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What to do in Wine Country: Best Boutique Wineries in Napa & Sonoma and some Fun Food and Activities
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items This curated list highlights my favorite wineries, restaurants, and adventures from wine country. As a red wine lover, you’ll notice a focus on bold Cabernets and elegant Pinots. Many of these wineries are boutique producers, meaning their wines aren...
This stunning winery in the scenic Spring Mountain AVA offers exceptional Bordeaux-style wines and an unforgettable tasting experience. The estate features breathtaking vineyard views, a picturesque tasting room perfect for photos, and expertly craft...
Keenan Winery Napa Valley: Best Wines | Wine Tasting & Wine Club
This top-rated Napa Valley winery on Howell Mountain offers an unforgettable wine tasting and food pairing experience. Featuring stunning vineyard views, impressive wine caves, and premium, handcrafted wines, it’s a must-visit destination for wine en...
VIADER® Vineyards & Winery, Napa Valley
This boutique Napa Valley winery offers an exclusive, one-of-a-kind tasting experience. The passion project of former NHL star Val Bure, it features private tastings hosted in his beautiful wine country estate and vineyard. Guests enjoy exceptional, ...
Bure Family Wines
A must-visit for Pinot Noir lovers, this Sonoma Coast winery offers an unforgettable cave tasting experience. Known for its elegant, earthy Pinot Noirs, the estate provides a cozy and intimate setting—complete with plush blankets to keep you warm whi...
Failla Wines
Gemstone Vineyard offers a truly unforgettable Napa Valley wine experience. This stunning estate is home to a boutique, small-batch winery known for producing exceptional, handcrafted wines. A private tasting here is both intimate and memorable, show...
Gemstone Vineyard
Petroni Vineyards offers a true taste of Italy in the heart of wine country. This stunning estate features hillside vineyards, scenic olive groves, and artisan olive oils, creating a one-of-a-kind tasting experience. Guests enjoy bold, Italian-style ...
Petroni Vineyards (@petronivineyards)
Kivelstadt Cellars offers a vibrant and approachable wine tasting experience that’s perfect for casual sipping or a full day of food and wine exploration. Known for their innovative wines on tap and estate bottled selections, Kivelstadt has expanded ...
Kivelstadt Cellars
Scribe Winery offers a truly unforgettable wine country experience, combining stunning vineyard views with a laid back, welcoming atmosphere. Guests can enjoy tastings right at the edge of the estate’s picturesque vineyards, savoring unique, small ba...
Scribe Winery
DaVero Farms & Winery offers a truly unique wine country experience, specializing in Italian style wines crafted with care. This stunning estate features lush gardens, olive groves, and house made olive oils and vinegars, creating a full sensory ...
DaVero Farms & Winery
BlueRock is a beautiful winery with so much to offer! We had an incredible private tasting that included some home made bread that was absolutely incredible. The wines are so smooth and unique, and the views of the estate are something you’ll want to...
Bluerock Vineyard
This is the incredible resort where we stayed while touring Napa. The accommodations and amenities were outstanding, and the on-site dining was fantastic. I still think about their eggs Benedict! Please, if you go, have some for me!
The Westin Verasa Napa - Resort-Style Hotel in Napa, California
This was a lunch stop for us on day 2 of our Napa Adventures. They make some seriously delicious sandwiches and have a nice outdoor space where you can relax before heading to the next winery!
Gott's Roadside
Why not go out with a bang?! We dines at Farmhouse on our last night of the trip and had quite possibly, the best meal ever. Farmhouse is a Michelin starred restaurant offering unique dishes and exceptional wines. It is well worth the reservation!
The Farmhouse Inn Restaurant | Fine Dining In Sonoma, CA
Dutton-Goldfield is a tasting room experience that we just popped into unplanned. It ended up being one of the best wineries that we visited! The wines are exceptional if you are a lover of Pinots, and the location is just beautiful!
Dutton-Goldfield Winery | Sustainable Wines from Dutton Ranch and Sonoma Coast
Emeritus vineyard was another unexpected stop for us, and we had an incredible tasting! It’s a beautiful estate and they make some exceptional Pinots and a Rose that we adored. It was such a unique experience and lovely surroundings.
Emeritus Vineyards
If you’re in Sonoma and need a break from all of the wine and food, check out this zip line though the trees! And venture seekers will have a blast way up with the ancient redwoods and enjoying the peaceful sounds of nature. This was my first experie...
Sonoma Zipline Adventures
If you enjoy a food hall and artisan shopping, the Oxbow Market is worth checking out. It’s walkable from hotels and tasting rooms in downtown Napa, and it makes for a great place to roam around after you’ve done some wine tasting during the day.
Oxbow Public Market – Home
We stayed at the Lodge at Sonoma for the second half of our wine country trip, and this resort was absolutely wonderful! The rooms are so cozy and spacious, and the amenities were great. From daily wine tastings to the spa and beyond, there is someth...
The Lodge at Sonoma | Luxury Sonoma Resort & Spa Retreat
If you do make the trip to wine country, definitely do yourself a favor and bring some of these travel bags with you! You can buy them at the wineries or locally in sites, but you’ll pay extra for them! We found that out the hard way 😉
4 Set Reusable Wine Travel Bags, Leak-Proof