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| ABOUT US |
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| WINE COUNTRY ADVENTURES is a community
of people interested in helping visitors make real connections to
Wine Country -- with sustainable wine and food producers, with the
extraordinary local habitat, with the diverse but untapped outdoor
adventure opportunities, and with hidden locations of enormous scenic
and spiritual power. |
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Wine Country Adventures was started by
Michael Gerlach, a scholar and entrepreneur with a lifelong love
of travel, outdoor adventure, and good wine & food. In recent
years, Michael has been developing several ecotourism and sustainable-education
businesses in Northern California (see Partner Sites, on right).
He is also Professor in the Graduate School at the University of
California-Berkeley, where he has been the recipient of numerous
academic awards and distinctions.
Michael is joined by a small team of experts and specialists in Wine
Country travel who work with visitors in all aspects of tour planning
and execution. Our team is available to customize programs to your
own unique needs and circumstances, including helping you organize
successful retreats and other programs for groups, families, organizations,
and companies. We not only know the best vineyards, the best hikes
and rides, and the best ways to keep a diverse group entertained
through a weekend or a week. We know how to get you away from the
crowds and the been-there-done-that tourist circuit to see a whole
new part of Northern California. |
Every part of Wine Country has its own
essence -- from the terroir of the soil to the topography of its
rivers and mountains. In general, southern Wine Country (Sonoma and
Napa) is tamer and more civilized, while northern Wine Country (Mendocino
and Lake) is wilder and more scenic.
We work with you to determine
destinations and programs best suited to your own needs. This includes
several "Best Hits" programs that cover multiple destinations
and activities.
In addition to visiting out-of-the-way vineyards
and farms, as well as scenic rivers, lakes, and hiking/biking areas,
visitors also have the option to make a daytime or overnight visit
to BALOKAI -- a holistic ranch and retreat in an extraordinary mountain
and river setting above Wine Country that combines sustainable agriculture,
outdoor adventure, and inward spiritual journeys. |
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Balokai is
a unique destination offering secluded swimming holes, spiritual sojourns,
and family adventures, all in a magnificent wilderness setting.
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Green
Epicure is part of an emerging food and wine movement that rethinks
how we farm, eat, and live.
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Sustainable
Strategies is a consulting network that helps clients build 21st
Century businesses based on the Triple Bottom Line of profits, people,
and planet.
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