Great Weather Means Great Videos

The first half of February Napa and Sonoma have enjoyed wonderful Spring like weather with luminous sky and mild breezes. I’ve taken advantage of this to visit wineries and make two minute videos for inclusion in our website and smart phone Apps.

They allow us to show the visitors what the signs look like, the tasting room and the views. We get to make some commentary about the place and the winery experience. You can find them on our website at http://bit.ly/dQ8WeA and on the updates for the Napa Valley Wine Tour iPhone App and of course the Sonoma Winery Tour App.

We’re working on new Apps for the Android system using new materials. We hope to have them available before the season gets into high gear.

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Ralph and Lahni de Amicis of Amicis Tours are authors of 3 books about visiting the wineries of Napa and Sonoma. Their focus is the winery experience and the logistics of safely and enjoyably getting around wine country without getting in trouble. These are insights from guides who visit a wide variety of wineries often with clients. They have the huge advantage of creating books and not depending on winery advertising, so they tell you the straight story about which wineries do a great job for their customers, and which other ones, not so much! They create custom tours both in wine country and San Francisco in a variety of languages, using SUV's and vans. Their tours are always designed around the interests of their clients.

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