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Napa Valley is one of our favorite travel destinations. We try to get back at least every other year. If you enjoy wine, it would be hard to find another place that would be better than Napa Valley.
If you enjoy a luxurious holiday, Napa Valley can offer you resorts, spa treatments, golf, hot-air balloon rides and fabulous restaurants to go with your wine tasting experience.
If you enjoy a simple getaway, Napa Valley provides so many things to do and see it's hard to count. Hiking, biking, fishing, boating, sight-seeing, and wine-tasting - it's all there and more.
Napa Valley is beautiful any time of the year, but in my opinion, the time to go is between August and October during the harvest and crush. The sight of the big plump grape clusters hanging from the vines, the smell of grapes being crushed into your favorite wine varietal, and the hustle and bustle of the grape pickers in the valley is just wonderful. Yes, it can be a little more crowded, but wine was made to share!
While Napa Valley and Sonoma County produce some of the best wines you will ever drink, the one thing that we've found to be even better then the wines are the people. We have met some of the nicest people you could ever want to meet while touring the various wineries. Sometimes the people own the wineries, sometimes they make the wine, other times they are just friendly people who are there to make your visit a terrific experience.
"Let us drink heartily, say crazy things to each other and have a good time!"
- Orestes, Act II, La Belle Hélène
- Pros:Great wine, great food, beautiful weather and nice people!
- In a nutshell:It's all about the grapes!
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The Rancho Caymus Inn was a comfortable and cozy place to call home during our recent visit to Napa Valley. It is... more travel advice
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Written May 13, 2006
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Balloon ride over the valley
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Written Nov 25, 2006
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Views around the Napa valley
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Comments (16)
I see it's a great destination! Thanks for your description, Tom!~
Great tips!
We'll be heading toward Napa in late October. Toward the end of the picking season or slightly after. So while you're drinking wine in WA and OR we'll be a little further down the coast.
YOu cover picture is fabulous and the balloon ride must have been a memory for long lasting times. Great Comments on your enjoyable trip
Nice page! After reading your tips, I think you would have a great time at our Wineries, especially in the Wine regions of South Australia.
Great Napa Page Tom! The ballon ride pics are great! I personally am afraid of heights so I don't think that's in the cards for me...
Your photos here are just gorgeous. Thanks for stopping by and most of all, thanks for the b-day greeting. It ain't easy growing old gracefully!
Great photos and tips, Tom. This is such a beautiful region!!!
As a young woman I read many books set in Napa Valley, so it was really interesting to see what it looks like. Excellent page! Happy Birthday! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Thumbs Up on your Napa tips. Great page.