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February 7, 2019
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Winter’s a fine time for a wine tour… why?

By | Wine tour

If you’re thinking about a wine tour at this time of year there’s many things to your advantage. Such as there are no crowds! Making appointments is a lot easier and you can get into most wineries. The yellow mustard seed is amazing and make for beautiful photos and the mountains are as green and luscious as ever.

Did you know my background is professional photography and I sometimes do photoshoots in the vineyards of families and friends? The kind of photography you’d want to enlarge and hang above your fireplace. I also have photographed many surprise engagements. These are always so much fun when I get to be part of the surprise.

It’s still a fresh year and yes, before you know it, spring and budbreak will be here and the season will be in full swing. Release parties at the wineries are already underway. Silver Oak Cellars and Flora Springs recently had theirs.

I look forward to this year and look for the newness at the different wineries as well as the comfort and history of the appellations of the majestic California wine country.

 

March 28, 2018
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lovely couple picture in the vines Gustafson winery

Yes, it’s Spring

By | Wine tour, wine-tours, wineries

Spring is in the air and so is Budbreak 2018   and a few events going on in April

Greetings from the northern california wine country. It is just beginning to warm up here after a week of rain. The hills are a vibrant, luscious green and my eyes just can’t get enough of the beauty. I thought in this newsletter I would give you some events you may want to visit this April. Enjoy Spring!  (see 3 photos above)

Happening in Napa today through May 5th is Calla Lily Alley. I’ll be heading there to take a few photos to post at the bottom of my website home page on Instagram.                                        letsrolltours is my Instagram page. Check it out. Here’s some info on Calla Lily Alley ….

•  “Calla Lily Alley, a Napa spring tradition, features hundreds of blooming calla lilies in multiple vivid colors reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. The garden is on display daily              from 9 am – 7 pm at Rohlffs Manor, 2400 Fair Drive, Napa. Info, 294-5057”

 

Other happenings you may want to check out in Napa and Sonoma counties …

•   Cloverdale Fiddle Festival     

Saturday, April 7, 2018 – 9:00am – 6:00pm

•   Annual Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival

 April 14 – 15, 2018

•  Go on Safari

Ride in an open-air vehicle, catching sight of gazelles, zebras, cheetahs, antelopes, giraffes, cape buffalo, and other exotic animals at Safari West Wildlife Preserve & African Tent Camp. Located in the rolling hills on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa, this 400-acre preserve houses about 700 animals, in conditions close to their natural African habitat. (During the fires Peter Land, owner, stayed behind and saved more than 1,000 animals while his house burned down in the Tubbs fire. Please support his efforts).

 •   Sip & Nibble

For more options, read “Wineries with Food Pairings” and “Luxury Wine and Food Experiences in Sonoma County.”  Learn more about Sonoma County’s  18 Wine Regions, and check our listings of all Sonoma County Wineries.

 • 29th Annual Passport to Dry Creek Valley – April 27th – 29th

Many wineries create themes around which they showcase wine paired with food, and entertainment. All showcase the best current releases, library wines, and special bottlings only available during Passport. Presented by Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley.    707-433-3031

www.wdcv.com 

 www.drycreekvalley.org/events/passport-dry-creek-valley

 

More events in Dry Creek Valley, check out this link:

 https://www.drycreekvalley.org/events/#by-reservation-only

More events in Napa, check out this link:

 https://www.visitnapavalley.com/events/arts-in-april/

 

Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers is in its 6th year of operations and we are happy to be here; and be here for YOU so you can enjoy the ride, the tour and especially the wine.

Cheers and let’s roll..

Deborah

Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers

Vineyard Photographer

 

 

November 3, 2017
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The Sonoma and Napa Wine Country is OPEN for business and they want you back. They are so happy to be pouring wine; some have offered free tastings. I recently drove for a group of 10 from Louisiana that planned their trip over a year ago and chose not to cancel... and they were so glad they did not. Some of the wineries I scheduled for them were Robert Mondavi Winery (best tour in Napa Valley), Grgich Hills which waived their tasting fees. Silver Oak Cellars had open arms and gave them a private tasting. The group stopped at Oakville Grocery where this photo was taken and had some of the best deli sandwiches made in the valley. Thank you Oakville Grocery for making my job easier. One of their favorites was Caymus where they sat outside and tasted. Again their tastings were comped. One of their last tastings was at Jessup Cellars, they're always such a class act with a sit down tasting including cheeses and nuts to pair with their wines. CLICK HERE to watch a fun video of their fabulous singing experience and get a sense of how Magical a Napa Wine Tour can be. Join our friends from Louisiana and be a part of the hundreds that are returning to these wineries by scheduling a wine tour with Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers. CLICK HERE TO BOOK A RESERVATION WITH LET’S ROLL.  

July 26, 2017
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Hey Everyone, Many wine enthusiasts recognize the value in booking a wine tour for a large group.  Whether it be friends or family, renting a van and going wine tasting can provide significant savings.  At Let’s Roll Wine Tours, our designated drivers are licensed to drive vans with 8 to 15 people and all of our drivers are insured to drive your car or a rental, including 15 passenger vans. The pros to 6 or more in a group are you get to party with your friends and family all together in a larger vehicle. You also get to split the fee for the vehicle and the designated driver. The last group I had was nine and I toured them for three days through Sonoma wine country and two days in Napa. The bottom line is each person only had to pay $55 a day. That’s a great deal. For larger groups you do have to consider making reservations at the wineries and schedule appointments for the tastings and/or tours. If you book a wine tour with me in advance I can help you with the reservations for each of the wineries. Just a helpful suggestion, same day appointments usually don’t work as most of the wineries book in advance. Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers is in its 5th year touring the Napa and Sonoma county wineries.  Cheers to that! Call to schedule your tour 415-509-3438 Or CLICK HERE to book online. Happy Wine Tasting!  

June 16, 2017
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Hiring a designated driver for a Wine Tour in Napa, Sonoma or wherever…

By | Wine tour

 

Have you wondered what a designated driver does? We, at Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers do just that… as a designated driver service we pick you up from your hotel,  Airbnb or from your home and drive you in the luxury of your car to the beautiful vineyards of Napa or Sonoma counties.

We will help you with your itinerary, if you like, or we can use what you have planned.

Here’s how it works:

What Our Designated Driver’s Do?

  1. We provide you with your own personal driver.
  2. We are a designated driver service and drive your vehicle.
  3. Call Let’s Roll or fill out the Request Form on the Contact Us page.
  4. You will talk to your driver directly.
  5. We can plan your itinerary, suggest wineries, make appts. or you can give us your itinerary. It’s all very easy.
  6. Your driver will meet you at your hotel or B&B, leave their car there and begin your tour in your car.
  7. Enjoy the tour.

We are insured as designated driver’s through Underwriter’s Lloyd’s of London. This also helps speed things up because we don’t have to meet you at the rental car company to sign our name on the contract. We already are insured. Makes things easier too.

Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers is in their 5th year of touring and we all still love what we do. Give us a call at 415-509-3438. We’re here for YOU!

Let’s Roll,

Deborah

 

 

 

 

October 6, 2016
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mouth watering grapes on the vines

The Cabernet grapes are the last to crush

By | Wine tour

It’s October and the “Crush” is on. Northern CA, along with Napa & Sonoma County wineries are in full swing with picking grapes and continuing on with the fermentation.  The process of crushing and destemming is critical. Seeds and stems contain the high concentrations of tannins. This is what can make the wine taste bitter and have an undesirable flavor and what the wine makers try to avoid in the wine making process.

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On location at Savannah Chanelle winery, I photographed the guys picking grapes and the destemming process. The grapes were then transported into large stainless steel tanks and yeast was added in the tanks to ferment the wine.  This was a fascinating process to watch.

When is a good time to take a wine tour? NOW! The season will be winding down at the end of the month but there is always wine tasting all year long. Also, Wine Road is coming up November 5th & 6th, please book your tour with Let’s Roll Wine Tours & Designated Drivers.

February 15, 2016
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Chateau Montelena drinking cab adorable couple

Celebrate Love & a 10 hr. Wine Tour

By | Wine tour

Celebrating Love
As the song goes… “Time….time is on my side, yes it is” and then there’s “my…how time flies.” Can we choose? I think it’s a matter of mindset.

We can also realize that time is an illusion and there is always enough time. Right?

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and I thought about all the different ways I had spent time celebrating this occasion. Some a lot more memorable than others and yesterday’s was pretty low key. I went to Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living and there was a special recommitment service honoring couples with red roses. I thought twice about going but a friend called and asked if I was going, so I did.

The single people (my group) were honored, with yellow roses, who are looking for their beloved and also those who have lost their beloveds. I think everyone got a rose by the end  including those who didn’t participate. It was lovely and heartfelt and I’m glad I went. My community is so warm and embracing and I always feel loved up when I leave.

After service, about 15 of us went to lunch and met at the Dominican College cafeteria. It was quite good and we all sat together and had a great time.

This was my day of rest after my 10 hour wine tour on Saturday. Oh my!

So let me reiterate about my wine tour. I want you to know that you are definitely cared for when you’re with me.

My group was staying at the Olea Hotel in Glenn Ellen where I picked them up at 1 pm. I had their itinerary mapped out as usual. I always do this to be organized so we don’t scissor back and forth and waste time in the car.

Ha! Throw the itinerary out the window and let’s head out and wing it and go to Kenwood, to VJB Winery. This is where we started out. It was such a beautiful day and over 70 degrees and everyone and their dog was out wine tasting. It was crowded but my group of 4 didn’t seem to mind and found their place up to the bar to wine taste.

After VJB, we drove about 7 minutes to St. Francis Winery and the group hung out there for awhile. Next, was Ledson Winery, which they really liked and were there about an hour. After Ledson Winery, we really needed to get going because we were driving over the Oakville Grade/Trinity Road which is very windy and about 27 minutes to Peju Winery in Napa. They loved Peju and bought wine for dinner. The last stop which they were excited about was Prager Winery & Port Works. The ports there are amazing and not only did they buy port but became members as well. It’s nice when the owners are pouring and talking about the history of their winery.

Napkins Restaurant ended up being the choice for dinner since no reservations were made. Plus it being Valentine’s Day was a challenge to get into any restaurant. (Really I’m usually on this and have it all planned out) LOL! I joined them for dinner and they made me feel so comfortable and we laughed and told stories that I’m sworn to secrecy not to divulge anything said that night. It was a fun time and had them back to their hotel by 11pm.

Let’s Roll Wine Tours goes the extra mile and the extra hour to make your trip memorable and a lot of laughs and fun.

For more information about Let’s Roll Wine Tours, you can visit our website, email or call us 415.509.3438.

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