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Win A Free Wine Tour: Photo Contest

CALLING ALL WINE LOVERS Platypus Wine Tours is running a Photo Contest, giving you and a friend the chance to win a FREE wine tour with us! Start your day waking up in beautiful Napa Valley or Sonoma. You’ll get picked up by our amazing tour guide and chauffeured to 4 Napa wineries or Sonoma wineries. Our tour includes a cheese platter and tasty lunch at a winery. Enjoy all the wine your heart desires and end the day having made new friends, and maybe taking home a bottle or two. What You Need to Do: Submit your wine-related photo and you’ll have a chance to win 2 spots on a Platypus Wine Tour! Rally up as many votes as you can and you and a friend will get to join us on our famous Platypus  Wine Tour through Napa Valley or Sonoma Valley! What kind of pictures? Could be just about anything relevant to wine: a beautiful vineyard shot, a previous wine tour (maybe with us?), a picture of you and some friends enjoying a glass or two, a picture you took of your favorite ...

Napa Valley 101: Tips to Planning a Summer Vacation

Napa Valley gets pretty busy in the Summer. School is out, the weather is warmer, and the leafy vines are looking gorgeous. Planning a trip to the Valley during this time can get pretty stressful as the area starts filling up fast. Whether you’re looking for wineries in Napa, Sonoma or Healdsburg wineries , consider a wine tour to take the pain off planning. Now check out a few of these tips for your Napa summer vacation worth checking out: Mid-week over weekend. Much less crowded and easier to find availability is Sunday-Thursday. Sound about right? Then book your tour through wineries in Napa or Healdsburg wineries! Visit before or after holidays. Yes everyone wants to come Labor Day weekend but availability is limited and the prices are jacked way up. If you can, visit the week before or after a holiday – these “off-weeks” means less crowds and better prices. Rise and shine. Beat the crowds and start your day early. Head to tastings early and don’t spend a minute in li...