Having visited the wine country of California can prove to be quite expensive, especially the well-known areas such as Sonoma County and Napa Valley. There’re several good gourmet restaurants and hotels in California. It’s a known fact that quality does not come cheap. Napa valley works on the principle of ‘Pay and get the service’. Majority of wineries in California charge for touring the vineyards and have their wines sampled at the time of wine tasting. Sometimes, this rate is as less as $5. at times, it can be >$10 as well. For certain wineries, tourism has become a part and parcel of business of theirs as that of wine-making. The others prefer of keeping tourism low-key and have their attention concentrated on the thing that actually matters, i.e. converting grapes in to fine wine.
Certain California Vineyard Tours present proper value for money, but not every one of them. If you end up paying around $10 and get only a splash (of wine), give it a second thought. You are paying for trying a huge spectrum of wines. However, you would observe that 4 or 5 splashes do not amount to a great deal with respect to the wine used. You would be batter having ten bucks spent on a single bottle. If this thing happens twice or thrice at the time of California Wine Country Tour of yours, the option of purchasing a new brand wine bottle for around $30 would be better.
Free California Country Tours, along with tastings
Let certain vineyards offering tours or free tastings be glanced through. Do not forget that at times you need to have an appointment made.
Caymus Vineyards
These vineyards remain open between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. everyday. Free tastings that are held in this vineyard of Napa valley are through appointment only. Hence, you need to book for you head towards Caymus Vineyards. The winery had been founded in the year 1971, in spite of the family staying in Napa Valley for years together. It’s a highly-priced and a very minute production.
Frank Family Vineyards
This winery remains open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. The origin of Frank Family vineyards can be traced back to the year 1884. The mention of these vineyards is on National Register of Historical Places. Hence, you would get to learn a lot of vineyard and local history through your free tasting and tour.
Frog’s Leap Winery
This winery remains open between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Its specialty lies in the fact that advanced booking is needed for the tasting or tour. This booking can also be made online.
V. Sattui Winery
This winery remains open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. everyday. In winter, it closes down at 5 p.m. It’s located in St. Helena, i.e. the center of the Napa valley, and off late voted ‘The Best Vinery’ of California, that too, in a single poll. The origin of V. Sattui vinery can be traced to the year 1885.
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