Comments on: Napa’s Top Five Wine Tours http://www.thirstyreader.com Food and Wine from Napa, Sonoma and the Bay Area • Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Accidental Wino http://www.thirstyreader.com/the-top-five-wine-tours-of-the-napa-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-23635 The Accidental Wino Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:19 +0000 http://www.thirstyreader.com/?page_id=59#comment-23635 Conn Creek in the top 10? Perhaps. Their AVA tasting is pretty cool and unique. Conn Creek in the top 10? Perhaps. Their AVA tasting is pretty cool and unique.

]]> By: David http://www.thirstyreader.com/the-top-five-wine-tours-of-the-napa-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-23612 David Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:22:13 +0000 http://www.thirstyreader.com/?page_id=59#comment-23612 Wonderful list! That just means I have more to explore in the valley! I've been to Conn Creek, and their AVA room tasting experience is quite unique which allows you to draw wines out of barrels and blend your own cab yourself. Would you rate them as your top 10? thanks, David Wonderful list! That just means I have more to explore in the valley!
I’ve been to Conn Creek, and their AVA room tasting experience is quite unique which allows you to draw wines out of barrels and blend your own cab yourself. Would you rate them as your top 10? thanks, David

]]> By: Thirsty Reader http://www.thirstyreader.com/the-top-five-wine-tours-of-the-napa-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-23157 Thirsty Reader Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:49:30 +0000 http://www.thirstyreader.com/?page_id=59#comment-23157 I've actually been thinking along the same lines, subbing Far Niente for Nickel & Nickel. But N&N not even in your top 100? Harsh! I’ve actually been thinking along the same lines, subbing Far Niente for Nickel & Nickel. But N&N not even in your top 100? Harsh!

]]> By: Kevn & Peggy http://www.thirstyreader.com/the-top-five-wine-tours-of-the-napa-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-23156 Kevn & Peggy Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:40:45 +0000 http://www.thirstyreader.com/?page_id=59#comment-23156 It is a great list. Schrams for sure and no argument with most of the rest except Nickel and Nickel. We thought the rule was that it wasn't to be a list about wine. It was a list about tours ... if you wish to focus on tours (and not wine) -- meaning history/facility/vistas then Far Niente (N&N's sister) would be a much better tour than N&N. A national historic building with great caves and a wonerful car collection to boot. And despite the jaded history, doing the reserve tasting at Mondavi is also much better to learn about wine/wine making and to see the facililties and storage. Or taking the drive up to Hall Rutherford and taking in the view of the valley in their wonderful facility and tasting in the caves. There are plenty of other wonderful tours for history, views of the valley and/or education. Being that we live here, maybe we are biased, but N&N would not even come close to our top 50 ... probably not even in the top 100. P&K It is a great list. Schrams for sure and no argument with most of the rest except Nickel and Nickel.

We thought the rule was that it wasn’t to be a list about wine. It was a list about tours … if you wish to focus on tours (and not wine) — meaning history/facility/vistas then Far Niente (N&N’s sister) would be a much better tour than N&N. A national historic building with great caves and a wonerful car collection to boot.

And despite the jaded history, doing the reserve tasting at Mondavi is also much better to learn about wine/wine making and to see the facililties and storage.

Or taking the drive up to Hall Rutherford and taking in the view of the valley in their wonderful facility and tasting in the caves.

There are plenty of other wonderful tours for history, views of the valley and/or education. Being that we live here, maybe we are biased, but N&N would not even come close to our top 50 … probably not even in the top 100.

P&K

]]> By: DessertForTwo http://www.thirstyreader.com/the-top-five-wine-tours-of-the-napa-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-5698 DessertForTwo Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:48:16 +0000 http://www.thirstyreader.com/?page_id=59#comment-5698 Thanks for sharing this! I have to say that I love Schramsberg too, but I have one problem with it. They only let you taste the wine if you do the 1.5 hour tour. Last weekend, we drove all the way to Schrams in hopes of tasting the new Brut Rose and nixing the tour. Well, the guy at the bar very rudely stated that you can not taste without doing the tour. I politely said I've done the tour--two times actually. All I wanted to do was taste the new Brut Rose before buying. He said the winery does not have a true liquour license--just an educational license. This means they can only pour wine after "educating" you on their tour. Schrams is great, but only once... Thanks for sharing this!
I have to say that I love Schramsberg too, but I have one problem with it. They only let you taste the wine if you do the 1.5 hour tour. Last weekend, we drove all the way to Schrams in hopes of tasting the new Brut Rose and nixing the tour. Well, the guy at the bar very rudely stated that you can not taste without doing the tour. I politely said I’ve done the tour–two times actually. All I wanted to do was taste the new Brut Rose before buying. He said the winery does not have a true liquour license–just an educational license. This means they can only pour wine after “educating” you on their tour.
Schrams is great, but only once…

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