If you haven’t done this kind of Luxury Sip before, here are
some final parting tips for you.
1. Hire a professional wine tour guide. If you have to put him/her on the plane
with you to have the perfect experience, so be it. My recommendation? Tom
Plant is the owner of Wineormous Wine Tours that specializes in easy breezy
Temecula Tours, but his knowledge of and connections to Napa Valley are
what legends are made of. Ask for him to plan your trip, arrange the
transportation and driver and accompany you. He lives in Southern California.
http://wineormous.com/tours/ Worth every penny.
2. When you have a personal guide, the tip to each wine host should be
Included in the price you pay for the tour. Ask up front. If not, leave a
generous tip at each stop.
3. If you tasted something you liked, buy it. Your tour guide will include a place
to safely store your wine purchases in the tour vehicle until s/he takes you
home, or s/he will arrange for them to be sent to your home or office. A real
wine tour operator will know whether your purchases can be shipped to your
home state.
4. Drink an equal or more amount of water to whatever wine you consume.
Until we meet again in the most luxe places to sip, I wish you the best in your
travels far and near.
Napa Valley Vineyard (above)
Photography by Linda Kissam. Barrels image courtesy of sxc.hu.
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MARCH 2014 •LUXE BEAT MAGAZINE