Ronnie Negus: Three Tips for Your Novice Napa Valley Wine-Tasting Tour

1. Ronnie Negus: Three Tips for
Your Novice Napa Valley Wine-
Tasting Tour

2. ● Ronnie Negus, perhaps best known as one of
the cast members on
The Real Housewives of Vancouver, also owns
a ranch and winery in Napa Valley, California.
● Here she provides her top three tips for a first-
time tour of Napa Valley wineries.
● With a multitude of wineries, Napa Valley is a
veritable paradise for wine enthusiasts and can
be a wonderful introduction for those who enjoy
wine at their home but are neophytes to full
tastings.

3. 1. Plan ahead: While you may wish to
stop at a winery or two on a whim, do
your research and plan the majority of
your visits.
● Also, try to schedule your tastings to
focus on light, simple wines earlier in
your touring day before moving on to the
more full-bodied complex varieties, so
that your palette can best appreciate the
range of tastes.

4. 2. Learn the proper protocol for tasting.
The steps of tasting - placing the wine to
your nose to sample the bouquet and
swirling the wine in the glass to aerate
the wine - are important in order to savor
a wine’s best qualities.
3. Consider private tastings. Many
wineries offer private, limited, or
exclusive tastings. While these cost more
than traditional tasting tours, they offer a
more intimate tasting experience and a
chance to learn more about the winery.