Wine Tourism in America

Before going further into the article, let me give you a brief introduction about Wine Tourism. Wine tourism organizing travel around the appreciation of, tasting of, and purchase of wine. This kind of tourism is highly developed in a lot of regions around the world, and it can be as simple as hopping on a wine shuttle in the Napa valley or as complicated as renting a villa in the south of France for a month. Wine lovers will be surprised to find out that there are some ideal wine tourism destinations in the United States of America.

California is the prime spot in USA that’s famous for its’ lush vineyard and produces some of the best wines in the world. So, it’s useless to go to France in search of good wines, when California has got its’ elite mix of wines.

San Francisco- One of the important cities of California is located on the West coast of North America. Napa Valley, which is located within the striking distance of San Francisco, has emerged as the prime destination for producing quality wine. Napa Valley alone produces above 90% of the wine in North America. In fact this region is the fourth largest producer of wine in the world. Napa Valley is nestled between the mountain ranges of Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada Range, and therefore provides the optimum climate for producing wine.

It produces a unique and wide range of appellations such as red wines (with soft tannins and intense fruits) and chardonnays that are sensational. All this makes Napa, an ideal wine tourism destination in America. The region has abundance of accommodation and wine tourist destinations in the world.

Contra Costa County, Sanoma County and Livermore valley in the bay area are some of the other close by destinations to San Francisco, which are perfect for wine tourism.

Some of the other famous wine tourism destinations of America are Oregon, Texas, New York and Washington. If you are planning to visit Napa Valley, then try to drop into these notable regions to see what makes American wines so popular. In fact, several tourist operators also provide tempting wine tourism packages to choose from.

You can also visit the International Wine Center in New York, Chicago Wine School, and the Wine School in Philadelphia to complete your wine tourism trip. Spending several days in the visiting area, chatting with the wine makers and growers and eating the local cuisine, will give you a better and deep insight into how and why the wine turned out the way it should.