Best of the Wine Country: A Witty, Opinionated and Remarkably Useful Guide to California's Vinelands [Paperback]

Don W. Martin (Author), Betty Woo Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995

Completely revised and updated, this edition of The Best of the Wine Country begins with a lighthearted introduction to wine, then it takes readers right into the vineyards themselves. Covering all of California's major wine-producing areas, it lists more than 300 tasting rooms from Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa, to the southern San Francisco Bay Area, through Monterey and Santa Barbara counties, down to the south central coast, up into the Gold Country and down to Temecula, just north of San Diego. Each winery listing includes hours, facilities such as gift shops and picnic areas, descriptions of the types of wine produced, and "Vintner's Choices," in which the winemakers themselves select their favorites. The book concludes with a special chapter on tasting, serving and storing wines, and also offers a lexicon of "winetalk."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Pine Cone Pr; Revised edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942053176
• ISBN-13: 978-0942053173
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,795,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Usable Winery Tips, June 2, 2000

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This review is from: Best of the Wine Country: A Witty, Opinionated and Remarkably Useful Guide to California's Vinelands (Paperback)

I bought this book in 1997 when my husband and I went to Napa/Sonoma for our honeymoon. We are headed back to CA for our 4th winery visit since and I almost panicked when I couldn't locate this book. I don't know how I'd tour without it. Ours too is falling apart

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Like Wine !, October 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of the Wine Country: A Witty, Opinionated and Remarkably Useful Guide to California's Vinelands (Paperback)

Two trips in two years....brought this book both times. The maps are simple but helpful in planning daytrips. Liked the sense of humor throughout. Recommended, only hope it is revised soon....

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like asking your funny uncle to help plan your wine trip, January 2, 1999

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This review is from: Best of the Wine Country: A Witty, Opinionated and Remarkably Useful Guide to California's Vinelands (Paperback)

I don't know if this is the same Don Martin who wrote for Mad Magazine for years, but you can expect the same kind of humor. This book is just what it claims to be- A witty, opinionated "guide" to California Wine Country. The great treasure of this book is that it is written by a couple who obviously love the wine country, and have spent years exploring it. It is also openly, but unabashedly from their own perspective. We're using it to plan our honeymoon- Look for a follow-up review sometime after October 1999!