Napa Valley Tour Guide [Spiral-bound]

Antonia Allegra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002

How would you like your own personal tour of Napa Valley's top wineries by the leading authority on the subject? Well now you can. Napa Valley Tour Guide is the only guidebook that includes an audio tour (2 CDs) of the top eleven wineries and five historic sites that are essential to see during your visit to Napa Valley. Written and narrated by Antonia Allegra, the editor-in-chief of the Vine Napa Valley magazine, the tour explains everything from wine varietals and tasting tips to the ghost wineries that still haunt the valley.

The Guidebook, is divided into five critical sections:
Tour Guide: A beautifully illustrated guide to the top eleven wineries and five historic sites that are a ‘must see’ on any visit to Napa Valley. Here you will also find Antonia’s audio tour (2 CDs). Arranged like a museum tour, you can pick and choose the audio topics you wish to hear.
Wine Tasting: Learn the essentials of wine tasting and record your tasting notes in the accompanying wine journal.
Winery Guide: Over 60 wineries are profiled to help you decide which ones to visit. There is also a beautiful pull-out map of the valley showing over 250 winery and attraction locations.
Travel Planner: An essential guide to the small wine-towns of Napa Valley, featuring detailed maps and restaurant, lodging and activity information.
Virtual Napa Valley: A virtual tour (contained on an enclosed computer CD-ROM) that explores the wineries, wines and history of Napa Valley. The ideal way to plan your trip to Napa Valley!

Part guidebook, part audio tour, part computer CD-ROM, the Napa Valley Tour Guide has everything you need for the perfect trip to Napa Valley. No wonder it has won so many awards! 2003 IPPY Award for Best Travel Guidebook, a Silver Ladle Award at the Jacob’s Creek 2003 World Food Media Awards and Double Gold in the 2003 Catalyst Award competition!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Did you know there are over 300 wineries in Napa Valley? Would you like a renowned winery expert to help you decide where to visit? We did. So we asked Antonia Allegra, the editor-in-chief of Napa Valley's premier wine country magazine, to construct the ideal guide to help visitors get the most out of their visit to Napa Valley. The result is an award-winning guidebook that goes well beyond where other guides stop. Napa Valley Tour Guide is a personal tour of the top eleven wineries and five historic locations that are essential to experience on any visit to Napa Valley. It’s a combination of a guidebook, an audio tour (CD) and computer CD-ROM.

About the Author

Antonia Allegra is the also the author of "Napa Valley, the Ultimate Winery Guide." She is the founding editor of Appellation, a wine country living magazine, and the former wine country TV host for CBS/KPIX "Evening Magazine." Drawing upon her depth of experience, Antonia gives you an insider’s tour of this world famous wine region. The tour includes stops at eleven award-winning wineries and five historic locations that are essential to understanding the wines and history that have made Napa Valley what it is today.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 154 pages
• Publisher: TravelBrains (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970580959
• ISBN-13: 978-0970580955
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this even driving to Santa Barbara, April 26, 2003

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Patricia Riegg (Lafayette, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Napa Valley Tour Guide (Spiral-bound)

We live in the Bay Area and have been to Napa Valley many, many times. We, however, learned so much from this book/CD that we did not know from all those trips to wineries. We read the book before and then decided to listen to the CD on a trip to Santa Barbara. Here we were driving AWAY from Napa Valley but loving listening to information about all the places we thought we knew like the back of our hands. Thank you Antonia, for putting it all together for us!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Napa Valley Expedition Guide, February 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Napa Valley Tour Guide (Spiral-bound)

Although we have been to the wine country many times, nothing has made it as enjoyable or informative as this guide. The CDrom is a very informative and entertaining pre and post source.
It was delightful to have such an experienced tour guide right in our car with us, and the music is so fitting to the magnificent terrain. Look forward to any new releases of Travelbrain! cheryl in los gatos

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Napa Valley for the Beginner, July 22, 2002

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Don Budge (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Napa Valley Tour Guide (Spiral-bound)

Napa Valley for the Newcomer

My wife and I had the opportunity to stay in Napa Valley for a week this summer as we passed through California. By even greater fortune we had the chance to use Antonia Allegra's wonderful Expedition Guide to Napa Valley. This CD travel guide can be used in your car stereo and gives you the option of having a Napa Valley expert sitting in your own car.
Antonia Allegra is the expert on the Napa Valley, not only on the wine trails, but also about everything of interest in Napa Valley itself, even its geology. As you drive up the valley Antonia prepares you for what you can expect, visit and do. All the sights, history, and vineyard backgrounds are explained. I consider this concept as one of the best ideas to hit the tourist market for years.
The range of information is presented in a user friendly manner so even an `old duffer' like myself found it easy to operate, and Antonia's charming voice made it even easier to follow.
I would recommend this Expedition guide to anybody visiting Napa Valley.
Don Budge