Mousing over the map above will reveal the different wine appellations of Napa Valley. Clicking will take you to wineries, lodging, restaurants and other businesses located in that particular wine appellation.

An appellation is a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown. The rules that govern appellations are dependent on the country in which the . . . More from Wikapedia

Appellation America - If there was any concept that could be concluded from our tasting of Napa Valley wines it was this: There’s a quiet evolution taking place in the Napa Valley. Some producers have taken up the cudgel of terroir-driven wines.The wines are beginning to be ratcheted back through various means both in the cellar and in the vineyard . . . more on this story

Understanding Wine Labels - The label on a bottle of wine undergoes more regulatory and creative scrutiny than perhaps any label on any other commodity. After a design is created and selected . . . more on this article.















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History of Napa Valley Winegrowing
- To the Wappo Indians who first inhabited the valley, "Napa" meant a land of plenty. Spawning salmon filled the waterways, clouds of migrating waterfowl darkened the skies and the valley floor served as home to wildcats, elk, black bear and grizzlies. Wild grapes also grew in abundance, but it took early settlers such as George Calvert Yount to recognize the valley's potential for cultivating winegrapes. Establishing the first local homestead in what is now Yountville in 1836, Yount was the first to plant vineyards in the valley. Other early pioneers included John Patchett, who planted the first commercial vineyard; Dr. George Crane, who promoted the planting of grapevines through a series of newspaper articles; and Hamilton Walker Crabb, who experimented with more than 400 grape varieties.


The Napa County Historical Society was established to study the history of California and especially of Napa Valley. Its projects include the collection, preservation, organization, and sharing of information and artifacts of historical value, in an effort to bring the rich heritage of this fascinating region to the awareness of the public. The beautiful Napa Valley has an unusually high number of historical sites, structures and buildings. The Napa County Historical Society has preserved documents and photographs to create a living textbook of local history. Conceived on May 8, 1948, at a pioneer picnic at the Old Bale Mill, the Napa County Historical Society was incorporated on May 14th of the same year. The picturesque mill, built in 1846 by the English settler of the Rancho Carne Humana, Dr. E. Bale, was an appropriate setting for the inauguration of the Society.

Napa History.com - This site has been created to celebrate the fantastic history of the Napa Valley. From the early days, when the Wappo Indians lived in the Napa Valley to the present, the history of the Napa Valley has represented a way of life in many small California towns. It's earliest settlers, the Wappo Indians lived with both hardship, and beauty. They hunted, fished, and were inspired by the beauty of this valley. When the first white settlers came to the valley, they saw both opportunity and freedom. The wild west was still very much alive in those days. Life was never easy in any sense of the word. To own land, one had to become a Mexican citizen, and the lands were ruled by an outdated system of governors by the Mexican government. There was rebellion, fighting, bloodshed, and death along the way. When the "Bear Flag Rebellion" finally occurred in Sonoma, the men fighting for freedom were a rag tag bunch, but they won, and today, that Bear Flag is now the California State Flag.

Wikipedia - Napa County - Napa County, once the producer of many different crops is known today for its wine industry, rising in the 1960s to the first rank of wine regions with France and Italy. The combination of natural beauty, pleasant Mediterranean climate, and proximity to San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento has made it into one of the United States' most desirable areas in which to live. However, its citizens are famous for their resistance to suburban development, with the result that 33 of California's 58 counties--including many that are far from major urban areas--are more populous.

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