| Wine Country California is called a
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| | like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay,
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| region of Northern California, known by
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| | Merlot, Zinfandel, and other popular
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| its premium wine-growing region since the
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| | varietals. Each year over 5 million
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| year 1838. In Wine Country California
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| | tourists visit Napa Valley each year. It
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| there are over 200 wineries The area
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| | is visited by as many as five million
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| includes Napa Valley in Napa County, and
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| | people each year, making it the second
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| the Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley and
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| | most popular tourist destination in the
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| Russian River Valley in Sonoma CountySome
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| | state, second only to Disneyland. .Napa
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| of the 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
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| | Abbey WineryFrog's Leap WineryGoosecross
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| 140 wineries.Some of the most important
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| | CellarsGrgich Hills CellarHans
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| Napa 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
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| | Mountain VineyardsCharles KrugMarkham
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| Beringer.Viticulture in Napa suffered
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| | VineyardsLouis MartiniMayacamas
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| especially in the period of alcohol
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| | VineyardsMerryvale VineyardsMonticello
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| prohibition that started in 1920. Also
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| | VineyardsMount Veeder WineryPeju
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| many vines were destroyed by a root louse
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| | ProvincePepi WineryPride Mountain
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| called phylloxera. Because of these two
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| | VineyardsRaymond Vineyard & CellarRobert
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| events many vineries had to stop doing
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| | Keenan WineryRobert MondaviRobert Pecota
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| business. After the Second World War, the
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| | WineryRobert Sinskey VineyardsRutherford
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| wine industry in Napa was on the rise
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| | Hill WineryRutherford Ranch VineyardsMumm
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| again.The region reputation was growing
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| | Napa ValleyRubicon Estate WineryOpus
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| especially after the results of the
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| | OnePlump Jack WineryPope Valley
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| famous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, where
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| | WineryRutherford Hill
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| judges considered Napa Valley Chardonnay
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| | WinerySaintsburySawkar Family
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| and Cabernet Sauvignon better than
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| | VineyardsSt. SuperySchramsbergSeavey
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| several famous French labels in a blind
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| | VineyardSequoia Grove VineyardsShafer
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| tasting format.Today there are more than
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| | VineyardsSilver Oak CellarsSilverado
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| 200 wineries in the Napa region of
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| | VineyardsStag's Leap Wine CellarsStags'
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| California. There are many organized Napa
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| | Leap Winery (Not to be confused with
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| valley wine tours where California
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| | Stag's Leap Wine Cellars.)Sterling
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| tourists can see many famous wineries and
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| | VineyardsStony Hill VineyardSutter
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| taste these world-famous wines. Many
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| | HomeTrefethen VineyardsTurnbull Wine
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| different grape varieties are being grown
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| | CellarsV.
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