Napa Valley - July 2, 06

Napa Valley a well known valley in the world for producing world famous wines is in Northern California at the northeastern tip of San Francisco Bay (actually called San Pablo Bay up that far), about an hour's drive north of San Francisco. It's actually just one of many valleys in Napa County, but it's by far the largest and best known. The valley itself is about 30 miles long and ranges from one to five miles wide. There are five incorporated cities and the number of population in the County is about 110,000.

We travelled in Napa Valley on July 2nd, 06 in Bijay's (a nephew) BMW. Sugam, who has been living here in the USA for the last 13 years, was in the front seat with Bijay. They were a good combination to guide us (myself and Sushila on the back seat) to visit places worth seing in the US. Must say Bijay's wife Sabina was a very gracious hostess. She prepared excellent breakfasts and delicious dinners for us every night we were there.

Napa is worth seeing place not only because it's a scenic place but also because of its economic contribution to the US revenue is remarkable. The Napa produced wines are highly regarded in the world for its method of fermentation. The visitors to the valley are entertained by orienting them with the technique and discipline of making and drinking wine.

The Napa county's primary industries are winegrape growing, wine production and tourism. It preserves a huge amount of agricultural land, allowing Napa County to avoid the urban sprawl that has affected almost all other San Francisco Bay area counties. The result is Napa has become an attractive place for residents to live and for tourists to visit.