ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

wines, vines and dining in style-Napa Valley

Updated on November 24, 2012

Wineries and a hotel

Castello di Amorosa - The vineyard in the Fall
Castello di Amorosa - The vineyard in the Fall
Napa Valley Aloft balloon rides- Yountville, Ca
Napa Valley Aloft balloon rides- Yountville, Ca
Napa Valley Lodge in Yountville, Ca
Napa Valley Lodge in Yountville, Ca
Peju Winery , Hwy 29 toward St Helena
Peju Winery , Hwy 29 toward St Helena
Sterling Vineyards, St Helena, ca
Sterling Vineyards, St Helena, ca
Castello di Amorosa  in Calistoga
Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga
Daughter Kristen and me at Castello di Amorosa
Daughter Kristen and me at Castello di Amorosa

Fun in the Napa valley

If you could spend a day in the country, any place in California, where would you go? Wining and dining in the Napa Valley, of course! So much to see, so little time--start out early with a hot air Balloon Ride over the valley! Napa Valley aloft is located in Yountville, at the V Marketplace, Vintage 1870. You will be amazed at the beauty of being above the valley seeing for miles!

By the time you return you will need to find a restaurant quickly for lunch in order to have time left for wine tasting. You may consider finding an inn for the night because you really need more than one day to fully enjoy this area. Napa Valley Lodge is near the balloon ride so it would be quite convenient.

Restaurants are plentiful in Yountville so you will have no problem finding a place for lunch and then --- Let's head out to the wineries!

As you head north on highway 29 you will come to Peju Winery at 8466 St Helena Hwy 29. They will be happy to pour their wines into your glasses to sample (for a fee of course). Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Fifty/Fifty, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Provence, a proprietary blend of red and white varietals in their landmark tasting room tower.

There are far too many wineries in the Napa Valley for me to mention them all so I will just share my favorites and you will find too many to visit in a day as you travel around the valley. My favorites are: Beringers, Sterling Vineyards Castello di Amorosa .

Beringer is located in St Helena on Hwy 29 on the most northerly edge of town. They have a very nice tasting room, lovely gardens and a tour of the wine making facility.

As you leave St Helena and travel a few miles, on the right side of the road you will see a white building up on the hill with a gondola gliding though the air toward it. Don't miss the Gondola ride, it is worth the price and includes the wine tasting. However, if you don't like heights, you can drive your car up to the winery.

My next and probably most favorite because of the uniqueness of the property, is Castello di Amorosa. It is an actual castle that was brought from Europe and reconstructed in Calistoga. It is unbelievable, if like me, you have never seen a real castle. Click on the link above for a slide show of the building inside and out!

When you arrive at the Castle please think of me and raise a toast to such a masterpiece of architecture!

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)