Platypus Tours Limited

Harvest 2018 has come and gone and it was a fantastic time of year for a Napa winery tour or a Sonoma winery tour . Visitors from around California and the world were greeted with a buzz of activity from the exciting sights of grapes coming in off of trucks to watching them get crushed in the bladder presses. Some winery tours even got a little dirty, helping with punch downs and other hands-on winemaking fun! For this year’s harvest, the Napa wineries and Sonoma wineries had similar vintages characterized by an unseasonably cool late summer with a dry and warm fall with the growing season starting a little later than usual. Surprisingly, the wine country tours in Napa were greeted with a very small amount of rain this season with only one day of significant precipitation. Along with the educational and tasting tours, both local and international workers descended on the valley in great numbers to help with a large number of grapes being brought in. From the Russian River winer...

Well, folks, the results are in. Our photo contest has come to an end the lucky winner of a wine tour for 2 has been chosen by the people. The winner will have the chance to tour through some beautiful Napa wineries or Sonoma wineries, drink some incredible wines, and make memories to last a lifetime. But first, let’s talk stats. Almost 100 people entered the photo contest with images of their wine country travels or wine drinking adventures. We saw some beautiful wine glass shots, scenic vineyard landscapes, and silly photos of folks enjoying their wine. Many contestants shared their entry and got friends and family involved in voting – always a great tactic! How many votes were there total? 530. In the end, it was up to these votes to decide the lucky winner of the wine tour. The vote was close, and we mean VERY close. So who will have the chance to embark on a journey through Napa wineries and Sonoma wineries in beautiful North California? *drumroll please* T he winn...