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The Visit Napa Valley Blog

7 Great Spots to Host Your Small Meeting or Event

Whether you’re planning a family event or are just the lucky individual who volunteered to organize the company retreat, finding the perfect venue for your small group can be daunting, especially if food is involved. Fortunately, the Napa Valley is filled with hotels and restaurants that are…

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2018 "Best Of" Award Winners Worth a Visit

As one of nine recognized Great Wine Capitals , San Francisco and Napa Valley has awarded its hospitality leaders the 2018 Best Of Wine Tourism regional designations in seven categories. The Best Of awards categories include accommodations; art and culture; architecture and landscape; innovative wine…

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Group Wine Tasting Experiences in Napa Valley

You’ve booked your meeting – or conference, or wedding, or reunion – for the Napa Valley. Surely you don’t think you can leave without taking your group on a wine-related excursion or two? There are a number of wineries that can easily accommodate large groups, with comfortable facilities and…

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Wineries with Modern Architecture Design

Most people would agree: The wine-tasting experience is about more than just the wine. It’s about the hospitality, the history, the ambience. And for most visitors, a winery’s architecture plays a key role in the total tasting experience. Napa Valley is filled with gorgeous winery estates…

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The Best Time to Visit the Napa Valley

Is there ever a bad time to visit the Napa Valley? Of course not – it’s a rhetorical question. But, depending on your interests, there’s a wide range of events and conditions throughout the year that make it even more worthwhile to come at specific times. If you’re from just about anywhere else in…

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Four Great Ways to Relax in the Napa Valley

With summer vacation on the horizon, your thoughts are probably drifting to the smells of fresh-cut grass and barbecue lighter fluid, late evenings outdoors, maybe an Adirondack chair with a good book. And here in the Napa Valley, we can relax with the best of them. Here are a few ideas for kicking…

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Wineries with the Best View

Whether it’s an epic vineyard vista, fireside or lakeside sips or rugged mountain ranges, Napa Valley is home to some of the most beautiful views in the world. Pair perfect views with delicious wine at these legendary Napa Valley wineries: Newton Vineyard is a jewel atop Spring Mountain in St…

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5 Must-Try Artisanal Chocolate Shops

Valentine’s Day may be over this year, but that doesn’t mean that your sweet tooth should be ignored. In addition to world-renowned wines and top-flight cuisine, the Napa Valley happens to be home…

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Taste Wine Straight from the Barrel

Come discover the taste of wines straight out of the barrel in Napa Valley! Wineries throughout the valley offer this unique experience so guests have the opportunity to taste what everyone else will be drinking in a few years. Thieve wine deep in a cave, pour off tap or blend your own unique wine…

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Winter Romance Napa Valley-Style

It’s Cabernet Season here in the Napa Valley. That means not only full-bodied red wines, but chilly temperatures, shorter days, roaring fireplaces, maybe a little chocolate. In other words: the height of romance. Here’s our idea of a perfectly romantic day in the Napa Valley. If you’re strolling…

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