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California Wine Country, Unpretentious and Delicious: A Napa & Sonoma Weekend

Bon Appétit is a James Beard Award-winning food and wine magazine with a strong editorial voice.

The route

10 stops·4 wineries · 3 restaurants · 2 hotels · 1 activity

1. 01

   Restaurant

   Shed

   Grab coffee and pastries at this fermentation-obsessed Healdsburg café that celebrates Northern California's bounty.

2. 02

   WineryDry Creek Valley

   Ridge Vineyards – Lytton Springs

   Lytton Springs is where Ridge's old-vine Zinfandel and Petite Sirah blends reveal why Sonoma became legendary.

3. 03

   WineryDry Creek Valley

   Dry Creek Vineyard

   Founding Dry Creek Valley winery nailing crisp Fumé Blanc and impossibly food-friendly Zinfandels since day one.

4. 04

   Restaurant

   Bravas Bar de Tapas

   Grab patatas bravas and jamón at this lively plaza tapas bar, where local Grenache flows as freely as the Spanish energy.

5. 05

   Hotel

   h2hotel

   Stay at this LEED-certified boutique steps from Healdsburg's plaza, where sustainable design meets Bon Appétit sensibility.

6. 06

   WineryRussian River Valley

   Littorai Wines

   Ted Lemon's biodynamic estate crafts elegant, terroir-driven Pinots and Chardonnays in Sebastopol's rolling hills.

7. 07

   Activity

   The French Laundry Garden

   Peek at Thomas Keller's legendary kitchen garden, a worthwhile pilgrimage even without a dinner reservation.

8. 08

   WineryStags Leap District

   Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

   The legendary 1976 Judgment of Paris winner calls Napa home, so taste the Cabernet that changed wine history.

9. 09

   Restaurant

   Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch

   Hearty, seasonal California cooking sourced almost entirely from their own ranch, with estate wines poured alongside.

10. 10

    Hotel

    Auberge du Soleil

    Hilltop Relais & Châteaux in Rutherford delivers valley vistas and serious luxury for your wine-soaked weekend finale.