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Randy(at)abros.com
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Well it is time to go flying again. Looking for a little wine country tour.  Is anyone familiar with Angwin-Parrett airport or Sonoma County.  Which is better for rental cars and hotel access.  Randy 40006.

Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

I used to live in Santa Rosa, and am pretty familiar with the area. 

Angwin is a small airport located in the top of the hills on the east 

side of the Sonoma valley.  Services are limited there, I doubt that 

they have rental cars available. Sonoma County (Charles Schultz)KSTS has 

several rental car companies to choose from. Your other alternative 

would be Napa airport where I'm sure they have rental cars. Depending 

upon where you plan to stay either Sonoma county or Napa would be fine.



Deems Davis # 406

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Randy DeBauw wrote:



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		   Well it is time to go flying again. Looking for a little wine country 

 tour.  Is anyone familiar with Angwin-Parrett airport or Sonoma 

 County.  Which is better for rental cars and hotel access.  Randy 

 40006.

Randy(at)abros.com
Guest

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Thanks for the input. Is Sonoma or Napa better to be centrally located

in the wine country?  Randy 



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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

That depends upon which wineries you plan to visit. Napa is located at 

the south end of the Napa Valley., So most of the Napa county  wineries 

are North from there. Sonoma county is at the North end of the Sonoma 

Valley, but smack dab in the middle of the Alexander valley. And closer 

to the Mendocino county wineries. I believe that Sonoma county provides 

the best overall access. If you have a car it's not a big deal which 

airport as you can drive from Sonoma county to Napa airport in about 45 

min. You can take a slight longer routt that goes from Santa Rosa over 

the Calistoga Hwy and then heads down the Napa Valley. (1:15)  This is a 

beautiful time to visit, if you get there before early June the hills 

that surround the valleys should still be green.



Deems Davis # 406

Fuse

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Randy DeBauw wrote:



[quote]



Thanks for the input. Is Sonoma or Napa better to be centrally located

in the wine country?  Randy 



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Randy(at)abros.com
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Thanks again Deems. Sonoma it is.  Randy



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Robin Marks

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 24
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Don't forget the possibility of visiting the central California coast of

San Luis Obispo to Paso Robles. Both are excellent airports and the wine

industry is exploding in the area. We must have 100+ wineries all within

10 miles of each airport. Right now the area is magical with blue ocean

waters & green mountains. As the summer progresses you will want to

consider San Luis Obispo for its cooler temperatures. We also have

Hearst Castle San Simeon state park and much more.



SBP	http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSBP

PRB	http://www.airnav.com/airport/Kprb



Photos attached are from just south of Morro Bay near MQO VORTAC &

Diablo Nuclear Power Plant (why our grapes grow so big!) Note my RV-6A

in the photo



Robin

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evmeg(at)snowcrest.net
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

I didn't read the whole string so forgive me if it has already been

mentioned.....Napa is reputed to have a very good restaurant. I am going

there this Saturday on a cross country and am looking forward to a good

steak.

Evan Johnson

www.evansaviationproducts.com

(530)247-0375

(530)351-1776 cell

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bsponcil(at)belinblank.or
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

My wife and I spent a week in/around Napa on our way to the Reno Air  

Races last fall and my impressions were:



1. Sonoma is quieter and the wineries there tend to be the small,  

family owned production you've likely never heard of. The kind of  

laid back place where there's a cat sleeping on the tasting bar and  

the tour is run by the winemaker him/herself (typically a retired  

couple).  If you stay in Sonoma though, one of my favorite wineries  

is Chateau St Jean, and it's neither small nor unheard of.



2. Napa is busier and has, IMHO, more of the up-scale wineries - Opus  

One, Joseph Phelps, Chateau Montelena, Coppola, etc. In these places,  

you're as unlikely to see a cat as you are the winemaker though the  

quality of the wines tend to be a bit higher (or at least more  

consistent).



3. Napa also seemed to have more in the way of upscale restaurants.  

Brix and Martini House come to mind as nice, albeit expensive, places  

to eat. There was also some sort of chef training school around there  

but we never went so I don't know if it would be any good.



4. Of course with busier comes more expensive and more hassle. We  

stayed in a B&B on the northern end of things (Calistoga?) and got a  

"deal" at only $150/night. There was really only one road up and down  

the valley which was always busy and of course getting into a  

restaurant other than A&W required reservations a day or two in advance.



5. One thing we did that was kind of fun was a balloon ride over  

napa.  Again it was expensive but neither of us had ever been a  

balloon and Napa valley in the morning is quite beautiful. I'm not  

sure I'd spring for it again - especially since you can just fly over  

the valley - but I'd say it was worth doing once.

-Brian



#40497

N211BD

Iowa City, IA

On May 16, 2006, at 9:15 PM, Evan and Megan Johnson wrote:



[quote] 

 <evmeg(at)snowcrest.net>



 I didn't read the whole string so forgive me if it has already been

 mentioned.....Napa is reputed to have a very good restaurant. I am  

 going

 there this Saturday on a cross country and am looking forward to a  

 good

 steak.

 Evan Johnson

 www.evansaviationproducts.com

 (530)247-0375

 (530)351-1776 cell

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Randy(at)abros.com
Guest

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:12 am Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Keep us posted.  Randy



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Randy(at)abros.com
Guest

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

I may have to change my trip to the end of the month. It sounds like

late Aug. will be out of the peek season for temps.  Randy



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Randy(at)abros.com
Guest

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

Excellent detail.  Thx.



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k5wiv(at)amsat.org
Guest

Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

One weekend several years ago doesn't make me an expert, but  --  my wife

and I drove to Napa on a Saturday with the intent of doing a few wineries.

We dawdled too long in SF and Sausalito and arrived in Napa late afternoon,

so we found a motel (not very upscale, but they didn't question our lack of

luggage), went to a convenience store for toothbrushes, etc., had a fast

food supper and got a good night's sleep.  Sunday morning. fairly early, we

drove north 'till about the time the wineries started opening.  We then

worked our way back south stopping at whatever winery looked interesting.

We got back to Napa in the PM and stopped by an airport where they were

offering glider rides.  The wife wasn't interested so I made a decision that

I have regretted ever since and didn't go either.  We watched for a while

and then drove on to our temporary home in San Jose.



If that sounds like a mixed-up weekend with no coherent plan, it was.

But  --  it was one of the best in our 43 years together.  Botton line:  In

my opinion if you get into the Napa Valley and just spend a day or more

doing whatever you feel like at the time, you can't go wrong!



y?J

ron.mcgann(at)baesystems.
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

What y'all need to do is get those REALLY BIG extended range tanks installed and get over here to Australia.  You can't beat our beefy reds - or elegant whites if you've got limp wrists   

Ron

rvbuilder(at)sausen.net
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: New Trip to Central Ca.

  Ah yes, I need to get back to Barossa one of these days.  Great wine, nice scenery, crazy Aussies.  Wish I would have taken that transfer to Sydney but the exchange rate, salary adjustment is a killer.  Or at least it used to be.    Then again those Kiwi's and their top Cabernet's with the screw tops may just beat the guys in Oz for craziness.  Hehe,

  

 Michael Sausen

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What y'all need to do is get those REALLY BIG extended range tanks installed and get over here to Australia.  You can't beat our beefy reds - or elegant whites if you've got limp wrists  

Ron

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