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Wine Lover's Paradise: California Wine Country
from: Maxx Guide to WineIf you're a wine enthusiast, do yourself a favor and plan a visit to the beautiful wine country of California. You'll discover that California wine country has a large number of wonderful wineries and many other great activities. This makes the area a terrific vacation spot, even if you're not a wine drinker.
If you're normally satisfied enjoying your favorite wine from the comfort of your own home, there's no better way to expand your wine knowledge and enjoyment than visiting wineries. The added bonus is that a trip to wine country California is usually much more than just about wine tasting.
Here are a few reasons why you should choose Calafornia's wine country for your next vacation or romantic getaway:
1) So Many Options
When visiting wine country in California your options are basically unlimited, with over four hundred vineyards and wineries to choose from. Since most are open to the public, usually all year round, you won't soon run out of new wine tasting venues and will likely want to return over and over again to take in the full experience of this wine lover's paradise.
2) Winery Activities
The main attraction of California wine country is, of course, the wineries. However, in addition to wine tasting, California wineries provide so many wine related activities, you'll have a lot of fun choosing which ones to participate in.
Activities include wine tours, individual winery ground tours, wine tasting, educational classes that teach you all about wine, annual wine festivals, and lots more. With so many activities too choose from, you should obtain some free vacation guides from your travel agent or by doing some research online.
3) Easy Trip to Plan
Wherever you live -- New York City, Canada, Europe -- or California, planning your trip to the wine country in California is relatively easy. In fact, there are many vacation packages available, which may include hotel accomodations, airline reservations, plus a car rental. Choosing a vacation package is nice, because it makes travel arrangements quick, easy and convenient, and you could save money as well.
Wine tours are also easy to plan. You can tour the local wineries on your own if you rent a car, or you can book reservations on a guided wine tour. A guided wine tour is a great option, since every aspect of your trip is planned so you don't have to drive around trying to figure out which are the best wineries to visit. In addition, after several wine tastings at different wineries, you're likely going to be a bit tipsy. Unless you have a designated driver, you'll find a wine tour is much safer, so you can sit back and relax and not have to worry about how much wine you're consuming.
4) Additional Fun Activities
All the wine themed activities in wine country California should keep you busy, however, there are many more activities to see and do in the beautiful state of California. You should spend at least two days visiting and touring the area wineries. Beyond those activities, California offers breathtaking drives along the coast plus days at the beach, hiking, boating, shopping and lots more.
5) An Experience of a Lifetime
For true wine enthusiasts, a trip to California wine country will be an experience of a lifetime you'll never forget -- so don't forget to bring your camera. Even if you aren't a wine drinker, you'll also have a memorable time enjoying the breathtaking beauty of California wine country and the surrounding area.
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