Napa & Sonoma Wine Country, California, USA - Drone
Napa & Sonoma Wine Country: Castello Di Amorosa, Ledson, Peju Province, Artesa, Sterling, Far Niente, Darioush, Clos Pegase, Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Domaine Carneros, Quixote, Ferrari-Carano, Del Dotto Estate, Chateau Montelena, Bale Grist Mill & Beringer
The Napa & Sonoma Valley is one of the most scenic and beautiful wine country to visit in Northern California. October is a perfect month because the fall colors turns to red & gold which showcases a more dramatic hills & valleys of the vineyards. Because Napa is very close to where we live, my wife and I often spend our weekends there because of its beauty and great places to eat. When I got my first drone, it is here where I practiced aerial videos and revisited the same places where we had gone before for photography. To this day, we are still discovering new wineries and restaurants.
There are over 430 Wineries in Napa Valley and over 380 wineries in Sonoma Valley. An astounding 95% of Napa Valley wineries are family-owned. It was The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, known as the Judgment of Paris event which placed Napa Valley on the map worldwide. This blind, comparative tasting pitted Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay from California against the best wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy in a blind tasting. When the tasting was done, the judges had given top honors to Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon. Napa Valley would never be the same and transformed Napa Valley into one of the premiere wine regions in the world.
Charles Krug is credited with establishing Napa Valley's first commercial winery in 1861: including Schramsberg (founded in 1862), Beringer (1876) and Inglenook (1879).
Aside for its wines (especially Cabernet Sauvignon wines), Napa Valley is also renowned for its fine and diverse cuisine. In fact, the region’s 100-plus restaurants have won more Michelin stars per capita than any other wine country in the world. Among the popular Michelin-starred restaurants include La Toque, The Restaurant at Auberge and The French Laundry.
Besides its arts & culture, you can go around the valley by biking or hiking, sip beer and spirits, see the Old Faithful geyser in Napa city of Calistoga, attend museums and music festivals, go shopping, and ride a hot-air balloon at sunrise.
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Wineries with Beautiful Views in Sonoma County
These gorgeous Sonoma wineries with beautiful views are some of the most loved wineries in the world. Smell. Sip. Smile. Home to more than 400 award-winning wineries, Sonoma County barrels a varietal for everyone:
Amazing Wineries with Views in Sonoma County
These gorgeous Sonoma wineries with beautiful views are some of the most loved wineries in the world. Just a short drive from San Francisco. More:
Domaine Carneros Winery_One of the best wineries in Napa Valey
Winery specializing in still & sparkling wines, with a French-inspired château & formal gardens.
Napa Valley Sparkling Wine and Pinot Noir
Sonoma (Dry Creek Valley) Vineyards Part 5
Bike tour of Sonoma County California, Dry Creek Valley, vineyards including wine testing facilities.
Wine Education Videos | Jordan Grapevine Spring Bud Burst | Wine Country Vacations California
Go behind the scenes through the entire spring growing season of the grapes at Jordan Vineyard & Winery with this wine education video focusing on bud burst. See grape bud pictures and learn why spring is a beautiful time for wine country vacations in California.
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The Road to Sonoma - March 11, 2016
A time-lapse video of our trip up to Wine Country in Sonoma, CA.
Los Angeles, CA - Sonoma, CA (410 miles)
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Sonoma Wine Trek Project: JUNE 2013 TIME-LAPSE FOOTAGE!
ABOUT THE DRY CREEK VALLEY WINE REGION
Welcome to Dry Creek Valley, a premium wine region in Sonoma County, California.
Here, you'll find miles of vineyards, not miles of concrete. You'll see winemaking traditions from the past alive in the vineyards and cellars of today. You'll discover a range and diversity of world-class wines you never expected from such a small valley. And you'll be surprised by the intimate greeting you receive at each and every winery - usually a winemaker, owner or family-member excited to share the valley, wines and story with you ...
Enjoy over 70 wineries, nearly all family-owned, offering unique wines and tasting experiences. Meet the winemakers and growers who have been producing premium Zinfandel for generations over. Spend the evening in Healdsburg, a sophisticated, charming town offering acclaimed dining, lodging and shopping.
We look forward to sharing Dry Creek Valley with you.
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Scribe Winery
Tasting at Scribe winery! How we arrived at wine club members the first dang visit on the blog.. sundaystateofmind/scribewinery
Matanzas Creek Winery
Cradled between three mountain peaks in Sonoma's County's small, fertile Bennett Valley, Matanzas Creek Winery crafts distinctive wines that speak to this beautiful, singular place.
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Trini Amador installed Solar at his winery in Healdsburg, Ca.
Matanzas Creek Winery Part I
Harvesting Chardonnay in California's Alexander Valley
Grape grower and octogenarian farmer Ed Scherrer has overseen harvest on his family's land for decades. In this video he describes the process of harvesting Chardonnay and how he looks for pristine bunches and a minimum of botrytis and few leaves. For a wonderful follow up to this video, watch Fred Scherrer talking about the fruit that his dad brings in:
Ask a Winemaker shot on location with Ed Scherrer in the Scherrer Vineyard and in the barn that Cyrus Alexander's son built in the 1850's, which has been the Scherrer family's barn since the late 1890s.
Watch our full series with Fred and Ed Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery on Ask a Winemaker.
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Learn How SONOMA COUNTY Food & Wine Wins Farm to Table – V is for Vino (EPISODE 203)
Sonoma County, California: Diversity in Wine Country
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Sonoma County is not only the birthplace of the California wine industry, it's one of the most diverse wine regions in the entire USA! From the coast to the mountains, Sonoma County's wines are as varied as its terrain. In addition to it's incredible wines, it's agricultural roots provide the perfect backdrop for a wine and food scavenger hunt. We'll start in the town of Sonoma, for which the county got it's name, before heading to the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Dry Creek Valley, picking up food and wine along the way! We'll end up in Healdsburg at Journeyman Meat Co to learn all about making Salami, and make a true Sonoma County meal with all our gathered ingredients. Get lost in laid back wine country on this episode of V is for Vino!
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V is for Vino | The Show to Pair with Your Wine.
WATCH the show. LEARN the story. DRINK the wine.
Become a wine expert with V is for Vino, The Show to Pair with Your Wine. On the free 30 minute show, your personal sommelier (aka really smart wine guy) Vince takes you on a video journey to meet the winemaker, learn about the grapes, see the region, and cook a dish that pairs. Then you can get the wine from the show delivered to your door at visforvino.com
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So what is V is for Vino?
It’s the first The Show to Pair with Your Wine where you get to WATCH. LEARN, DRINK. You can watch our show all about wine, and then get the wine from the show delivered to your door. Plus, the wine and recipe cards available at visforvino.com. It’s like virtual wine tasting!
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Join Vince your personal sommelier (a.k.a. smart wine guy) as he tours a new region each month. You’ll meet the featured winemaker, see the region, learn the grapes and wine topics, and cook a meal with a local chef that will pair perfectly.
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Learn different wine topics in each episode: from what is tannin to how to order wine in a restaurant. Plus, get the wine and recipe cards from each episode on visforvino.com
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Ridge Zinfandel: Iconic Producer Making Amazing Zinfandel
As we keep on moving with the 50 Glasses of Wine project, it's time to discuss Part 2 of our Zinfandel education, focusing on the iconic California producer, Ridge.
Ridge has been a winery since 1962 and is one of the landmark wineries that has helped shape American wine. While wine got its start in the United States in the mid-to-late 1800's, wine is a relatively recent phenomenon here. Prohibition ostensibly shut down the wine industry for 13 years and the Great Depression helped keep fine wine from emerging. It wasn't until the early 60s that fine wine was being rethought in the US.
Ridge was one of the pioneers that made, and still makes to this day, remarkable fine wines.
What I really like about Ridge is their attention to detail and their transparency. You can see an example of this in every bottle they make as Ridge is perhaps the only winery in the US that lists all of their ingredients on the bottle label. Ridge wants you to know that for the most part their wines consist of hand harvested grapes, naturally occurring yeasts, oak from barrels and sulphur dioxide.
For someone like me who is particularly interested in what goes into the wine I consume, I love this. No guesswork. Just a transparency. Which is refreshing.
But it isn't just the labeling that's great. Ridge flat out makes great wines. Why I've chosen to highlight them for this blog segment is that they are an amazing Zinfandel producer. I can comfortably say that I've never had a bad bottle of Ridge. I just like some better than others (like their Paso Robles).
If you love Zinfandel than you already know about Ridge and the great wines they make. If you haven't yet become a Zin convert, start with Ridge - you won't be disappointed.
As always, until next time, Cheers!
Taste Alexander Valley 2010: Invitation from Corey Beck
Francis Ford Coppola Winery winemaker Corey Beck invites you to TASTE ALEXANDER VALLEY, a weekend long event showcasing the beautiful wines and wineries of Alexander Valley, Sonoma County.
TASTE ALEXANDER VALLEY is June 4-6, 2010.
Purchase your Weekend Pass now at - Use Promo Code 'FFCW' to Save $10.