| Wine Country California is called a region
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| | like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay,
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| of Northern California, known by its
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| | Merlot, Zinfandel, and other popular
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| premium wine-growing region since the year
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| | varietals. Each year over 5 million
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| 1838. In Wine Country California there are
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| | tourists visit Napa Valley each year. It
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| over 200 wineries The area includes Napa
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| | is visited by as many as five million
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| Valley in Napa County, and the Sonoma
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| | people each year, making it the second
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| Valley, Alexander Valley and Russian River
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| | most popular tourist destination in the
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| Valley in Sonoma CountySome of the
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| | state, second only to Disneyland. .Napa
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| region's major communities include
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| | Valley WineriesNassaw WineryArtesa
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| Kenwood, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Santa Rosa,
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| | WineryAcaciaAndretti WineryAtlas Peak
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| Napa, Calistoga, Geyserville, Bodega Bay,
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| | VineyardsBeaulieu VineyardBeringer Blass
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| historic Fort Ross, and Ukiah.
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| | Wine EstatesCakebread
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| Wine Country proper is generally regarded
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| | CellarsCaymusCarneros Creek
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| as the combined counties of Napa, Sonoma,
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| | WineryChappellet Winery and
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| Mendocino and Lake, but wine grapes are
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| | VineyardChateau MontelenaChimney Rock
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| harvested throughout much of northern
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| | WineryClos Du Val WineryConn Creek
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| California. Napa Valley
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| | WineryDelectus WineryDomaine
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| WineriesNapa Valley is considered to be
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| | CarnerosDomaine ChandonDuckhorn
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| one of the most important American
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| | VineyardsDutch Henry WineryFar Niente
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| viticultural areas in California and the
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| | WineryFolie a DeuxFrank Family
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| United States. From the beginning of
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| | WineryFranciscanFrazier WineryFreemark
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| twentieth century there were more that 140
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| | Abbey WineryFrog's Leap WineryGoosecross
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| wineries.Some of the most important Napa
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| | CellarsGrgich Hills CellarHans
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| Valley wineries that still exists in
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| | KornellHeitz Wine CellarsHess
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| California state are Charles Krug Winery,
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| | CollectionHonig Vineyard & WineryHowell
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| Chateau Montelena and Beringer.Viticulture
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| | Mountain VineyardsCharles KrugMarkham
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| in Napa suffered especially in the period
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| | VineyardsLouis MartiniMayacamas
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| of alcohol prohibition that started in
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| | VineyardsMerryvale VineyardsMonticello
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| 1920. Also many vines were destroyed by a
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| | VineyardsMount Veeder WineryPeju
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| root louse called phylloxera. Because of
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| | ProvincePepi WineryPride Mountain
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| these two events many vineries had to stop
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| | VineyardsRaymond Vineyard & CellarRobert
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| doing business. After the Second World
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| | Keenan WineryRobert MondaviRobert Pecota
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| War, the wine industry in Napa was on the
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| | WineryRobert Sinskey VineyardsRutherford
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| rise again.The region reputation was
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| | Hill WineryRutherford Ranch VineyardsMumm
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| growing especially after the results of
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| | Napa ValleyRubicon Estate WineryOpus
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| the famous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976,
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| | OnePlump Jack WineryPope Valley
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| where judges considered Napa Valley
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| | WineryRutherford Hill
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| Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon better
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| | WinerySaintsburySawkar Family VineyardsSt.
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| than several famous French labels in a
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| | SuperySchramsbergSeavey VineyardSequoia
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| blind tasting format.Today there are more
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| | Grove VineyardsShafer VineyardsSilver Oak
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| than 200 wineries in the Napa region of
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| | CellarsSilverado VineyardsStag's Leap Wine
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| California. There are many organized Napa
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| | CellarsStags' Leap Winery (Not to be
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| valley wine tours where California
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| | confused with Stag's Leap Wine
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| tourists can see many famous wineries and
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| | Cellars.)Sterling VineyardsStony Hill
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| taste these world-famous wines. Many
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| | VineyardSutter HomeTrefethen
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| different grape varieties are being grown
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| | VineyardsTurnbull Wine CellarsV.
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