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2003wedding. Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:35 PM+

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Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:35 PM

wine tasting in CA

i would like to do 2 days in CA at the end of our HM---does anyone have any info. on where to stay and where to go.....I was thinking about going to the sanoma valley....if anyone has an sort of info on this --post away!:)

LisaT Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:40 PM+

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Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:40 PM

Re: wine tasting in CA

Sonoma Valley has some great places. I have a phone interview in 20 minutes, I'll be back after that with some suggestions.

(I live in San Francisco, so we've been up to Napa and Sonoma countless times. I owe others on this board (Mistyeyed and Regina?) some info on wine country too).

babybride Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:46 PM+

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Posted: Jan 24, 2003 02:46 PM

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I went to Napa - it actually was a day trip. We both tickets which included the boat ride over and then a limo picked us up with a few other people and we visited 5 wineries and did tours and tastings. We had lunch in this really cute place and then took the boat back. It was so much fun and you don't have to worry about driving. I think the tour was called California wine tours and they had a few packages - maybe they will have a Sonoma one. Let me know if you need more info!

LisaT Posted: Jan 24, 2003 05:03 PM+

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Posted: Jan 24, 2003 05:03 PM

Re: wine tasting in CA

Wine Country recommendations

2003wedding. Posted: Jan 25, 2003 11:05 AM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2003 11:05 AM

Re: wine tasting in CA

thanks girls--i love this website!

2003wedding. Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:16 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:16 PM

Re: wine tasting in CA

does anyone know how far it is from LA to the sanoma valley?

lilmrs Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:23 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:23 PM

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Napa valley is great!

LisaT Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:28 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:28 PM

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Sonoma Valley is about an hour past San Francisco. Los Angeles is 5-8 hours away from SF (depending on your route & traffic conditions).

So, its FAR. Not a day trip by any means. 6-10 hours apart.

2003wedding. Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:33 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:33 PM

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thanks lisa!--my next wuestion is---is the napa valley closer to LA?

2003wedding. Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:34 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:34 PM

Re: wine tasting in CA

or are there any wine tasting areas close to LA? after hawaii --we are spending 2 days w/ friends in LA--but i want to go wine tasting---

so do you know if there is anything closer to LA?

LisaT Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:35 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:35 PM

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nope, sorry. napa and sonoma are close to each other in the same region.

But there are some wineries south of SF, but the ones I know of are still a hike from LA.

LisaT Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:37 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:37 PM

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I don't know LA that well. It doesn't seem that the climate would be conducive to grape growing...but perhaps there are some wineries I'm not familiar with

2003wedding. Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:38 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:38 PM

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thank you sooo much! i know there is a lot to see/do in LA--but i really wanted to go wine tasting and after CA is vegas---so i doubt we will go all of the way up to the valley and back down to la to leave for vegas (we are driving to vegas from LA)--i am sad!...........thank you so much--you have been extremely helpful--i guess i will have to buy a couple of bottles of wine to drink on the way to vegas!HA!

jpsgirl Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:55 PM+

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Posted: Mar 11, 2003 11:55 PM

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Temecula is wonderful - beautiful, great wineries, nice scenery, very close ( I believe about 90-minutes) from LA, about an hour from San Diego. I was actually just looking at pics from there a few minutes ago, and thinking how it was one of the best times of my life!! (in the single days, with my best girlfriends, but still!)