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]]>Beringer Vineyard
Beringer is the oldest continually-operating winery in Napa Valley, and its history can be traced back to the 1870s. The vineyard is located on a stunning property featuring vast floral gardens and 19th-century architecture. They offer several different tasting experiences as well as property tours.
Elyse Winery
This vineyard specializes in small-production wines and unique blends, including some that are made using the old-fashioned method of stomping grapes by foot. The beautiful estate overlooking the valley is the perfect setting for couples in search of an intimate date.
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
We love South Coast for a longer getaway when a one-time tasting isn’t quite enough. Tastings are held on the breathtaking family-owned property every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening. The spa even offers treatments that utilize grapes grown in the vineyard!
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This winery is right on the coast, so you can enjoy ocean views and a sea breeze right along with your view of the sprawling vineyards. This winery has plenty of amenities including a beautiful tasting room, an outdoor lounge, and best of all, free concerts during the summer months!
Macrostie Winery and Vinyards
This Sonoma estate is up on a hiss next to the Russian River Valley. From the recently-built modernist estate house, you can look out over the valley and vineyards on its three different terraces and sample wine from a very reasonable price.
Long Meadow Ranch Mayacamas Estate
Take the walking tour of this estate’s 16 acres to feel transported from Napa to the Mediterranean. The Mayacamas Estate grows not only organic grapes (including a Tuscan variety), it also grows olives and ישד a garden from which you can taste the produce yourself.
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The Negroamaro grape is native to the Salento region and has been grown there for over a thousand years. You can find wines today that are grown from vineyards that are nearly a hundred years old. This means the grapes are authentic and the wine that comes from them is wholly unique.
Climate
There are a couple of other vineyards that grow these grapes in other parts of the world including California and Australia, but none are as successful or as old as in Salento. The grape flourishes in the arid heat of the Southern Puglia region, needing little water and surviving year after year.
The Name
The name “Negroamaro” is thought to come from the wine’s color and taste. “Negro,” meaning black, refers to the grape’s very dark color. “Amaro”, meaning bitter, comes from its special bitter, tannic flavor hinted with spices and berries.
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]]>Regions such as Mendoza, Argentina and Tuscany, Italy might be more famous, but Northern Portugal also has an enviable wine culture, which will show you so many different facets of these beverages. Here are some of the highlights of the region!
Vila Nova Wine Cellars
The city of Porto is the hub of the region, and the town across the Douro River that is a walking distance to the city center is Vila Nova da Gaia. Here, you will find all of the world’s best renowned port wine cellars, which produce this fortified wine that is famous around the world. Visits and tours are easily arranged, and a great way to spend an afternoon in the city.
Douro Vineyards
So, just where do the grapes that make the port wine come from? If you head east out of the city of Porto, you’ll enter the Douro Valley, a beautiful natural region that is home to a selection of world-class vineyards and wineries, which produce a delicious product in a gorgeous natural setting.
The Undiscovered World of Vinho Verde
A wine that has grown in popularity in recent years and hails from this region is called Vinho Verde, or green wine. The northern region of the country features the Vinho Verde Way, which winds you through the beautiful countryside of the Minho district from small town to small town and winery to winery.
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]]>Here are three Chilean wineries that you should check out on your next visit to the country.
Matetic Vineyards
This winery, which produces organic and small-batch wines, is scenically located in the region of Valparaiso, between Santiago and the sea. Here, visitors can stay in a beautiful boutique hotel and relax as they stroll through the scenic vineyards.
Casa Silva
If you’re looking for a high-class, prestigious winery, this is the one to visit. Located in the stunning Colchagua Valley, here, you’ll be able to bike around the vineyards and even visit a polo field on the grounds!
Viña Aquitania
Looking for a winery that you can visit easily from Santiago? This one is located very close to the city and is even accessible from the Metro! Here, you’ll find a French-inspired winery that is sandwiched in a scenic position between the giant metropolis and the Andes Mountains.
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