Compass American Guides : Wine Country : California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys [Paperback]

John Doerper (Author)

Book Description

Series: Compass American Guides California Wine Country | Publication Date: May 26, 1998

Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations.  Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting.
Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival imagesTopical essays and literary extractsDetailed color mapsGreat ideas for things to see and doCapsule reviews of hotels and restaurants

Editorial Reviews

Review

Enjoy an in-depth review of California's two wine counties in a guide which covers everything from where to stay to how to plan a wine tasting and buying tour in the region. Both famous and family wineries are covered in a satisfying guide which blends excellent maps and plenty of color photos with specifics on how to organize a wine country tour based on personal preferences. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations.  Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting.
Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival imagesTopical essays and literary extractsDetailed color mapsGreat ideas for things to see and doCapsule reviews of hotels and restaurants

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Product Details

• Paperback: 307 pages
• Publisher: Compass America Guides; 2nd edition (May 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679000321
• ISBN-13: 978-0679000327
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,463,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book of the Wine Country, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Compass American Guides : Wine Country : California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys (Paperback)

My wife and I were completely delighted following the "tours" in this guide. The maps, directions and winery descriptions were second to none! Anyone contemplating a trip to the California wine country should consider this book a MUST. Of course, if your not planning a trip, you will be after reading this! We stayed at two different B&B's recommended by the book and were very pleased. The book accurately depicted the quality of the rooms and hospitality of the staff. Again, I highly recommend this wine country guide.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for visiting the Napa & Sonoma Valley Wine Country, January 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Compass American Guides : Wine Country : California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys (Paperback)

I shopped around extensively at local travel bookstores to find a good wine country book, and I think this one is the best. It has beautiful color pictures on almost every page. Many of the pictures show the wine labels, which helps make the book a nice souvenir for you to remember the wine/winery later. The pictures are supplemented with insightful commentary on the wines, history of each winery, and even pictures/descriptions of the restaurants, lodgings. The maps are also in color, and are detailed for each town. Also included is an events/festivals list and analysis of wine vintages by year. All that, and it's still small enough to carry with you when you visit the wineries.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, but..., March 28, 2004

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J. Kleiner (Moraga, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compass American Guides : Wine Country : California's Napa & Sonoma Valleys (Paperback)

This is such a well structured and informative guide that I do not make my numerous trips into wine country without it.

Its one great failing is that the publishers have not seen fit to update it in over 7 years!