wine and Art Wineries in the Napa Valley

wine and art lovers wine trail

Wine and art together at these five Napa Valley wineries The appreciation of wine and art go together. Both involve the senses in a deep and complex manner. Both are good for the soul. With this in mind, we have designed a new wine trail for WineCountryGetaways.com. It is the Wine and Art Lover’s Trail. … Read more

Women in Wine – Lindsay Hoopes

Lindsay Hoopes winemaker

Lindsay Hoopes takes charge at Hoopes Family Vineyard From District Attorney to winemaker and wine manager, Lindsay Hoopes has taken charge at one of Napa Valley’s cult Cabernet wineries. Lindsay spent eight years in the D.A.’s office in San Francisco, prosecuting some of San Francisco’s most notorius criminals. When her Dad Spencer decided to retire from … Read more

Robert Mondavi 50th Anniversary Celebration! You are invited

Robert Mondavi Winery summer concerts

Robert Mondavi – Big celebration plans for July 16th for the 50th Anniversary Back in 1996, when the Robert Mondavi Winery opened our adventures to the wine country, there were only a handful of wineries to visit and very few travelers to wine country. Looking back at my wine notes from 1969, they showed that … Read more

Wine Country Restaurants on Michael Bauer’s 100 Top 100 Restaurants

Ciccio in Yountville

Each year at this time, the San Francisco Chronicle and its food editor Michael Bauer announce “The Top 100 Restaurants.” These are restaurants that are in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, including the wine country regions of the Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Michael Bauer and his staff dine at a restaurant three … Read more

Napa Valley Tasting Room Index 2016

Napa tasting room fees

What it will cost you to taste wine in the Napa Valley in 2016 This is our third year of calculating the Napa Valley Tasting Room Index.  Its purpose is to give travelers a rough estimate of what it costs in fees to taste wine in the Napa Valley.  We are using the same tasting rooms that … Read more