Few getaways can exhilarate your taste buds as vibrantly as wine country tours can. These romantic and enlightening trips provide an opportunity to enchant your sense of taste with an array of California wine, as well as exquisite restaurants featuring local, fresh ingredients to accompany every selection.
Whether you have a partiality for Pinot Noir, a penchant for Pinot Grigio or a soft spot for Shiraz, wine country tours can help you enjoy all of your favorites, as well as learn to love new wines – all with the benefit of experienced tour guides.
Any wine guide worth his or her salt can explain the growing, fermenting and aging processes, as well as each ingredient in the wine. Perhaps most importantly, a wine guide will know exactly which foods and cuisines to pair with your wine for maximum enjoyment.
The very best wine country tours offer generous tasting opportunities for all kinds of wine — how else will you fall in love with a wine unless you can fully experience its flavor? Of course, for this reason, a comprehensive winery tour will include transportation from your hotel, as well as to and from each vineyard.
On your tour of the vineyards, make note of the wines you like best. Also, inquire about the possibility of joining a wine club. A wine club can be set up in various ways. Sometimes, the winery offers discounts for buying cases of your favorite vintage. Other times, the club’s membership guarantees that you have first rights to new offerings. Regardless of the type of the club, it is in your best interest to investigate the possibilities.
You get to enjoy some of the most lavish scenery along with the educational and tasting opportunities through California wineries. The rolling hills of grape arbors and fruit orchards make a beautiful and lovely setting for a picnic, so don’t forget to enjoy the benefits of the backdrop accompanied by wine country tours. Also remember the cool wine caves of the place, which provide relief during hot summer days. It doesn’t matter where you are, in Sonoma County, or in the Napa Valley, there is a California wine, and much more waiting to delight your senses.
Traveling with wine country tours is a great way to satisfy your taste buds while having a romantic or educational opportunity to expand your knowledge of California wine. On your tour of the vineyards, make note of the wines you like best. Also, inquire about the possibility of joining a wine club. During the summer, don’t pass up the wine caves for a cooler experience. Both the Valley and the counties further to the north offer delicious varieties and exciting new worlds for their visitors. Discover the new worlds that are awaiting you.
- Summer Wilde