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» CA.WINE COUNTRY Soda Tasting Flight is suitable for visitors 8 and up and includes a bag of gourmet popcorn and a bottle of root beer to take home. 2 8 2 013 travel guide to c al i fo r n ia A TASTE OF Monterey Wine Visitors' Center on Monterey's Cannery Row offers a tasting room with a view, right. » FIND A WINERY GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA WINE californiawineryadvisor.com WINERIES & VINEYARDS Northern California Coast robertmondavi.com beringer.com sterlingvineyards.com themadrones.com garagistehbg.com meteorvineyard.com farella.com sodarowines.com caldwellvineyard.com quivirawine.comferrari-carano.com Sierra Foothills boegerwinery.com sobonwine.com amadorcellars.com terrerougewines.com twistedoak.com Central Coast: Monterey atasteofmonterey.com Paso Robles peachycanyon.com greywolfcellars.com jlohr.com tablascreek.com pithywine.com Santa Lucia Highlands talbottvineyards.com mersoleilvineyard.com hahnestates.com Southern California & Central Valley: Temecula cougarvineyards.com robertrenzonivineyards.com Santa Barbara jaffurswine.com Lodi bergholdvineyards.com michaeldavidwinery.com TASTING ROOMS themadrones.com garagistehbg.com pithywine.com atasteofmonterey.com TOURS sunriderwinetours.com WINERY ASSOCIATIONS Coombsville Winery Members coombsvillenapa.org/Members.html Temecula Wineries temeculawines.org/wineries-vineyards Sierra Foothills eldoradowines.org/wineries.html Sonoma Wine Road Association wineroad.com A TASTE OF MONTEREY; MELISSAF84 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & CENTRAL VALLEY Santa Barbara, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Los Olivos, Temecula, Lodi, Madera, Clarksburg The coastal region of Southern California includes the Santa Barbara, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Ynez Valley growing regions, with Santa Ynez Valley becoming the poster child for wine tourism since the 2004 film Sideways confirmed its status as a Pinot Noir hot spot (or cool spot, as Pinot grapes don't take well to too much heat). Downtown Santa Barbara has a handful of tasting rooms that are within walking distance of each other, and an urban winery, Jaffurs Wine Cellars, producing Rhone varietals with grapes sourced from Santa Barbara county vineyards. Zinfandel grows well in the Central Valley, a major agricultural region that runs down the middle of the state from Sacramento to Bakersfield. Two favorites in Lodi are the Berghold Estate Winery and Michael-David Winery, best known for its 7 Deadly Zins blend. Still emerging as a wine destination, Southern California's mostly hot and arid region is not as well developed as points north, but Temecula in particular is generating an ardent following for its wines and sheer determination to grow grapes in a challenging location. The majority of wineries are grouped along Rancho California and De Portola roads, including the popular Cougar Winery and Robert Renzoni that specialize in Italian varieties. For an unusual tasting experience, Sunrider tours offers a Jeep safari adventure through the vines of Temecula including sampling of more than 18 different wines. California is known for innovation and imagination, so it's not too far fetched to imagine the state's biggest attractions, Hollywood and wine, collaborating to create a fantasy Wineland. But until that day, all you need to experience the best of California wine is a map and the interest. No E ticket required. CA

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