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How To Map Napa Valley Wineries
Posted: Jun 19, 2015
Napa County is situated in the northern part of the San Pablo Bay, in northern California. Napa Valley has a variety of wineries not to mention the beautiful scenery. It is famous for topping the list of wine areas alongside France winning the "Judgment of Paris" in 1976. It is also a producer of numerous crops but mostly known because of Napa wineries.
Napa Valley Overview
The size of Napa County is about 485, 120 acres, with vineyards occupying a tenth of this land. In California, this translates to about 4% when it comes to production of wine. From the small scale operations to the large-scale distributors, there are about 300 wineries. A percentage of these opened more recently while the histories of some even date back to the 1800’s. The new wineries have modern facilities ensuring small quantities of highly soughed wines.
Millions of visitors visit the Napa Valley region per annum with a majority arriving during summer. The region has a high and positive reputation due to its state of the art restaurants and hotels.
Napa Valley AVA
AVA is the initials of an American Viticulture Area situated in Napa County, California. Napa Valley is credited for being one of those areas referred to as ‘premier wine areas’ in the world. Commercial wine production in the region started back in the nineteenth century; however, it is in the 1960s that they started producing premium wine.
The Mediterranean climatic conditions favor the growth of high quality grapes alongside the geographical structure of the region. In 1858, a commercial vineyard was established which was also the first in the Napa Valley. In St. Helena, the commercial winery was established in Napa Valley by Charles Krug in 1861.
The Geographical Location
On the western and northern side, the valley basin is surrounded by a Mountain Range and the Vaca Mountains on the East. In between the ranges, there are other smaller valleys. At Mount Saint Helena, mostly at the floor, the basin of Napa Valley slowly rises to 110 m above the sea level from the southern end to the northern end. In the middle of the valley basin, Rutherford Bench, lies the Rutherford American Viticulture Areas. Also, the Oakville lies on the floor of the valley.
It is common to find sediments displaced in the soil mostly in the southern part of the valley. Sediments can be deposited by retreats of the Bay and advances from the San Pablo Bay. Volcanic lava and ash are components of the soil found in the north of the valley end, in large volumes.
Reservations can be made online for most of the hotels in the Napa Valley. In case of any individual interest for a personalized experience, a person can call so as to have a one-on-one talk with the receptionist at the receiving end. The descriptions are accurate as the reservations team is familiar with the geographical structure of Napa Valley. The bookings are also made at no cost at all to all clients irrespective of where your locality.
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