Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour

A visit to California is not complete without having experienced a Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour. If you happened to be in the city of San Francisco, you would have the very good fortune of being only forty-five miles away from the Mayacamas and Sonoma mountain ranges. These two mountain ranges rise above the Sonoma valley. The Sonoma valley is where it all began, the process of making fabulous wines.

In eighteen hundred and twenty four, Franciscan priests planted a few thousand vines at their mission station, San Francisco Solano. During political confusion in eighteen hundred and thirty four, vine cuttings were taken from the mission station and used to start new vineyards all over the valley. The mission station is now a place of great interest to the Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour.

An enigmatic Hungarian, who called himself Count Agoston Haraszthy arrived in the Sonoma Valley in eighteen hundred and fifty five. He bought a vineyard called Salvador Vallejo but renamed it Buena Vista. It wasn’t long before his vineyard was producing the finest wines and today he is known as ‘The Father of California Wine Industry’. Fortunately, you do not have to be a count or countess to join The Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour, the only requirement is a zest for life.

A Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour will reveal the complete and fascinating process of winemaking from the grape to the glass. You will be able to see the old oak barrels used to age the wine and most importantly, you will taste the wine. Some of the wines for tasting are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and sparkling wines.

To accompany the wine a variety of food is available in the valley. From fine dining to rustic, there is food to complement each wine produced. The Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour makes provision for the sampling of the many delicious cuisines created by talented chefs. If fine dining is not your choice, picnics are available and so is a barbecue all prepared with flair and style.

The chefs are as committed to producing excellent food as the winemakers are to producing excellent wines. Not only is a tour for discovery but also for fun and relaxation. For these reasons, the Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour mirrors the standard of quality and service provided by the chefs and winemakers.

Sonoma Valley wineries are all world-class operations. So are the eateries and all the amenities provided for the comfort of visitors on the Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour. There is a very good reason for this. The wineries and all their associates work very closely with the Tourism Board to give guests an unforgettable experience of the best kind.

Winemaking is a process that cannot be taken for granted. Each vintage is unique, dependent on the balance of soil content, sunshine, moonshine, rain, breezes, mountains, proximity of the ocean and the skill of the winemaker. After months, sometimes years of waiting and wondering, the final test becomes dependent on the people who drink the wine. People on the Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour are an example of who drinks what. In other words, they decide which wine is hot and which wine is not. A Sonoma Wine Tasting Tour will help you make an informed decision and uplift your enjoyment of wine.