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tasting room is located in the Napa Town Center within the Napa Tourist Info Center. The center is owned by Ron and Susan Altamura, a name synonymous with the city of Napa, its development and wine industry. Ron's cousin George Altamura is a local developer and one of the owners of the Napa Town Center and his son Frank owns Altamura winery in the eastern part of the county. There are actually two visitor centers in town (sometimes a source for confusion), the Napa Valley Welcome Center is located on the river front, operated by the Destination Council and this one - but this one is the only visitor center in the valley to also offer wine tasting. Many visitor's stop in to find out about the area's wineries; as a result it certainly makes sense to offer wine tasting on site. Ron and Susan don't have their own winery but they feature a number of wines from some of Napa's larger, more prominent and often historic wineries including Beringer, Etude, Stags’ Leap Winery, Raymond and St. Clement. Other than here, the only way to taste these particular wines in the valley is to make appointments and or visit each winery. This Visitor's Center is part education, part concierge, part gift shop and part wine or beer tasting. The tasting bar is separated from the rest of the center (more privacy) and features the bar as well as chairs and small tables. Concierges can help setup your wine tasting itinerary, provide maps and directions, personal knowledge about specific wineries and or arrange tours. Conveniently, the Altamura's own their own tour and Limousine company and can setup appointments and your own guide/driver for the day - visit: www.napalimousine.com Tasting flights include four samples or a reserve tasting. Wines are also available for purchase by the glass or bottle. A few stand alone wine tasting rooms in and around Napa are starting to also pour beer. Ron and Susan's son Graham is passionate about beer and he has setup their beer tastings to focus on small regional and local hand crafted brews. This center also holds a number of events including special wine and beer tastings. Visit their website for the latest: www.napatouristinfo.com NOTE: This visitor center and tasting room has moved to 1331 First St. at Franklin - we will update this review as soon as we have a chance to revisit. |
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