Do you wonder where all of that wonderful bounty used in famous Napa Valley restaurants comes from?  Well, Napa Valley’s Carneros region offers some of the best produce, fruit and wine anywhere –you’ll likely taste something produced in Carneros at one of the world renowned Napa eateries!

Besides the unique climate and great soil, creative local artisan producers have come up with some wild and wonderful organic and sustainable farming methods. Our goal is to take you behind the scenes to see where many of the top local restaurants get their produce; we also want to give you a fun and relaxed bike ride in a pristine area of Napa that is known for high quality yet less traffic—the perfect place for biking! Led by the best bike guides in the business, we’ll visit farms, wineries, olive oil specialists, honey producers, local artists and more.

We meet everyone in Carneros at 10:00am (hotel pick up available from some local hotels). Once fitted and ready to ride, we cycle the short distance to our first stop: Talcott Olive Oil. We briefly tour their olive orchard and then we get to taste their high quality oil.  Each guest even gets a complimentary bottle of their delicious 100% olive oil to take home with them!

We then hop on our bikes for a quick ride over to Adastra winery, an organic and sustainable winery with a deep history. We’ll visit their seasonal vegetable and rose gardens and even take a ride through the vineyards to check out some of the amazing views. We will taste their organic wine either inside at the kitchen table, or out in the historic 1800’s barn.  During the tasting one of the owners will talk about why Adastra decided to go organic and the farming methods they employ in the vineyards.

From there we cycle another few miles over to a small farm for our lunch stop. Here we will tour the farm and then create part of our lunch from the garden. After lunch we cycle back towards our meeting point. We make one final stop at a local artist’s studio, where we check out the unique art as well as the bee boxes they keep on the property. Once back to the vehicles we bid you farewell.

Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm

Meet Location: 6 Cuttings Wharf Road, Napa (Moore’s Landing)

Includes: Hybrid bike and helmet rental, unlimited water, Wine Country picnic lunch, and professional local guides. Tasting fees and guide gratuity are not included.

Price: $149 (Discounts available for groups of 4 or more. Call for details.)  Mandatory olive oil tasting fee of $20, includes a bottle of olive oil.

Places we may visit: Talcott Olive Oil, Adastra winery, McKenzie Mueller winery, and Royal Jelly Company, among others.

Save $20 per person on all tours taken through February 2010.
Gift certificate also available.