Enter to win a pair of weekend passes to the 20th Annual Savor Sonoma Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2010. Two lucky winners will win a pair of weekend passes each to this delightful barrel tasting and culinary experience. The value of each pass is $55, a total value of [...]

Sure, spa treatments are a luxury. But during SpaFinder Deal Days (March 8-14, 2010), more than 1,500 spas across the U.S. will drastically lower their rates to $50 for premium spa treatments. The kind of pampering you can get for this reduced rate includes everything from facials and pedicures to body wrap treatments and a [...]

Here’s a fun way to spend an hour in Wine Country — take a free Wine Basics Class at Goosecross Cellars in Yountville. Goosecross offers a morning of fun and down-to-earth education in a world class Napa Valley winery. You may find that expanding your knowledge of wine and the world of winemaking makes drinking wine [...]

The Napa River Walk with local historian and raconteur George Webber takes place every Saturday morning. The regular fee for this lively tour is $20, but if you’re a Napa local (or know one) you can snag half price tickets in March. When the weather is nice, this is a pleasant way to spend a couple [...]

It’s the slow season in Wine Country, but fields of mustard are blooming all over the hills and vineyards. During the upcoming Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival (January 30 through March 27, 2010), a network of communities, businesses, and non-profit organizations welcome visitors to tastings, markets, and other special events. Hotels, restaurants, and shops encourage [...]

Starting in January 2010, for the first time, you can take a stroll through the vines at several Sonoma wineries. These complimentary self-guided vineyard tours are about a mile long and are appropriate for all ages.
Along the way, you can find out what goes on in a vineyard during the year and learn about sustainable [...]

Every Saturday evening, Ceja Vineyards in Napa hosts a hot salsa party with salsa lessons for beginners and intermediate salsa dancers. Both classes are free. And if you show up early you can catch their Happy Hour. Ceja’s tasting salon is open for happy hour specials — wines by the glass and bottle discounts. Then [...]

Here’s a lofty half off deal that lets you float in a big balloon over the vineyards, trees, hillsides and fields of beautiful California Wine Country. We found one deal that starts in Santa Rosa and another in Napa Valley.
DEAL 1: Above the Wine Country Hot Air Balloon Flight – discount rates vary, but usually [...]

Downtown Petaluma’s Sidewalk Sale (Saturday July 24, 2010) is a bargain shopping opportunity and annual ritual for local Sonoma County residents and visitors from all around the Bay Area.
This one day event showcases over 50 eclectic and expansive of one-of-a-kind stores and offers shoppers refreshing choices and alternatives to the mall. Participating stores are all [...]

Napa and Sonoma wine tasting tours aren’t cheap, so even a $10 off per person discount can help reduce a high-priced hangover. Luckily, we have a lead on a half off discount — you save $64.50.
The Wine Tasting tours by Extranomical Adventures — a San Francisco company that specializes in tours for people who generally [...]

Keeping up a high-class wine habit isn’t easy in these hard-scrabble times. The secret to successful sipping in San Francisco is in knowing where to find the hidden deals. For wonderful wine at discounted prices, stagger over to the San Francisco Wine Trading Co …

Mustard, Mud & Music — The Napa Valley Mustard Festival is still going strong, and now you can take advantage of special offers at a popular jazz and wine tasting event, Mustard, Mud & Music in Calistoga. Calistoga locals can get 25% off tickets and jazz packs. Everyone else can get tickets for 10% off [...]

Tuesday is locals night in in Napa Valley, with deals all around at Oxbow Market in the heart of downtown Napa. On Tuesdays, the shops at Oxbow Public Market offer locals specials “on the cheap.” Take a tour of the Napa shops, drink wine, listen to music, and take advantage of the discounts.
Hog Island Oyster [...]

A great way to keep a few more pennies in your pocket is to pack a picnic lunch and head out to wine country. You don’t need to spend lots of money in fancy restaurants to enjoy great food in a beautiful setting.
Here are some Wine Country places to pick up cheap gourmet [...]

The Napa Valley Area is a notoriously expensive place to eat. But do a little sleuthing in Calistoga and you can eat a delicious lunch for $10 or less. Here are three for starters:
1.Buster’s Southern BBQ & Bakery. Order the barbeque and Buster may just prepare it for you on site where you can see [...]

Visitors to Napa Valley love deals, but they’re not the only ones. Locals love them, too. Many area wineries offer free tastings and other deals just for locals, and Napa Valley Vintners posts a list of their “Napa Neighbor” select offers. All you have to do is show your drivers license. But what if you’re [...]

Among the many Art Walks happening in the Bay Area, one of my favorites is the First Thursday Art Walk in Calistoga.  It’s a great opportunity to get out and meet local artists, ask them about their work, and have an appetizer or glass of wine. It’s always fun to stroll around Calistoga’s downtown area, [...]

Here’s a 2 for 1 wine tasting deal offered by Hall Winery. You can download and print the coupon below to get Two Tastings When You Purchase One.
You can sample the portfolio of HALL wines, relax in arbor-covered courtyards, and take in the original works of modern art and sculpture from the Halls’ personal collection. [...]

If you love wine, but cut fancy wine tasting out of your budget, check out Napa Valley’s Downtown Wine Tasting Card. With the $20 discount card, you can bar hop around Napa’s downtown boutique wineries and taste any of thousands of their limited production wines. Specifically, the card entitles you to a first tasting at [...]

Farmer’s Markets are starting up again all around the Bay Area and Napa Valley is no exception. But Napa also has a Downtown Chefs’ Market, on Thursday nights, starting May 22.
At the Chef’s Market, you can shop for fresh produce, and  you can also sample fabulous food from some of the best chefs in the [...]