By Matt Villano | Afar.com Luxurious hotels reduced to rubble. Beloved wineries turned to ash. Fires so enormous they created their own wind. The harsh realities of the recent conflagrations to hit Napa

Total Trail Miles: 29.1 Google 3D Map California wine makers represent the innovative new world of wine. They are unrestricted by traditions and formula's of the old world which allows them to experiment

Total Trail Miles: 35.1 Google 3D Map Organic wine is made from grapes grown within the principals of organic farming which the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements define as “a production

Total Trail Miles: 27.7 Google 3D Map “Like a vinous shot heard round the world” - Barbara Ensrud, Wall Street Journal. The Judgment of Paris was a wine competition that pitted premium French wine against

Total Trail Miles: 33.2 Google 3D Map The Reserve Tours are focused on blending wineries within each category to create a 'best of ' wine trail. Reserve Blend #3 is built around different grape varietals.

Total Trail Miles: 41.2 Google 3D Map The Reserve Tours are focused on blending wineries within each category to create a 'best of ' wine trail. Reserve Blend #2 is built around different themes. The wineries

Total Trail Miles: 30.3 Google 3D Map The Reserve Tours are focused on blending wineries within each category to create a 'best of ' wine trail. Reserve Blend #1 is focused on exploring multiple AVA's

Total Trail Miles: 28.1 Google 3D Map Mount Veeder AVA is a large, steep appellation located along the Mayacamas Mountains on the western boundary of Napa Valley. This cool to moderate temperature region

Total Trail Miles: 14.4 Google 3D Map The Howell Mountain AVA a rugged high altitude appellation that sits on the eastern slopes of Napa Valley along the Vaca Range. Well-drained volcanic soils and cooler

Total Trail Miles: 12.6 Google 3D Map The Spring Mountain District AVA sits on steep terraces of the Mayacamas range in the northwest corner of Napa Valley at the foot of St. Helena. This appellation is

Total Trail Miles: 40.7 Google 3D Map Sauvignon Blanc is a green skinned grape that takes its name from the French words for wild (sauvage) and white (blanc). A native varietal of Southwestern France,

Total Trail Miles: 32.5 Google 3D Map Pinot Noir is a thin skinned, cool weather grape grown in clusters of dark purple pine cone-shaped fruit. The varietals name is derived from the French words for 'pine'

Total Trail Miles: 42.6 Google 3D Map Merlot is a dark blue-colored, rich, plump grape named after an old French word for a young blackbird. One of the five primary gapes in Bordeaux wine, this early ripening

Total Trail Miles: 35.8 Google 3D Map Napa Valley represents multiple unique experiences but some of the wineries are harder to find than others. This trail is focused on wineries that offer something

Total Trail Miles: 46.7 Google 3D Map A ghost winery is a renovated 19th century estate that thrived before prohibition, disease and/or the great depression forced it into bankruptcy. Napa Valley is home

Total Trail Miles: 32.9 Google 3D Map Many Napa wineries are located on estates that showcase the valley's intrinsic beauty. The water views trail highlights wineries with views of lakes and reservoirs.

Total Trail Miles: 15.0 Google 3D Map The Oak Knoll District AVA is cooler climate region at the southern end of Napa Valley composed of primarily gravelly volcanic soils. The appellation produces eighteen

Total Trail Miles: 13.0 The Yountville AVA surrounds the town that bears the name of a man responsible for planting Napa Valley's first vineyard (1836) - George Calvert Yount. This cooler climate region

Total Trail Miles: 20 The Calistoga AVA (American Viticultural Area) is located at the northern end of Napa Valley and experiences temperature variations of up to 50 degrees (90F/32.2 C to the low 50F/11C)

Total Trail Miles: 61.9 Chardonnay is a green skinned varietal that originates from the Burgundy region in eastern France and currently the most widely planted grape in California. Neutral at its core,