Napa Valley Wineries

Wine Country California is called a region of Northern- Delectus Winery
California, known by its premium wine-growing region- Domaine Carneros
since the year 1838. In Wine Country California there- Domaine Chandon
are over 200 wineries The area includes Napa Valley- Duckhorn Vineyards
in Napa County, and the Sonoma Valley, Alexander- Dutch Henry Winery
Valley and Russian River Valley in Sonoma County- Far Niente Winery
Some of the region's major communities include- Folie a Deux
Kenwood, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Napa,- Frank Family Winery
Calistoga, Geyserville, Bodega Bay, historic Fort Ross,- Franciscan
and Ukiah. Wine Country proper is generally regarded- Frazier Winery
as the combined counties of Napa, Sonoma,- Freemark Abbey Winery
Mendocino and Lake, but wine grapes are harvested- Frog's Leap Winery
throughout much of northern California. Napa Valley- Goosecross Cellars
Wineries- Grgich Hills Cellar
Napa Valley is considered to be one of the most- Hans Kornell
important American viticultural areas in California and- Heitz Wine Cellars
the United States. From the beginning of twentieth- Hess Collection
century there were more that 140 wineries.- Honig Vineyard & Winery
Some of the most important Napa Valley wineries- Howell Mountain Vineyards
that still exists in California state are Charles Krug- Charles Krug
Winery, Chateau Montelena and Beringer.- Markham Vineyards
Viticulture in Napa suffered especially in the period of- Louis Martini
alcohol prohibition that started in 1920. Also many- Mayacamas Vineyards
vines were destroyed by a root louse called- Merryvale Vineyards
phylloxera. Because of these two events many- Monticello Vineyards
vineries had to stop doing business. After the Second- Mount Veeder Winery
World War, the wine industry in Napa was on the rise- Peju Province
again.- Pepi Winery
The region reputation was growing especially after- Pride Mountain Vineyards
the results of the famous Paris Wine Tasting of- Raymond Vineyard & Cellar
1976, where judges considered Napa Valley- Robert Keenan Winery
Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon better than- Robert Mondavi
several famous French labels in a blind tasting format.- Robert Pecota Winery
Today there are more than 200 wineries in the Napa- Robert Sinskey Vineyards
region of California. There are many organized Napa- Rutherford Hill Winery
valley wine tours where California tourists can see- Rutherford Ranch Vineyards
many famous wineries and taste these world-famous- Mumm Napa Valley
wines. Many different grape varieties are being grown- Rubicon Estate Winery
like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot,- Opus One
Zinfandel, and other popular varietals. Each year over- Plump Jack Winery
5 million tourists visit Napa Valley each year. It is- Pope Valley Winery
visited by as many as five million people each year,- Rutherford Hill Winery
making it the second most popular tourist destination- Saintsbury
in the state, second only to Disneyland. .- Sawkar Family Vineyards
Napa Valley Wineries- St. Supery
- Nassaw Winery- Schramsberg
- Artesa Winery- Seavey Vineyard
- Acacia- Sequoia Grove Vineyards
- Andretti Winery- Shafer Vineyards
- Atlas Peak Vineyards- Silver Oak Cellars
- Beaulieu Vineyard- Silverado Vineyards
- Beringer Blass Wine Estates- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
- Cakebread Cellars- Stags' Leap Winery (Not to be confused with
- CaymusStag's Leap Wine Cellars.)
- Carneros Creek Winery- Sterling Vineyards
- Chappellet Winery and Vineyard- Stony Hill Vineyard
- Chateau Montelena- Sutter Home
- Chimney Rock Winery- Trefethen Vineyards
- Clos Du Val Winery- Turnbull Wine Cellars
- Conn Creek Winery- V.