c-hunt@tesla.UUCP (Charles Hunt) (02/11/86)
There are over 400 bonded wineries ranging from tiny (e.g. StoneRidge with 4 acres of vines) to bohemoth (Gallo in Modesto, the world's largest winery, is the size of GM's plant in Detroit) in California. It would be a task to list them all here, but... Sunset Books has a nice large-format paperback, "California Wine Country", listing most wineries and giving tour info, product info, etc. Well worth the five or six bucks. Another good resource is E. Frank Henriques' "Signet Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine". Although not exclusively about California, it's real evident when you read it where Frank hails from. He gives detailed vintage info about specific wines which is quite reliable. The 600+ page paperback is available virtually everywhere (drugstores?) for a bargain $4.95. Cheers! =Charles E. Hunt=
mfe@leadsv.UUCP (Mark Ellson) (02/15/86)
Another good reference for touring wine country is a brochure put out by the Wine Institute. This brochure lists a vast majority of the wineries in California, and lists whether they have tasting or tours, and what hours the winery is open to visitors. I don't have the address in front of me, but the Wine Institute is in San Francisco. The big advantage of this brochure over most of the books is that the publication schedule is not nearly as long, so the information is more up to date.