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As we tour Wine Country with our clients we notice things, a lot of them interesting. Some of it makes it into our books and some into our Smart Phone Apps, and the rest makes it here onto our article pages. Visit our Buy Books page or Buy Smart Phone Apps page to get our best travel tools in a portable and easy to use format. Ralph
Ralph de Amicis, tour guide
Ralph de Amicis, tour guide
For the Visitor

  • New App Additions

    Francis Ford Coppola Winery

  • Del Dotto and their Urns

  • Staying in the Sonoma Valley

  • Lambert Bridge of Dry Creek

  • Napa and Sonoma on the Web

  • Frogs Leap Walks their Talk

  • Why Napa Wineries are by Appointment

  • Flying High over Napa and Sonoma

  • Honeymoon in the Sonoma Valley

  • Raymond Undergoes Changes

  • Rochioli of Russian River

  • Artesa of Carneros

  • When to Come to Wine Country

  • Saddleback Cellars among the Napa Vines

  • All the Apps a Wine Geek Needs

  • Sonoma Plaza Tasting Room

  • Sonoma Valley iPhone App in Hand

  • Earthquakes and Wine Country

  • Glen Ellen is the Best of Wine Country

  • Native Wine Yeasts

  • Picnic in Wine Country

  • The Napa Valley iPhone App

  • Leaf Roll

  • Downtown Sonoma Hotels

  • If Hobbits were Wine Makers

  • Off the Beaten Path in Napa

  • What Happened to Northern Winery Doors?

  • I Really Can't Drink Champagne

  • Your Wine Palate Learns

  • The Sonoma Brand

  • The Calistoga AVA

  • Understanding Northern Sonoma

  • Wine Touring Romantic Art

  • Calistoga and the Chronicle

  • San Francisco Restaurants

  • Summer 2010 Wine Tour Season

  • Failla Means Pinot

  • Petite Verdot and James Cole Winery

  • Getting Married in Wine Country

  • Eccentric Wineries

  • Winery Design 1

  • Wine Education

  • Best Time to Visit Wine Country
  • Home in Wine Country
  • San Francisco Hotel Locations
  • Sky Rocketing Tasting Fees
  • 10 Wine Touring Tips
  • Early Morning Palates
  • The Quality of Sunlight
  • Napa Wine Tour App Update
  • Sebastopol as a Wine Destination
  • Russian River & Healdsburg
  • Wine Country & TV
  • An Ode to Grapevines
  • Sebastopol as Wine Destination
  • Swirl, Sniff and Tip
  • Buoncristiani and their Caves
  • 10 Wine Touring Tips
  • April in Sonoma

  • The Guide's Favorite App

  • The Party Bus

  • Sonoma is Easy

  • Easter in Napa
  • Where to Stay Part One
  • Sonoma Free Wheeling Tour

  • Napa Spring 2010

  • Wine and Table Grapes, Hillsides and Valley Floors

  • Napa off the Beaten Path
  • Napa and Who?
  • Calistoga on My Mind
  • Wineries and Health
  • Three Thieves Wine
  • Visiting Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley
  • The Winery Art Tour
  • Tips on Wine Tasting Etiquette
  • Children in Wine Country
  • Buying and Shipping Wine
  • The Importance of Guides & Drivers
  • A Little Wine a Little Shopping
  • Where to Stay in Napa & Sonoma
  • Avoiding Red Wine Headaches
  • Less Traffic Jams in Wine Country
  • The Best Kid Friendly Winery Tour of Napa
  • A Great Tour in Northern Sonoma


For the Industry


What Makes a Great Winery Experience Part 1

Freestone Innovation

The Sonoma Shift

The Non-Compition Between Napa & Sonoma

A Big International Idea

A Winery Coincidence

Biodynamic Calendars

Gen X and Wine Country

Wine Country Phones

The Importance of Wine Educators

Napa as a Global Destination

The Only Sober People in Wine Country

A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Winery

Wine as Social Media

The Vacation Planning App

Business Mood in the Valleys

Generational Differences

What Makes a Great Winery Experience Part 1

  • Winemakers Taking an Ancient Direction

  • Napa Invasion!

  • Books and Grapevines
  • Napa Convention Spaces

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