Winos - er, oenophiles - and beer lovers unite! Here we go galavanting after the grape and the hop, and there are of course scores of fetching - and sometimes surprising - countries & regions to choose from. Cheers!
The wine country around Solvang, southern California
Fess Parker Winery And speaking of vineyards, Solvang is also surrounded by more than 125 wineries producing some of the world's best vintages and many accepting visitors for tours and tasting; among of the most popular are half-century-old Firestone Vineyard, Fess Parker Winery (above, founded in 1988 by the actor famous for playing Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV in the 1950s and 60s), and Sunstone Winery, in business since 1990 and with an enphasis on environmental sustainability. read…
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Just thought I might remind members of the Wine Travel Guides blog in case you haven't looked at in a while - whereas the main site only covers Europe (mainly France), the blog is worldwide. The latest post I've written is on Constantia in the Cape winelands from where I've just returned - really brilliant place for wine tourism. Previous posts have been on Chablis/France, Vienna/Austria, Primorska/Slovenia etc. All comments appreciated!
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Growing vines since 1838, it's one of California's oldest wine countries. It's also the most endangered of the state's AVAs. Today on The World on Wheels it's a new report on the Inland Empire wine industry: http://tinyurl.com/27tdbvu