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If you are going up that far, Field Stone is another favorite. Pretty far north, but an awesome drive.
Field Stone Winery - Home
If you want to just walk around and do a sort of self tour and have a little gondola ride, check out http://sterlingvineyards.com/age_gat...stination=home I don't love their wine, but their vineyard and grounds are amazing.
Field Stone Winery - Home
If you want to just walk around and do a sort of self tour and have a little gondola ride, check out http://sterlingvineyards.com/age_gat...stination=home I don't love their wine, but their vineyard and grounds are amazing.
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2 cents from someone who does a decent amount of wine tasting.
napa has some serious wines but are also seriously priced and the pretentiousness is a bit much for me. i try to dissuade friends from going there especially if they are relatively new to wine/wine tasting.
sonoma is genrally more laid back than napa. some of my fav's in that area are gloria ferrer, cline (free tastings ftw!), gundlach bundtschu, imagery, kunde, and cheateau st. jean.
northern sonoma is probably on par with a lot of the wines in napa in terms of taste / quality. if you like zinfandels, the dry creek region is where its at! iron horse, wilson, mozzoco, and family wineries are some spots that really agree with my palate.
for a fun factor, you might want to check out some santa rosa wineries. hook & ladder and sunce are two i would definitely go back to if i found myself in that area again. sunce let us taste over a dozen different wines during their barrel tasting event! most of the tastings in that area are still free and while the wines aren't always stellar, there are a few gems that can be had for a really good price.
napa has some serious wines but are also seriously priced and the pretentiousness is a bit much for me. i try to dissuade friends from going there especially if they are relatively new to wine/wine tasting.
sonoma is genrally more laid back than napa. some of my fav's in that area are gloria ferrer, cline (free tastings ftw!), gundlach bundtschu, imagery, kunde, and cheateau st. jean.
northern sonoma is probably on par with a lot of the wines in napa in terms of taste / quality. if you like zinfandels, the dry creek region is where its at! iron horse, wilson, mozzoco, and family wineries are some spots that really agree with my palate.
for a fun factor, you might want to check out some santa rosa wineries. hook & ladder and sunce are two i would definitely go back to if i found myself in that area again. sunce let us taste over a dozen different wines during their barrel tasting event! most of the tastings in that area are still free and while the wines aren't always stellar, there are a few gems that can be had for a really good price.
I really like Sonoma Valley. Napa is way too touristy for me, and full of overrated wines.
If you're just starting, you can go anywhere and should have a good time cuz you won't be able to tell the difference between "so so" and "really good". Start off with 1-2 cheap places, then take a tour of a nicer place.
+1 to Pineridge. That was the first tour I went on that opened my palette to wines. Alot of good Cabernet's in the Rutherford Hill area (silverado trail) as someone else mentioned.
Del Dotto is another good tour, tho more on the expensive side.
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