Good Napa Valley Wine Store, and Napa Valley Winery Map?

Question

I had heard a while back that ther was some uber-tasting-room getting set up in Napa which would have comprehensive selection of all Napa Valley Wines. Does anyone know if this has happened, or will happen, and what the name of the place is? Also does anyone know of a really good Napa Valley Winery map that points to all the wineries?

Thanks!!
John.

Answer 1

For a good wine store, it's JV Wine & Spirits. But if you want those multiple wine tasting rooms, there are EIGHT downtown alone. Look up the visitor's center or napadowntown.com or downtownnapa.com (Can't remember in which order they go!) At the visitor's center in the Town Center you can pay $20 for a card that will get you tastings at any of the eight places for any wine. The tasting rooms say they charge ten cents, but they usually waive it if you have that card.

It's fun! I live here, but it's a fun thing to do with guests from out of town. You can email me if you have more questions.

Answer 2

My wife and I did the wine train a couple of years ago, and will probably do it again this summer. My opinion is that you are better off separating winery tours from the wine train. The train is a nice day trip and meal. For logistical reasons, the tours associated with the wine train have to be wineries that are directly on the train track. You can do better. One of the best tours we had was at Rutherford Hill Winery.