The Travel Notes

  CALIFORNIA’S HIDDEN WINE COUNTRY California has 100 American Viticultural Areas (AVA).  An AVA is a distinct vino grape growing part with boundaries laid yesteryear the U.S. of A. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, in addition to Firearms (ATF).  Some you’ve heard of…Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Sonoma Valley, Mendocino, Russian River…others may conduct maintain escaped abide by such equally North Yuba, Seiad Valley, or Covelo. Once, the MAJOR vino producing expanse of the province was xl miles eastward of Los Angeles inward the Cucamonga Valley, improve known today equally the Inland Empire.  With commercial vineyards dating dorsum to 1838, it is alongside the oldest vino grape growing areas inward the state.  At over 20,000 acres at the start of Prohibition, it was also the largest.  At that time, it had to a greater extent than vineyard acreage than Sonoma in addition to Napa Counties combined. Watch the Video! With the booming expansion...

Picture courtesy of Wikimedia Jessie Terwiliger nether CC-BY licence   On the OC, it was known equally the 909. Growing upwards years agone inward L.A., nosotros knew it equally the “sticks.” We straight off know better… On the OC, it was known equally the 909.  Growing upwards years agone inward L.A., nosotros knew it equally the “sticks.”  We straight off know better… Flying into L.A., y'all direct maintain several aerodrome choices.  By far, the busiest is Los Angeles International (LAX) but if y'all direct maintain a choice, whatever of the outlying airports would go a improve choice.  Forty miles E of LAX is Ontario International Airport, located inward the view of the Inland Empire. While it’d brand a slap-up identify to brand it inward L.A. past times itself, reckon sticking about inward the neighborhood to run across what the expanse has to offer.  The Inland Empire is the expanse E of Los Angeles, stretc...