Description
This updated guide to the small and "secret" back-lane wineries and tasting rooms of Napa profiles over 70 hard-to-find, authentic boutique estates that feature world-class, artisanal wines revered by locals and critics.
Beyond the crowded tasting rooms of Napa’s popular wineries, there’s an authentic, welcoming side of the valley waiting to be explored: boutique estates run by passionate winemakers who handcraft world-class wines. Back Lane Wineries of Napa uncovers more than seventy of these gems that locals and critics revere but few visitors ever see. Updated with new wineries, restaurants, and local attractions; maps; full-color photographs; and tips on wine-tasting etiquette, wine shipping services, and itinerary planning, this guide will prepare oenophiles and beginning wine-lovers alike to live the good life—Napa style.
Table of Contents
Maps
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Wine Tasting Essentials
Shipping Wines Home
Chapter 1
Downtown Napa and Environs
Wineries 26 | Provisions
Chapter 2
Silverado Trail
including Stag’s Leap and Oak Knoll
Wineries
Chapter 3
Calistoga and Environs
Wineries | Provisions | Diversions
Chapter 4
Howell Mountain
Wineries
Chapter 5
Spring Mountain
Wineries
Chapter 6
Downtown St. Helena and Environs
Wineries | Provisions | Diversions
Chapter 7
St. Helena Highway
including Rutherford, Oakville, and Yountville
Wineries | Provisions | Diversions
Chapter 8
Eastern Valleys
including Chiles Valley and Pope Valley
Wineries
Chapter 9
Los Carneros and Environs
South of Napa
Wineries | Provisions
Wine Shipping Services
about the author & photographer
Index
