| California Wine Country: A Sunset Field Guide (Sunset Field Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Fish, Sara Schneider
Publisher: Sunset Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 234185
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0376069473
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.2209794
EAN: 9780376069474
ASIN: 0376069473
Publication Date: March 2007
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Product Description
This user-friendly and highly discerning Field Guide focuses on the Golden State's most popular and newsworthy wine regions--from Napa Valley to the Central Coast to fast-growing Baja. This full-flavored guide will please the palates and temperaments of beginning and experienced wine enthusiasts alike, with all the breadth and expertise readers expect from Sunset. Based on rigorous in-the-field research by two of Sunset magazine's most respected staffers, the recommendations are intentionally selective, rather than comprehensive, directing readers only to California's best wineries and wine-country travel experiences. California Wine Country has all the bells and whistles of a classic travel guide: compact size, gorgeous maps, concise itineraries, and colorful illustrations. Plus easy-to-follow listings for everything from can't-miss wineries to must-see, off-the-path discoveries. And, of course, all the essentials for planning an exceptional trip: information on lodging, restaurants, routes, destinations, and activities. Features: Carefully researched and highly selective guide to California's most popular and newsworthy wine regions Maps for each wine region locate wineries, restaurants, and places to stay Listings are flagged as "Favorites" and "Discoveries" so readers can plan their journeys to include can't-miss wineries and off-beat destinations Includes an introduction by award-winning author Karen MacNeil
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 Very imcomplete May 24, 2008
Limited information and so many wineries were left out. Livermore, where I live, has numerous wineries, especially Wente and Concannon which are world renown, was not mentioned at all. Even the areas they mentioned, such as Napa and Sonoma, were not covered as they deserve. I realize that this is a field guide and designed to cover the most "popular" and "newsworthy", but if you are real wine enthusiast, you will probably be as disappointed as I was.
 A pick for any California visitor or resident who loves wine and travel. June 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are plenty of wine travel books on the market, but what makes CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY special is several attributes. First, a coat-pocket-sized appearance with a hard cover lends to take-along tote and easy consultation, especially the numerous maps and charts with display the latest wine country wineries, hotels, restaurants and more. Review of hundreds of wineries from 11 top regions throughout the state also lend to travelers who plan on going beyond the usual Napa/Sonoma Northern California regions. From suggested touring routes to winery web pages, phones, descriptions of wines and more, CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY is a top field guide not to be missed: a pick for any California visitor or resident who loves wine and travel.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
 California Wine Country: A Sunset Field Guide May 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ordered this book as a gift and received it just before we were heading for visit to California. We decided to keep it and use it for ourselves. We visited areas "off the beaten path" and were delighted to visit some of the wineries highlighted and to find others on our own. Would have liked maps to have given greater detail, but that would be our only quibble.
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