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CALISTOGA Rest & relaxation in true Napa Valley style
Tamber Bey Vineyards
By DENNIS WYATT 209 Living CALISTOGA — Long before Napa Valley became a tourist mecca for wine aficionados, there was Calistoga. It became a tourist destination not because of vineyards and wineries but what bubbled up from the ground — hot water. Sam Brannan, the San Francisco entrepreneur widely credited with being the man who spread the word of gold being found in the Sierra foothills and California’s first millionaire, saw dollar signs in the hot springs in Calistoga.