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West Coast
Wine Weekends
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than landing inagreatwine
region, touring thearea, drinking
locallyproducedvintages, eating
farm-fresh food, and indulging ina
spa treatment or two. It isundoubt-
edlyoneof thebestways toget a
tasteof thegood life.
While it’snice to luxuriate inone
appellationoranother,we’resuggest-
inganorthwesternswing thatallows
you to take in thebestof threedis-
tinctareas: venerableNapaValley,
locatednorthofSanFrancisco;Wil-
lametteValley, thepinotnoircapital
that’ssituatednearPortland; and
YakimaValley, southeastofSeattle,
with its broad selectionof locally
producedwines.
Taken individually, each region
is divine.Together, theyprovidea
samplingofAmerican foodandwine
at theirfinest.
Givenaglorious three-dayweek-
end ineachplace, here ishowwe
suggestyouenjoyyour time.
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