I notice these questions a lot on Twitter and while in tasting rooms. The best wineries for others may not be the best wineries for you. Maybe you want family friendly, or tiny wineries, or great architecture, or a to-die-for picnic area at a winery and along with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel.
That is why we have spent years developing our winery search engine and the huge amount of data in our profiles. Now you can narrow your selection quickly and see the wineries that match your interests.
So what about the quality of the wine? How do you know that the four wineries you are going to visit have the best wine for you?
You can narrow your search with our search engine and then use the Web to find reviews about their wine. However, tastes change, wine changes, and your taste is affected by the environment you are in. No one else can really decide for you.
The point of wine travel is to find your own favorites. Explore and discover each wine region. Spit and dump so you can taste more wines effectively. Avoid wines that aren't all that interesting to you so you can taste at more wineries.
In general the wines become softer south of Monterey. Santa Ynez and Temecula wines are very soft and easy to drink. While I find them nice they are rarely interesting to me but I have found a very few exceptions. I'll add those to our reviews when I get a chance. Also check my blog for my wine and wineries reviews.
- jim
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