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> Napa Valley is roughly 30 miles long and ranges from one to five miles wide.
> The name “Napa” is of Native American derivation. The original inhabitants of the Valley were the Wappo.
> At 4,344 above sea level, Mount St. Helena is the Bay Area's tallest peak.
> The default wallpaper for the Windows XP operating system is called Bliss. It is based on a photograph of the hills of Napa by Charles O'Rear.
> Napa’s map coordinates are 38.50283 N, 122.32315 W.
> The zip codes of Napa Valley are 94508, 94515, 94558, 94559, 94567, 94574, 94589, 94599, and lest we forget, 95457
> The population of Napa County is just under 130,000. There are approximately 2000 more women than men.
> According to the Napa Yellow pages nearly 87% of the population commutes by car, truck or van. Roughly 0.1% commutes by taxi. 16% of the population is self employed. The median age is 38.
> Napa Valley attracts five million tourists per year.
> For you canine enthusiasts, Napa Valley boasts nine dog grooming companies.
> While there were a few small personal-use and experimental vineyards in the ground at the time, Charles Krug is credited with opening Napa’s first commercial winery in 1861.
> Roughly 9% of Napa Valley total acreage is planted to vineyards.
> Napa produces only 4% of California’s total wine production, but that 4% is valued at 20% of the total revenues.
> At last count there were nearly 400 wineries in Napa Valley. Estimates value the impact of the county’s wine-related business at $9.5 billion.
> Cabernet Sauvignon is to Napa Valley what the Simpsons is to Fox.
> Napa has 14 AVAs (American Viticultural Area): Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley, Diamond Mountain, Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Mount Veeder, Oak Knoll, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Spring Mountain, Stags Leap, Wild Horse Valley and Yountville. The AVA of Calistoga is pending
> The town of Calistoga, at the north end of Napa Valley, is famous for its geysers and mud baths. It features a number of world-class spas offering what all Californians consider basic necessities including: aromatherapy, salt scrubs, CranioSacral therapy, Polarity therapy, acupuncture, Reiki, Ayurveda, facials, manicures, pedicures, and, of course, ear candling. |
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