Hidden Wine Country: Including Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino [Paperback]

Marty Olmstead (Author), Ray Riegert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hidden Wine Country | Publication Date: October 2002

Once just a popular side trip from San Francisco, the Wine Country with its world-class wineries, attractions and amenities, deserves far more than a brief encounter. Written for those who want to delve beyond the big-name wineries and roadside offerings, this guide uncovers the region's true connoisseur culture. Though Hidden Wine Country includes thorough reviews of the big-name wineries, it also leads to dozens of vineyards where your tour guide may well be the owner. - Details over 60 wineries including detailed tasting information - Over 80 unique places to stay including country inns, spas, resorts and ranches as well as over 300 camping sites - Local, funky and gourmet shopping including hand-made crafts, specialty imports and antiques - Touring methods other than car: horseback, balloon ride, train or river cruise - Restaurants equal to the wine: 20 California cuisine, 8 French cuisine, and 14 fine Italian THE HIDDEN GUIDES Major sights National and state parks Off the beaten tourist track Popular attractions Beaches Popular with local but overlooked by travellers Unique hotels Adventure activities Local restaurants Unique to the destination Shopping Nightlife Annual events and festivals

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About the Author

Marty Olmstead lives in Sonoma, California. Ray Riegert lives in Berkeley, California.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Pr; 2nd edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569752885
• ISBN-13: 978-1569752883
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,704,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A highly recommended "take-along" guide, March 6, 2003

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This review is from: Hidden Wine Country: Including Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino (Paperback)

From historic wineries in California's Sonoma and Napa Counties to back roads, lodging in small retreats, and dining in recommended establishments, Hidden Wine Country seeks to uncover less-traveled roads in the Wine Country - and does it successfully. Hidden Wine Country is quite an achievement for an area over-saturated with publicity: the authors specialize in finding the unusual, quality experience. Hidden Wine Country is a highly recommended "take-along" guide.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Napa, November 4, 2008

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Love to Travel (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Wine Country: Including Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino (Hidden Travel) (Paperback)

I ordered 3 books for our trip to Napa and this was the least useful - you get so much infomation when you are in Napa that I didn't find this added any additional helpful suggestions. We really didn't use this.