Blog 53 More Smart Wine Tour Tips
It is all about the planning. You may have already scheduled a Wine Train or Balloon Ride. You have eaten at the best restaurants, had a picnic and even scheduled some tastings or tours. You have gone to your favorite wineries off the beaten path. Everything has been scheduled. You are even eating water crackers and drinking water in between wineries. You are only tasting the wines that you like and spitting the wines that you do not. What else can you do to make your wine experience great?
How about a limo tour for one of your days? You can create your own plan and use their driving expertise or you can ask them to schedule something for you. Limo drivers can be great tour guides. One thing to look out for is when a limo driver takes you only to wineries that they want you to go too. Do not let them change the itinerary that you have. You are in charge.
Look online at places that you like and call them up. Ask questions. Check out how much they charge for tastings or tours and decide using that information. This will help you decide along with your budget what you can afford to do.
You can also rent bikes and tour the wine country by bike. You are exercising, enjoying the scenery and really taking in the great weather that wine country has to offer. Check what the local weather will be and have an alternate plan if that falls through.
How about a hike? There are hiking trails and other adventures that you can do in groups or privately. It can be a lot of fun when you are really taking in the nature that surrounds you. Make sure that you are able to withstand the hiking trails and that you do not have any health problems that will interfere with your experience and success.
You can try different lodging as you go about your wine tours. You can stay in Napa one day and then Yountville, and then Calistoga. You can then go to the Sonoma side and work your way up too or just stay in the same hotel and drive to where you will be tasting for the day. When I go, I like to stay in one hotel and just work my way around the entire valley by car coming back to my familiar surroundings.
Make your experience your own and schedule what you think is fun.
Tell me what you think! I want to hear from you! Give me your thoughts!
Bon Vin!
Veronica
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