Napa and Sonoma - Living the Dream in California Wine Country

The Napa and Sonoma area is an intriguing mix of tasty delights, idyllic scenery, and vibrant personalities. These qualities, and its proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area (45 miles), also make it a very popular tourist destination. The Napa Valley (not including Sonoma Valley) receives 4.5 million visitors every year. For anyone who is interested in buying a tourist area business in a beautiful setting the region is very appealing.

But there is much more to the area than world-renowned wineries, and there are affordable options, especially if one ventures off the major thoroughfares. Some of the areas just a few miles on either side of the famous wine towns could even be described as rural and agrarian. There are tiny boutique wineries, olive growers, and organic fruit and vegetable producers nestled among the hills and valleys. West of Sonoma, along the Russian River and towards the Pacific Ocean; and northeast of Napa, towards Middletown, there are plenty of opportunities to run a great business off the beaten path.

People are drawn to this place for "the good life", and most of them have been very successful in some other pursuit, and then chose to take their talents to the region for a change in lifestyle. Everyone that lives there seems to have a story, and most of them are pretty fascinating. For anyone searching for a business opportunity in beautiful area with an ideal climate, that is relatively close to a major metropolitan area, than we highly recommend taking a look at the businesses for sale in region.