” Platypus Tours Winery Pet Spotlight Bean at Grgich Hills Estate I live in: St. Helena, California I found my Forever Home: when mom fell in love with my crazy cowlicks and long lashes. My Age is: I’m 5 years old, born on Valentines Day My Breed is: Labradoodle...
Currently in the Wine Valley, Veraison is taking place! This is in fact the most beautiful part of the annual seasons. According to Wikipedia via the internet, the definition for Veraison is as follows- “change of color of the grape berries”…This process is...
Benessere Vineyards is a small family owned high end producer of Italian varietals, located in the north end of Napa Valley in St. Helena where the soil is well suited for growing grapes. Benessere is the Italian word for well-being. The Benish family owners chose the...
Nestled in the heart of Napa Valley, Silenus Vintners is one of Napa’s few multi-winery operations, offering winemakers and vineyard owners the unique opportunity to produce their wines in its facility – many of which are represented in the joint tasting room. Silenus...
We’re beginning a new “Driver Spotlight” Q&A series on our Platypus Wine Tours blog where we introduce you to some of our top-notch wine tour guides, provide some insights as to why they love working for Platypus and what makes their tours so...
Like more than a few wineries located here in Napa Valley, Razi Winery started out as a hobby by winery owner/architect Fred Razi in the late eighties with the production of a non-commercial chardonnay. Today the thriving winery not only produces its amazing signature...
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