Napa Valley Wine Tours

California draws millions of tourists from all over theexperience can be fun. The tours also help to enroll
world, every year. One of the main attractions inwith local cooking classes, headed by some world
California is the Napa Valley. It is recorded that thefamous chef, enjoy luncheon with the winemaker,
valley draws more than five million tourists each year.attend seminars related to winemaking and even
A visit to the Napa Valley is full of some of the mostindulge in special bicycle rides, hot air balloon travel
amazingly aromatic, visual, culinary delights. Wineand go river rafting. What is more, wine tours
connoisseurs and chefs from all over the worldprovide you with the opportunity to soak in all the
undeniably learn and enjoy from a visit to thisheavenly panoramic sights of beautiful Napa Valley.
beautiful Valley. The main attractions are theMost wine tour companies start from San Francisco
world-renowned wine tours. They offer a peek intoand provide tourists with different services. Some
the wine making process and an opportunity to tastecompanies have special packages and tie ups with
some fine wines. The Napa Valley wine tours aresome of the oldest private wineries, while others
more than just a holiday experience.take their guests on a number of different tours.
Although Napa Valley is set amidst an abundance ofSome companies follow a preset itinerary and
panoramic beauty, it is the vineyards and the wineprogram, while others modify the tours to meet the
industry and production of fine wines that make thisrequests, needs and budget of their guests.
beautiful place one of the hottest tourist destinationsDepending on your budget, you can travel in sedans,
in the world. Napa Valley wine tours flaunt some oftourist buses, trains or even a limousine, making your
the finest wineries in the world. Visitors are taken viatour a luxurious experience. The fees range from $60
a 30-mile valley that starts at Napa, passes throughand can go up to $200, depending on the package.
Yountville, Oakville, St Helena and finally Calistoga.While touring, you can either carry your own packed
The tours begin in the mornings and end before 6, inlunch or you could opt to dine at any of the popular
the evening. Most tours feature visits to three orlocal restaurants.
four wineries. It hardly matters if you are aTourists can learn a great deal about Chardonnays,
connoisseur or a novice; you get to experience thethe wines that have aged for about twenty years
process of wine making from the beginning to theand more. If the tourist group prefers red wine, they
final bottling and indulge in the luxury of tasting fineget to visit a vineyard that is famous for producing
wines. The tours offer the opportunity to avail ofred wines. The owner of each winery gives the
your favorite wines at discounted rates. For the winetourist group a tour of the property. Once the tour is
aficionados, wine touring is extremely fascinating,over, the company drops each tourist off, at their
with the winemaking procedure and sessions with therespective lodging.
wine maker himself. For the learners, the wine tasting