The Wine Lover's Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino

by Lori Lyn Narlock, Nancy Garfinkel

More than five million visitors make their way to Northern California's wine country each year. And this is the ultimate guide to the best wine-related spots to be found there. Throughout Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties the intrepid authors drove, trekked, visited, sipped, tasted, revisited, took notes, and visited again. The an essential and selective resource for those passionate about wine. Here's the "where to" of the finest places to taste, tour, shop, and learn about nature's nectar of the vine, whether it's who offers a quick tutorial on wine growing (try the Benziger Winery) or where to find the wineries with rustic charm in the Anderson Valley (try Handley Cellars). This book is a trusted guide for any visitor to the wine country. Cheers!

336 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2005

About the author

I love a good story. I’ve spent my life chasing and telling good stories.

As a marketing professional, I’ve told those stories via innovative marketing initiatives and exquisite events for the world’s most prestigious companies, including Condé Nast’s Bon Appétit magazine and LVMH’s Chandon California.

As a cook, I’ve told stories via more than a dozen food- and wine-focused books, including the Cakebread Cellars Cookbook, Summer Smoothies, Super Burgers, and the Big Ranch Farms. 

As a writer, I’ve used storytelling to win the pitch contest at the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival (in a field of 10, many of whom were seasoned filmmakers); write a blog about my family cabin in Mendocino, and finish a novel that will be published in early 2018.

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