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When in Napa Valley… 360 DESTINATION GROUP WHEN IN NAPA VALLEY… . A DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 1 360 DESTINATION GROUP WINE COUNTRY TOURS & ACTIVITIES Napa Valley Wine Tasting The world famous Napa Valley is home to over 300 wineries, and each has its own unique flavor and charm. Today, we’ll have the opportunity to go behind the scenes at two of these jewels. We’ll visit some of the Valley’s friendliest tasting rooms and you’ll have the opportunity to take a fun and informative tour through a state-of-the-art wine making facility. This is an excellent way to learn more about the art of wine making, and further your own personal appreciation for fruits of the vine. Painting the Napa Valley Experience the beauty of the Napa Valley with a creative eye! Enjoy an experience of a lifetime as you paint the Napa Valley from a private and exclusive site among vineyards or perhaps on a reclusive hillside offering the best views of the valley. Guests will learn the basic techniques of painting to capture the inspiring panoramic views and will be served a delicious picnic lunch to feed their creativity. The art of landscape painting will be demystified as you learn the basic techniques of color blending, composition and painting. Guests will leave feeling inspired, rejuvenated and confident! Wine Blending Wine making is both an art and a science. Today your guests will become a “Winemaker for a Day.” The art of wine making and blending will be taught by an expert wine educator and guests will be introduced to wine basics such as sensory evaluation of wine through taste and smell. Guests will begin the wine blending seminar by evaluating four different wines, each from a single vineyard and learn to taste, blend and evaluate their creation! Their own blend will then be bottled and corked to be enjoyed at a later time! Segway Wine Country Glide through Wine Country on the transportation of the future – the Segway Personal Transporter! Guests arrive to receive a seminar on operation and safety using these one of a kind scooters before departing on a tour through town, and into some hidden valleys and vineyards. Each guest is provided safety gear, including a helmet. Guides explain the history of the area as well as famous landmarks with plenty of stops for photos along the way. A DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 2 360 DESTINATION GROUP WINE COUNTRY TOURS & ACTIVITIES Hiking the Canyon We begin this journey with a short drive to a hidden trailhead in the local mountains. Your guests would never find this on their own, but it is a favorite for local outdoor enthusiasts! Our naturalist will guide your guests on an educational and breathtaking hike in California’s Wine Country, making sure to “stop and smell the roses” along the way. Whether taking in the beautiful mountain scenery or the observing some of the tallest living creatures on the planet your guests are in for some of the best hiking in California! Biking the Valley Enjoy the fresh country air and scenery as you bike alongside vineyards. Your biking adventure will be customized based on specifications for distance, terrain and wine tasting stops. The biking adventure will take you thought the beautiful Napa Valley with a picnic lunch at a local winery. Your guests will be guided by an expert knowledgeable local guide that will give your guests an insider’s view of wine country and its hidden secrets. A bike ride through the countryside is for all levels of bikers! Castle and Wine Tour It only took twelve years and a big dream to finally open Castello di Amorosa by Daryl Sattui. A true Tuscan castle with a dry moat, drawbridge, iron gated entrance, five towers, a church, a torture chamber and over 100 rooms! This is a magnificent feat that was accomplished with workers employed from six countries and materials from eight. Today your guests will have a unique opportunity to learn about the winemaking and castle building process while they enjoy a guided tour and a private tasting. Cooking Class at the CIA The CIA at Copia is devoted exclusively to public education in food, wine, and hospitality. Their seasonal menus feature the freshest ingredients harvested daily from CIA's own organic garden, from the bounty of local farmers, the nearby Pacific Ocean and Northern California's fresh water lakes and streams. Today your guests will begin with an exclusive cooking demo taught by a CIA trained chef. This personal demo will give your guests a glimpse into the culinary world. After watching the masters chopping, cutting and dicing its time for lunch. A DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 3 360 DESTINATION GROUP WINE COUNTRY TOURS & ACTIVITIES Shopping! An art form of its own, shopping deserves a place on everyone's itinerary. Napa offers an outstanding experience for those looking for gifts, distinctive apparel, or unique home items. There are two premium outlet locations and the downtown mall in Napa. Cities of Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga offer walking locales for specialty stores, galleries, and antiques. We offer a shuttle for your guests to either one location, or a combination of locations. Horseback Riding It’s time to saddle up! Your ride will take you through open sunny meadows, cool shady redwood forests and over babbling creeks. Some of the trails even encompass hilltop views that stretch for miles over the bay area, skirt world class vineyards, and go by historic Native American and early California sites. Up Up and Away It’s time to get a bird’s eye view of the Napa Valley! Your guests will launch at sunrise over the beautiful Napa Valley in brightly colored hot air balloons and enjoy magnificent views of grape orchards, mountains and one of the most beautiful valleys in California! Your adventure begins at dawn when the winds are gentle and the sun is just starting to shine on the valley. Begin with a continental breakfast before traveling into the sky. The adventure will last one hour and your pilot and host will serve as your guide for points of interest. As you descend onto the Napa Valley floor in your magnificently colored hot air balloon you will be greeted by a champagne toast to celebrate an excitement filled morning followed by breakfast! Wine Country Safari Welcome to Safari West, a wildlife park located in wine country! The wildlife preserve houses some of the world’s most exotic creatures such as giraffes, gazelles, zebras and many other animals. Today, guests embark on an exciting three hour guided drive and walk. With the help of an experienced guide, they will enjoy sightings of giraffe, zebra, buffalo, plus a vast number of African game. This safari escape is the closest it comes to Africa without requiring a passport. Heed the call of the wild with a private safari tour of the Sonoma Serengeti! A DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 4 360 DESTINATION GROUP WINE COUNTRY TOURS & ACTIVITIES Art & Wine Tour Experience the beauty of the Napa Valley through a creative eye! Enjoy an artful day as you visit different wineries with famed wines and art collections. Take a stroll around these winery estates and view other works of art on the property as you enjoy a glass of their current releases. Wine & Olive Oil Tasting Today your guests will travel to the acclaimed Rutherford region of Napa Valley to family-owned and operated Round Pond Estate to tour their world-class vineyards, gardens, orchards and 150-year old Spanish olive groves. Guests will take a “walk-about-tasting” that includes a chef-designed food pairing with Round Pond’s estate wines followed by an estate olive oil tasting Behind the Scenes of “Bottle Shock” Tour The movie “Bottle Shock” tells the story of the famed 1976 Paris Tasting that put Napa and Chateau Montelena on the map. Today you will take a behind-the-scenes look to see where scenes from the movie “Bottleshock” was filmed, discus fact versus fiction, learn about the actors and hear stories from the set while tasting the Chardonnay that started it all. Wines That Put Napa on the Map Up until the mid-1900s, French wines were thought by many to be the best on the planet. The turnaround in wine knowledge began when wine merchant Steve Spurrier organized a Paris Wine Tasting in 1976 as a publicity stunt assuming French wines would easily win. How wrong he was! The nine tasters were all French wine experts. However, for the whites, they matched French Burgundy against US California chardonnays. The winner was Napa Valley 1973 Chateau Montelena. For reds, the 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon was shockingly the winner over the French wines. Today, you’ll visit both California wineries and find out for yourself why these two wineries were winners and still producing top wines today. A DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 5 360 DESTINATION GROUP WINE COUNTRY TOURS & ACTIVITIES Wine Country by Air It’s time to get a bird’s eye view of Wine Country. Step aboard a restored vintage PT-17 Stearman airplane and fly over Sonoma or Napa Valley with the wind on your face This is a thrilling experience. Zip lining For the ultimate adrenaline rush, experience ziplining 30 miles an hour on a steel cable high above coastal redwoods or over Napa Valley. Now you don’t have to travel to Costa Rico or Hawaii to feel for yourself the exhilaration of over a mile worth of “air time”. We can even combine wine tasting before or after your zip line adventures.
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