| Wineries have always attracted wine lovers for | | | | Another move toward de'vine vacations are |
| tours and tastings, but some people now want to | | | | places that enhance the overall pleasure of your |
| get closer to the action. In fact, some people | | | | experience. Imagine yourself perched above the |
| aren't content to gaze out on the vineyard 10 | | | | vineyards of the Napa Valley's Stags Leap District |
| feet away, but want to work in the winery. It's | | | | at the Poetry Inn of Clif Lede Vineyards. This |
| sort of like being an extra in a movie in order to | | | | luxurious inn offers all of the sensory pleasures of |
| be on the set and mingle with the cast. | | | | the wine country, with suites that boast of |
| You don't have to settle for just a glass of wine | | | | wood-burning fireplaces, sanctuary-like marble |
| and a tour of the vineyard, because in many of | | | | bathrooms with soaking tubs for two, and large, |
| the world's wine regions, Inns and B&Bs are | | | | private balconies with outdoor showers. Kick off |
| now providing lodging within the actual winery. And | | | | the day with a breakfast of |
| when you stay on the winery grounds, you have | | | | Brie-and-strawberry-stuffed French toast at a |
| the additional advantage that you don't need to | | | | table overlooking the vineyards." Travel & |
| drink and drive. | | | | Leisure magazine said it's "...one of the most |
| These new wine experiences are popping up all | | | | tranquil spaces in the buzzing Napa Valley. |
| over. For example, the Rust Ridge Ranch Winery | | | | In the Carmel Valley you can stay at the |
| in Napa Valley, CA, will let you lend a hand when | | | | Bernardus Winery, another luxury resort with an |
| the winery harvests its grapes in early fall. Since | | | | epicurean flair. Enjoy the gracious intimacy of one |
| wineries work round the clock during the "crush" | | | | of five deluxe suites with feather beds, cozy |
| you can even turn your visit into a fun-filled | | | | fireplaces and oversized bathtubs for two. Their |
| all-nighter! Their folksy salesman on the website is | | | | spa has a meditation garden, a warming room and |
| their beloved dog "Tosca," who tells you, | | | | a soaking pool. |
| "Welcome to our Web Site. When you arrive at | | | | And of course, not all the wine lodging is in |
| our B&B we will greet your car personally. | | | | California. At the Keuka Overlook Inn in New |
| We spend a lot of time at the winery during | | | | York's Finger Lakes region, you can watch wine |
| harvest. The grapes taste very sweet and even | | | | being made and enjoy night time tastings with the |
| the horses like to eat them. The B&B is a | | | | winemaker. The winery is located on one of the |
| fun place to hang out. In the mornings and | | | | highest hillsides in the Finger Lakes with sweeping |
| afternoons we take our guests on walks to visit | | | | views of pristine Keuka and Waneta Lakes. The |
| the horses, over to the winery, up the trail to our | | | | Inn is a Victorian Farmhouse originally constructed |
| swimming ponds and out in the vineyard. | | | | in 1896, and most rooms have incredible lake |
| Sometimes the guests play tennis or relax in the | | | | views and you can enjoy the lake breezes from |
| Jacuzzi. In the warm summer evenings they sit | | | | a swing on their wrap around country porch as |
| out on the deck and sip wine. Please come and | | | | you sip wine and enjoy the sunset. |
| visit!" | | | | A good glass of wine is still one of the simple |
| If you want to have another "crushing" | | | | pleasures in life, and now it can be enjoyed even |
| experience, drive near the Sierra Mountains and | | | | more by experiencing the good life of where wine |
| stay at the Fitzpatrick Winery . The B&B is a | | | | comes from. |
| massive log lodge with the winery in the | | | | So make plans for taking a de'vine vacation |
| basement and they offer their guests a Irish | | | | sometime in the near future. And when your |
| country theme. The inn serves a full Irish | | | | there, raise a toast with me, "To The Good Wine |
| breakfast, free Irish beers and a traditional | | | | Makers Everywhere! |
| ploughman's lunch. | | | | |