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Best Wineries Near Seattle: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Seattle's wine country is a strange and wonderful arrangement. The grapes grow three hours east over the Cascades, in the sun of…
Best Wineries Near Venice: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Venice has no vineyards of its own, but it sits at the centre of one of the richest wine landscapes in Italy.…
Best Wineries Near Los Angeles: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Los Angeles is not a city people associate with wine, and that is exactly why the wineries within a couple of hours…
Best Wineries Near Paris: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Paris has no vineyards to speak of, one hillside plot in Montmartre aside, but it has something better: the fastest train in…
Best Wineries Near Charlotte: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
North Carolina has quietly built a real wine industry, with more than 200 wineries statewide, and Charlotte sits within comfortable driving distance…
Best Wineries Near Philadelphia: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Wine tasting is not the first thing most people associate with Philadelphia, but the countryside around the city has more wineries than…
Best Wineries Near San Francisco: Where to Go Wine Tasting From the City
Few cities give wine lovers as much choice as San Francisco. Drive north over the Golden Gate Bridge and you are in…
Best Wineries Near Porto: Where to Go Wine Tasting From Porto
Few cities are as bound up with wine as Porto. The city gave its name to Port, and the famous lodges of…
Best Wineries Near Milan: Where to Go Wine Tasting From Milan
Milan is better known for fashion and design than for wine, yet some of Italy's most refined wine country sits right on…
Best Wineries Near Austin: Where to Go Wine Tasting From Austin
For wine lovers in Austin, some of the best wine country in the United States sits practically on the doorstep. The Texas…
Best Wineries Near NYC: Where to Go Wine Tasting From New York City
New Yorkers do not need to travel far for genuinely good wine country. Less than a hundred miles east of Manhattan, the…
How to Save on Wine Tastings: Card Perks, Passes & Winery Deals
Wine tasting used to be a courtesy. Now, in Napa and Sonoma, a seated tasting can run $40 to $75 — and…