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Best Time to visit Napa Valley
The Seasons, The Lifestyle and The Experience
Napa Valley put wine on the map for America in the 1970s with the marketing genius and drive of Robert Mondavi it was clinched as the premier wine destination in the United States by the mid-1990s. According to a recent survey of Napa Valley visitors, nearly 30% of those surveyed were on their 7th or more trip to
Napa Valley. Which just goes to show how much people love the climate, the abundance and overall ambiance of Napa Valley.
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The Best Time to Visit Napa Valley for you!
The Best Time to go to Napa Valley has everything to do with why
you want/need to come to Wine Country. The most significant
reason Napa Valley is a world-famous wine growing region is due to
Napa Valley's cool nights and warm days throughout the year.
Lately, it's been beyond gorgeous here in JANUARY! The best time to
visit Napa Valley for: quiet relaxation - Winter in Napa Valley;
excitement and all-about-you service - Spring in Wine Country; fun
and hoopla - Summer in Wine Country; total sensory overload - Fall
in Napa Valley. Plan your trip with us at Wine Country Reservations!
Winter in Napa Valley – Believe it or not Winter is the surprise season of beauty and grace. Despite the high potential for some rain, it is spectacular here when the mustard begins to come up against the bright green grasses and dark trunks of the vines themselves. If the lighting is right on an overcast or drizzling day everywhere you look seems like someone painted the landscape with watercolors of the brightest and dullest hues all at once. You will just have to come to experience this sight, shucks. By the way the wine tasting, restaurants, lodging rates are all not nearly as crowded and certainly more deals are to be had. Come and visit Napa Valley during the “off” season – you’ll love it, we promise.
Spring in Wine Country – Like winter the air is fresh and clean the vines are bursting, the trees are blooming pinks, whites, and yellows. People are just starting to get out again and their attitudes are excitement and anticipation of what wonderful things lie ahead of them in life. In other words, people are happy and grateful to be out of doors which makes for a fantastic time in Wine Country where you can make a friend wherever you go! Everyone is in the mood in Napa Valley to have a wonderful time!
Napa Valley Summers – It typically holds steady around 87°F throughout out the summer but there certainly have been times where it’s as cool as 65 and as hot at 105. Typically in June, Napa experiences overcast mornings in the first few weeks and it usually burns off by noon. Late July and early August are usually the hottest and when the vines are the most pregnant with grapes. Last year the vineyard managers started harvesting as early as August 13th which means you can smell the grape crushing throughout Napa Valley well into late September or early October. It’s a hectic time for the wineries but it is exciting and fun for all.
Fall in Wine Country – These are the Glory days. Typically Napa Valley experiences "Indian Summers" where it can be well into the 90s in the middle of October or later. The days are warm and dry and therefore perfect for a cool glass of
Sauvignon Blanc (the crown princess of wine varietals). Every color of the rainbow is displayed in the vineyards and surrounding hillsides. The wineries are busy crushing or bottling, be sure to ask if they are doing any barrel tastings when you’re there. The evenings are balmy and warm into the night sometimes and just perfect for sitting on the porch closing out the day with a big glass of
Cabernet Sauvignon, the King of the Beasts.
All in all, Napa Valley prides itself on offering the most fantastic food and wine in the world. Napa Valley is small enough to get to know and yet large enough to never get to it all. Come and see where beauty lives…in Napa Valley, the
premier Wine Country.
If you would like to start planning your trip now – Click here and be sure to enter your actual dates of arrival and departure from Napa Valley in the Trip Planner.
Thank you and we hope to see you soon in beautiful downtown Wine Country! ê
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