Winery Tour Stops
Like snowflakes, no two wine tours are exactly alike! Which winery we visit is determined by several criteria. California’s Wine Country is actually almost the whole state, but much of the state is too far away. In our many years touring, we have gained a wealth of experience and compiled a list of wineries that are within a short distance, are friendly and do a good presentation, and have other attractions, such as good food or a great walking tour. Oh and the wine is good, too! Our list might change as we make new discoveries, or an old friend changes ownership. We can’t visit all of these in one day, but here is a list of “possibles”, just to whet your appetite.
View a List of California Wineries that are possible stops on our various tours.
The Golden Gate Bridge
On many of our Wine Country Tours, we travel across the Golden Gate Bridge. We found a less frequently visited viewpoint to get one of the most spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the City of San Francisco that makes for incredible photo opportunities.
California Wine Country
Almost half of California’s 1400+ wineries are located in our 2 premier wine producing regions, Napa and Sonoma Counties, within about 100 miles of San Francisco. The variety of micro-climates, soils, terrains, and the Gold Rush of European immigrants led to the growth of the wine industry back in the mid 1800’s! Starting in Sonoma (see Sonoma history), the region had about 60 years of increased tourist activity until the 1906 earthquake and Prohibition starting in 1919 put a most winemakers under for another 60+ years. A new era of prosperity began in the 70’s (see Napa Valley) and now there are about 650 wineries located in Napa and Sonoma counties. You can travel far away from San Francisco and find great wines, why would you? Well, there are some good reasons, but you might as well start here!
California Wine Tours
