Napa/Sonoma "Must Do’s"

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Anonymous wrote:Most of y’all are wine jokers. Crap wine is crap wine even at the vineyard.

Why don't you just stick to things you know like moonshine.

Of all the recommendations on here, mine was one of the only or very few that actually helped someone. Landing people at bad wineries wastes their time.

Meh, this is one of those things where if you ask 10 different people you'll get 10 very different answers. There is no "right" way to do it.

Nope. Great wine as the priority and there is a way to do that. All the “experience” stuff is to lure tourists and to overcome the bad wine on the premises.

Not everyone agrees on "great wine", people have different tastes and either want a Cab or Sauv Blanc or Chardonnay and the wineries don't all do all the varietals, and not all equally well. So you really have to hone in on your particular taste to get the most out of it. Of course there is bad wine out there, but to say there is one definitive list is ridiculous.

Additionally, there is a list of folks who FONT produce great wine or only so so when they get REALLY lucky.

Meant “DONT”.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of y’all are wine jokers. Crap wine is crap wine even at the vineyard.

Why don't you just stick to things you know like moonshine.

Of all the recommendations on here, mine was one of the only or very few that actually helped someone. Landing people at bad wineries wastes their time.

Meh, this is one of those things where if you ask 10 different people you'll get 10 very different answers. There is no "right" way to do it.

Nope. Great wine as the priority and there is a way to do that. All the “experience” stuff is to lure tourists and to overcome the bad wine on the premises. [/quote

Not everyone agrees on "great wine", people have different tastes and either want a Cab or Sauv Blanc or Chardonnay and the wineries don't all do all the varietals, and not all equally well. So you really have to hone in on your particular taste to get the most out of it. Of course there is bad wine out there, but to say there is one definitive list is ridiculous.

Of course there are great producers of different varietals but the point is going with great producers. And there is a list of those.

Ok but 2 different people have disagreed on the suggestion of Iron Horse. Silver Oak doesn't do it for me, it's expected and I'm looking for off the beaten path. So I thought the list was ho hum. I've been to Napa/Sonoma more times than I can count and just got back a few days ago from my most recent trip. There are plenty of hits and misses out there and sometimes it comes down to the host, the day, getting there at the same time as a bachelorette party or whatever. OP specifically mentioned wanting an "experience" sometimes you have to give the people what they want.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of y’all are wine jokers. Crap wine is crap wine even at the vineyard.

Why don't you just stick to things you know like moonshine.

Of all the recommendations on here, mine was one of the only or very few that actually helped someone. Landing people at bad wineries wastes their time.

Meh, this is one of those things where if you ask 10 different people you'll get 10 very different answers. There is no "right" way to do it.

Nope. Great wine as the priority and there is a way to do that. All the “experience” stuff is to lure tourists and to overcome the bad wine on the premises. [/quote

Not everyone agrees on "great wine", people have different tastes and either want a Cab or Sauv Blanc or Chardonnay and the wineries don't all do all the varietals, and not all equally well. So you really have to hone in on your particular taste to get the most out of it. Of course there is bad wine out there, but to say there is one definitive list is ridiculous.

Of course there are great producers of different varietals but the point is going with great producers. And there is a list of those.

Ok but 2 different people have disagreed on the suggestion of Iron Horse. Silver Oak doesn't do it for me, it's expected and I'm looking for off the beaten path. So I thought the list was ho hum. I've been to Napa/Sonoma more times than I can count and just got back a few days ago from my most recent trip. There are plenty of hits and misses out there and sometimes it comes down to the host, the day, getting there at the same time as a bachelorette party or whatever. OP specifically mentioned wanting an "experience" sometimes you have to give the people what they want.

Iron Horse does not produce great wine. Silver Oak has but you noted it’s not for you. You need to dig on the great wine producers or ask the greats who are the up and coming folks are.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of y’all are wine jokers. Crap wine is crap wine even at the vineyard.

Why don't you just stick to things you know like moonshine.

Of all the recommendations on here, mine was one of the only or very few that actually helped someone. Landing people at bad wineries wastes their time.

Meh, this is one of those things where if you ask 10 different people you'll get 10 very different answers. There is no "right" way to do it.

Nope. Great wine as the priority and there is a way to do that. All the “experience” stuff is to lure tourists and to overcome the bad wine on the premises. [/quote

Not everyone agrees on "great wine", people have different tastes and either want a Cab or Sauv Blanc or Chardonnay and the wineries don't all do all the varietals, and not all equally well. So you really have to hone in on your particular taste to get the most out of it. Of course there is bad wine out there, but to say there is one definitive list is ridiculous.

Of course there are great producers of different varietals but the point is going with great producers. And there is a list of those.

Ok but 2 different people have disagreed on the suggestion of Iron Horse. Silver Oak doesn't do it for me, it's expected and I'm looking for off the beaten path. So I thought the list was ho hum. I've been to Napa/Sonoma more times than I can count and just got back a few days ago from my most recent trip. There are plenty of hits and misses out there and sometimes it comes down to the host, the day, getting there at the same time as a bachelorette party or whatever. OP specifically mentioned wanting an "experience" sometimes you have to give the people what they want.

Iron Horse does not produce great wine. Silver Oak has but you noted it’s not for you. You need to dig on the great wine producers or ask the greats who are the up and coming folks are.

Ok, but the OP asked for specific wineries, and not necessarily big names. So the suggestions for horseback riding and visits to small towns seem out of place. At least some people have offered some suggestions. They aren't all winners, but mileage varies on these things. Hopefully OP got some good ideas.