Product Description: Lush, opulent pinot noir; rich, robust zinfandel; fruity, full-bodied Chardonnay—you can sample them all in California's Napa and Sonoma Valleys, which together comprise one of the world's premier wine regions. Completely up-to-date, Frommer's Portable California Wine Country is a handy guide that will give you proven strategies for exploring the region...read more

This user-friendly and highly selective field guide features 273 winery reviews, 29 maps, and hundreds of travel, dining, and lodging recommendations. Whether you are planning a wine-tasting trip to Napa, the Central Coast, or the Sierra foothills, California Wine Country is sure to be an indispensable companion. Original.

Enhanced by color-coded entries, up-to-date maps, and colorful illustrations, this user-friendly series of travel guides explores some of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States and abroad, describing some of the unique features of each locale, presenting a range of itineraries and tours, and providing new sections devoted to gay and lesbian travelers.

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California wines are recognized as being among the world’s finest—and this guide explains just what makes them so distinctive: a combination of climate, soil, tradition, and innovation. Stephen Brook examines each major region; shows how certain viticultural and wine-making practices are specific to California; and looks at how the principal grape varieties are handled stylistically in different parts of the state. Far from being a dry reference work, this is studded with the vibrant personalities who keep California wines at the forefront of top-quality wine production. Some of the special features include detailed lists of single vineyards—now receiving greater attention from wine-makers—and a gazetteer that features over 630 different wineries, pointing to the best and most interesting wines from each one.

Product Description: From Menodocino and Lake counties in the north through Napa Valley and to Temecula in the south, this guide covers all of California's scenic wine country. You get the information you need to plan a relaxing weekend getaway or an extended tour.

Product Description: This new and revised edition of The Best of Wine Country is the most comprehensive guide to all of California's major wine-producing areas. It covers wine lands from Mendocino and Napa-Sonoma to Monterey and Santa Cruz, to the south central coast and Temecula in southern California...read more

Provides information on wineries, accommodations, and dining in the California wine country, with a special chapter on wine making and wine tasting.

Provides information on wineries, accommodations, and dining in the California wine country, with a special chapter on wine making and wine tasting

Product Description: Book by Powers, Peter

Provides information on the location and facilities of California wineries open to the public

Provides information on the location and facilities of California wineries open to the public