Our Getaways to California Wine Country

We travel to the wine country often. We have chronicled our trips and placed them on this Web site for visitors to review. We think they might be helpful to those who are planning a trip to these wine country regions. Here is a journal of our trips to wine country.

 

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Most Recent Wine Country Getaways

Los Gatos wine country

A Visit to Tasting Rooms in Los Gatos and Saratoga
We visit Peggy Fleming's winery in downtown Los Gatos and Testarossa Vineyards housed in the historic Novitiate Winery

Hopland wine country

A Visit to Hopland Wine Country and a Day of Bocce Ball
We explore Hopland wineries and play a Bocce Ball tournament

Hawley Winery, West Dry Creek Road

A Visit to Hawley Winery and Vineyards
We meet winemaker John Hawley and discover wonderful wines

Wineries on Occidental Road

Occidental Road Wineries - Russian River Valley AVA
Our day trip to wineries on Occidental Road in Sebastopol

Black Stallion Vineyards

A Napa - Sonoma Wineries
Our two-night trip to wineries in both Napa Valley and Sonoma County.

napa valley blog

Our Trips to Napa Valley - Napa Valley Blog
View our comments and opinions of the places we have visited in the Napa Valley. The only blog devoted to traveling the Napa Valley wine country.

Past Wine Country Getaways

Dry Creek Valley Wine Country - July 2007

Paso Robles Wine Country - June 2007

Hopland Wine Getaway - March 2007

Sutter Creek Wine Getaway - February 2007

Day Trip - Three New Wineries Near Healdsburg - February 2007

Day Trip to Russian River Valley Wineries - January 2007

Battaglini Winery - November 2006

Sonoma Valley and the El Dorado Kitchen - November 2006

Wine Tasting in the City of Los Angeles - 2006

Russian River Wine Country - September 2006

Crushpad in San Francisco - September 2006

Healdsburg - July 2006

Bocce Ball In the Vineyards - June 2006

Paso Robles - May 2006

Wine Tasting in San Francisco at Vino Venue - April 2006

Four Wineries in the Russian River of Sonoma Country - March 2006

On an Adventure for Unusual Wine Exchanges & Requests - March 2006

Presidents' Weekend in the Gold Country - February 2006

In Search of Zinfandel - Russian River Wine Region - Febraury 2006

The Terraces at Quarry Vineyards in the Napa Valley - January 2006

In Search of Wild Mustard in the Napa Valley - January 2006

Champagne Tasting in Napa - December 2005

Mendocino and the Anderson Valley - November 2005

Bocce Ball and Wine Tasting in the Napa Valley - August 2005

Amador and El Dorado - July 2005

Olivet Road - June 2005

Italy - The Wineries of Umbria - May 2005

New Wineries in Amador Wine Country - February 2005

Geyserville and the Alexander Valley Wine Country - January 2005

Two hidden wineries in the Russian River Wine Country - December 2004

Sebastopol Wine Country - October 2004

The Mount Veeder Wine Appellation - October 2004

The Napa Valley - Tours at Hendry and Chateau Montelena - August 2004

Calaveras Wineries and the town of Murphys - July 2004

Forestville Wineries and the Russian River Wine Region - May 2004

Green Valley and Russian River Valley - Sonoma County - March 2004

Sutter Creek and Wineries of Amador and El Dorado Counties - Feb. 2004

Paso Robles Wine Country - January 2004

Russian River, Chalk Hill Estate & Lower Alexander Valley - December 2003

Napa Valley, Stony Hill Vineyards - November 2003

Vintners' Holiday Yosemite - November 2003

Napa Valley, Hendry- September 2003

Paso Robles Wine Country - August 2003

Healdsburg and Russian River – June 2003

Napa Valley, Day Trip – May 9, 2003

Mendocino and the Anderson Valley - March 2003

Sutter Creek and the Sierra Foothills - February 2003


   

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