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Welcome to Your Independent Guide to the Wine Country. Find detailed information on hundreds of wineries, read reviews, discover places to stay, map your journey or write your own winery reviews.

Start by Clicking on a Region,  then browse the wineries-- or use the winery search box. The Advanced Search lets you select wineries by ambiance, amenities, wine types or even tasting fees. 

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Recommended Wineries
Bianchi Vineyards
Paso Robles--Visit Bianchi in their stunning tasting room. Sample Paso Robles award winning wines from their deck overlooking a small lake.
Imagery Estate Winery
August Ridge
Foppiano Vineyards
Sonoma -- With over 100 years making wine join us with our warm family hospitality and award winning wines.
Ken Volk Vineyards
Santa Maria- Come join us in our intimate tasting room and sample some of our award winning Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, or try something new with our Rhone and Italian varitals.
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From Carneros to Oakville
Napa Valley is itself an appellation and has 13 unique sub appellations (AVA’s) within its boundaries. Each AVA has a distinctive microclimate, soil, terrain, and elevation that imprint identifiable characteristics into the fruit. Starting in the southern district of Los Carneros we explore eight AVA's of the southern Napa Valley...
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Ask the Farmer
Today we have John Salisbury, from Salisbury Vineyards, who farms wine grapes in the cool coastal region of San Luis Obispo answering a questions on winemaking from a Winery Advisor member. The topic today...Sulfites in wine.
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Better Wine Tasting: The Winery Advisor Tasting Room Personality Profile
As the Winery Advisor, I visit hundreds of California tasting rooms each year collecting information to prepare detailed winery profiles for the California Winery Advisor.com website. We document the wine tasting experience by cataloging the amenities, ambiances, tasting fees, pricing and wines. And, yes, we like our job. After visiting almost 600, I have found they fall roughly within five categories.
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