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Wine Country is a region of California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, known worldwide as a premier wine-growing region. [1] The region is famed for its wineries , its cuisine , [ 2 ] Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels , luxury resorts , historic architecture , [ 3 ] and culture. [ 4 ]
Local Indigenous people historically used the warm mineral springs. [5] Later, it became part of a Mexican Land Grant as a Rancho of California. The springs were later discovered by Dr. Edward Bale in 1848 who then opened a resort in 1852, [6] although another account by the St. Helena Historical Society states that the springs were discovered by John York. [7]
Calistoga (Wappo: Nilektsonoma) is a city in Napa County, California, United States.Located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the city had a population of 5,228 as of the 2020 census.
After 1783 the city came into possession of Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, governor-general of the Novorossiya Krai. In 1798, the city had a population of 211, consisting mainly of farmers. At the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Alupka was a famous resort.
Portugal, a country with one of the oldest wine traditions, developed the first wine appellation system in the world. A housewife of the merchant class or a servant in a noble household would have served wine at every meal, and had a selection of reds and whites alike.
Pinot gris, pinot grigio (US: / ˈ p iː n oʊ ˈ ɡ r iː dʒ i oʊ,-dʒ oʊ /, UK: / ˈ ɡ r ɪ dʒ i oʊ /), or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.Thought to be a mutant clone of the pinot noir variety, it normally has a pinkish-gray hue, accounting for its name, but the colors can vary from blue-gray to pinkish-brown.
Originally built as a series of adobe bungalows on 45 acres (180,000 m 2) of fruit trees at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains in an area originally named "Marshall's Cove" and now referred to simply as "La Quinta Cove," the La Quinta Resort & Club now has 796 casitas, suites, and villas, 41 swimming pools, 53 whirlpool spas, 23,000-square ...
Many are also wedding destination venues, host live music performances in the summer, and offer lodging such as bed and breakfast and resort accommodations, as well as vineyard tours, sunset barbecues and hot air balloon rides. [14] Major annual events include the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival [15] and the Harvest Wine Celebration. [16]