This updated guide to the small and "secret" back-lane wineries and tasting rooms of Napa profiles over 70 hard-to-find, authentic boutique estates that feature world-class, artisanal wines revered by locals and critics. Beyond the crowded tasting rooms of Napa's popular wineries, there's an authentic, welcoming side of the valley waiting to be explored: boutique estates run by passionate winemakers who handcraft world-class wines. Back Lane Wineries of Napa uncovers more than seventy of these gems that locals and critics revere but few visitors ever see. Updated with new wineries, restaurants, and local attractions; maps; full-color photographs; and tips on wine-tasting etiquette, wine shipping services, and itinerary planning, this guide will prepare oenophiles and beginning wine-lovers alike to live the good life-Napa style.

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TILAR MAZZEO is a New York Times best-selling author of books on wine, travel, French culture, and luxury, including The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, The Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma, and the forthcoming The Ritz at War: Luxury in Occupied Paris. She is also the co-owner of the online wine business LaLaWines.com and professor of English at Colby College.



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Maps Introduction How to Use This Book Wine Tasting Essentials Shipping Wines Home Chapter 1 Downtown Napa and Environs Wineries 26 | Provisions Chapter 2 Silverado Trail including Stag's Leap and Oak Knoll Wineries Chapter 3 Calistoga and Environs Wineries | Provisions | Diversions Chapter 4 Howell Mountain Wineries Chapter 5 Spring Mountain Wineries Chapter 6 Downtown St. Helena and Environs Wineries | Provisions | Diversions Chapter 7 St. Helena Highway including Rutherford, Oakville, and Yountville Wineries | Provisions | Diversions Chapter 8 Eastern Valleys including Chiles Valley and Pope Valley Wineries Chapter 9 Los Carneros and Environs South of Napa Wineries | Provisions Wine Shipping Services about the author & photographer Index

Titel
Back Lane Wineries of Napa, Second Edition
EAN
9781607745914
ISBN
978-1-60774-591-4
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
20.05.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
24.32 MB
Anzahl Seiten
256
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch