“Finalist - Best Adventure" NBC11 Golden Grape Awards "Boutique Transport to Boutique Wineries" - Wine Country This Week.

Cristal Blue Carriage
As drivers and tour guides for another transportation company that serviced the Wine Country, Chris Rodriquez and Bill Kane saw and seized an opportunity. The opportunity, was to foster the unmet customer service needs of the industry. Cristal Blue Carriage was born from their compassion for people with a zest for life. As well as their love and respect for the Wine Country and the wine industry. (Download PDF) Read More >>

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Cristal Blue Carriage
One will pause undoubtedly in one’s life and (re)evaluate their own career.  There are books and seminars, a surfeit of evaluation tools and surveys designed to assist one in such a task.  For Chris Rodriquez, there was a song. “Crystal Blue Persuasion” by Tommy James and the Shondells, written in 1969. Driving across the Bay Bridge, whilst pondering perhaps this shift in careers himself, though the radio sang Crystal Blue Persuasion, a different song blanketed Chris as the apex of years in the restaurant, wine and PR industries all harmonized in a suspended state over the Bay.  Next to The Shondells, it could only be Edvard Grieg’s piece entitled “Morning” that could have ever rendered the condition of illumination cast upon Chris that morning. It was truly the start of a new day. And a new career. And a new lifestyle entirely.  (Download PDF) Read More >>

-by Danae Blythe Rubenstein, Wine Country This Week.

Navigating the Wine Country in Style
Nearly 500 wineries – and counting – pepper the adjacent Napa and Sonoma counties, each offering something unique for visitors to enjoy – from tasting selections to tours to scenery and so on. With so many to choose from, how do you decide on which wineries to visit? How do you navigate your way amidst the winding roads and unmarked driveways to find them? Without careful planning, you could easily spend more time driving than truly experiencing what you came to Wine Country for. (And we all know that wine does not pair well with driving.) (Download PDF) Read More >>

-by Stevie Ann Rinehart, Wine Country This Week.

Signature Service Keeps Clients Coming Back for More
One would think that ignoring other people’s business advice wouldn’t be the best way to start a successful limousine company. But Bill Kane and Chris Rodriguez, owners of Cristal Blue Carriage in Napa Valley, Calif., did just that.
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