California · Napa & Sonoma
A hillside maison above Rutherford, a balloon over the vines at dawn, a three-star table built from the day's harvest. We plan the days only Wine Country can string together.
The destination, curated
Wine Country hands you two of America's defining three-star tables, First Growth cellars open by appointment, and geothermal mud baths, often within the same unhurried weekend.
Ways to experience Napa & Sonoma
Start with the version of Napa & Sonoma you came for. Each is designed end to end, with the activities and stays that fit.
For two
The rare place where great wine, great food, and genuine quiet sit side by side. We weave all three into the week.
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For families
Private villas and bungalows give everyone room to spread out, while the resort keeps the whole group on its own rhythm.
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Active and restorative
Bookend the active days with deep recovery in the thermal waters and on the quiet estate trails.
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For groups
Reunions, milestones, and offsites, on estates built to gather the whole group in private.
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For food lovers
Wine Country's defining tables, built around the chefs, farms, and cellars rather than checklists.
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Comfortable and inclusive
The grandeur of Wine Country comes without the highest barriers, at a measured and walkable pace.
ExploreWhere to stay
Wine Country keeps its great retreats tucked into the hills and the vines, from a Mediterranean hillside above Rutherford to oak-grove bungalows in Healdsburg, each a quiet world of its own.
Rutherford, Napa
A Mediterranean-style hillside retreat above the valley floor with a Michelin-starred restaurant, private maisons, and olive-grove terraces, long regarded as Napa's original luxury resort.
Visit official siteCalistoga, Napa
A Forbes Five-Star resort along the Silverado Trail with its own producing vineyard, 85 rooms and suites plus private villas, Spa Talisa, and the Elusa Winery on site.
Visit official siteHealdsburg, Sonoma
A 258-acre hideaway of 130 bungalow-style rooms set in rolling vineyards and oak groves, with Spa Montage, two pools, and the farm-to-table Hazel Hill restaurant.
Visit official siteSt. Helena, Napa
A serene members-and-guests estate tucked into a private wooded valley, offering croquet, tennis, a golf course, hiking trails, and refined accommodations away from the crowds.
Visit official siteHealdsburg, Sonoma
An intimate five-suite inn above the three-Michelin-star SingleThread restaurant, where stays are paired with farm-driven dining from chef Kyle Connaughton and farmer Katina Connaughton.
Visit official siteCalistoga, Napa
A laid-back, design-forward Calistoga resort built around the geothermal-fed Spa Solage Bathhouse, mud-bath traditions, studios, and the Solbar restaurant.
Visit official siteWhere to eat
Few places in America concentrate this much great cooking: two of the country's defining three-star tasting menus, a wine cathedral, and terraces that look out over the vines that fill the glass.
Yountville, Napa
Thomas Keller's flagship and one of America's most celebrated restaurants, serving a daily-changing multi-course French tasting menu sourced largely from its own gardens across the street.
Visit official siteHealdsburg, Sonoma
An eleven-course Japanese-influenced kaiseki-style tasting menu built entirely around the seasonal harvest from the restaurant's own five-acre farm.
Visit official siteGeyserville, Sonoma
Chef Douglas Keane's reborn fine-dining destination set in a modern glass-and-concrete pavilion among the vines, moving guests from Champagne and canapes to the dining room and a chocolate room.
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A wood-fired Napa Valley grill and steakhouse holding one of the world's largest collections of Napa wine, roughly 10,000 bottles, alongside a Wine Spectator Grand Award list.
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Thomas Keller's lively Parisian-style bistro serving steak frites, roast chicken, oysters, and raw-bar plates in a buzzy room beside the renowned Bouchon Bakery.
Visit official siteRutherford, Napa
A Michelin-starred dining room and terrace with sweeping views across the Napa Valley floor, pairing seasonal Wine Country cuisine with one of the region's deepest cellars.
Visit official siteIn the cellar
The estates that built the region's reputation open by appointment alone, from a Bordeaux-style First Growth in Oakville to hand-dug sparkling caves in Calistoga. Book well ahead, especially at harvest.
Oakville, Napa
A meticulously restored 1885 estate and gravity-flow caves offering seated tastings of benchmark Napa Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, reservation only.
Visit official siteOakville, Napa
The landmark Bordeaux-style partnership winery producing a single flagship red, with reservation-only tastings released on the first of each month and limited to small parties.
Visit official siteCalistoga, Napa
A historic methode traditionnelle sparkling-wine producer offering by-appointment cave tours and tastings through hand-dug 19th-century tunnels, reservation only.
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A grand Taittinger-founded chateau overlooking the Carneros vineyards, serving sparkling wines and estate Pinot Noir by flight or bottle on its terrace, reservations required.
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A solar-powered straw-bale winery surrounded by century-old vines, offering appointment-based seated flights of single-vineyard Zinfandel and estate reds.
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The reference Russian River Valley Pinot Noir producer, with winery visits reserved for allocation list members by appointment only and a long waiting list to join.
Visit official siteSpa and stillness
Calistoga has drawn travelers to its thermal waters for more than a century, and the modern spas pair geothermal bathhouses and volcanic-ash mud with serene, vineyard-view sanctuaries.
Calistoga, Napa
A 20,000-square-foot spa centered on a Bathhouse of geothermal pools and Solage's signature custom mud-bath ritual drawn from Calistoga's thermal waters.
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A tranquil Four Seasons spa with outdoor relaxation gardens, a sunken whirlpool, and treatments built around indigenous Napa botanicals and premium products.
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A serene Sonoma spa with vineyard and oak-grove views, offering locally inspired treatments alongside resort pools and wellness programming.
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A historic Calistoga destination with an Olympic-size geothermal mineral pool, restored mud rooms, infrared saunas, and a Himalayan salt halotherapy room.
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A revamped 1952 Calistoga institution serving its trademark volcanic-ash mud baths and mineral pools with a playful, retro spirit.
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A quiet spa within the private Meadowood estate, pairing botanical and recovery treatments with the resort's wooded trails, pools, and wellness offerings.
Visit official siteThe signature days
Some of Wine Country's best days drift above the valley at dawn or roll quietly between the rows, from hot-air balloons over Yountville to guided Sip 'n Cycle rides through Dry Creek.
Yountville, Napa
A long-running hot-air balloon operator, flying since 1976, lifting guests over the valley at sunrise from the heart of Yountville.
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One of Napa's oldest and most highly rated balloon companies, offering dawn flights with decades of combined pilot experience.
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The first hot-air balloon company in Napa, operating since 1976 with sunrise flights and optional sparkling-brunch packages.
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A restored early-1900s train running a 36-mile round trip from downtown Napa to St. Helena, pairing multi-course gourmet meals and tastings with valley views.
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An operator running since 1991 offering guided regular and e-bike Sip 'n Cycle tours through Dry Creek, Russian River, and Calistoga with picnic lunches and winery stops.
Visit official siteHealdsburg, Sonoma
A Healdsburg-based outfitter renting high-quality road and e-bikes and leading one-day guided rides through Sonoma's vineyard valleys.
Visit official siteOn the course
Wine Country golf threads oak-lined fairways and working vineyards, from Napa's only 36-hole resort to a Jack Nicklaus mountain course and a windswept links above Bodega Bay.
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The only Napa Valley resort with 36 holes of championship golf, on two Robert Trent Jones-designed courses later redesigned by Johnny Miller, threading oak-lined fairways and water crossings.
Visit official siteAmerican Canyon, Napa
A scenic 1991 Algie Pulley design routed through more than 150 acres of working vineyards with no houses in sight, open for daily play.
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A rolling, vineyard-framed public course in the Napa hills offering wide valley views and an accessible alternative to resort play.
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An exclusive private Jack Nicklaus Signature course set in the Mayacamas foothills, regularly ranked among California's finest, accessed through membership or affiliated stays.
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A storied 1920s championship course at the foot of the Mayacamas, long and tree-lined, that has hosted professional events and pairs with The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn.
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A dramatic Robert Trent Jones Jr. coastal links above Bodega Bay, with windswept holes finishing along the Pacific for a Sonoma Coast contrast to inland courses.
Visit official siteThe drives and the plazas
Away from Highway 29, Wine Country slows down: the calmer Silverado Trail, ridge crossings over the Mayacamas, and walkable historic plazas ringed by tasting rooms and acclaimed kitchens.
Napa to Calistoga
The valley's calmer eastern road, running below the Vaca foothills past hillside estates and caves, prized as a slower, more scenic alternative to Highway 29.
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An eight-acre National Historic Landmark plaza, the largest town square in California, ringed by tasting rooms, restaurants, shops, and the Mission San Francisco Solano.
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A tree-shaded central plaza at the hub of three valleys, surrounded by acclaimed restaurants, boutiques, and tasting rooms in one of Wine Country's most refined small towns.
Visit official siteNapa to Sonoma
A winding mountain road climbing over the Mayacamas between Napa and Sonoma, rewarding drivers with vineyard panoramas and a quiet, off-the-floor experience.
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A network of country lanes winding past the Russian River, redwood groves, and Pinot Noir vineyards through Forestville, Guerneville, and the Westside Road wineries.
Visit official siteNapa
The rolling eastern Napa hills around Coombsville, offering vineyard ridgelines and elevated valley overlooks well away from the main tourist corridors.
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Between the tastings, Wine Country rewards walkers with inland coast redwoods, ridge loops with Bay-and-Sierra views, and a strenuous climb to the highest point above the Napa Valley.
St. Helena, Napa
A 1,900-acre park with the valley's inland coast redwoods, more than ten miles of trails through Ritchey Canyon, and a climb to Coyote Peak for forest views.
Visit official siteKenwood, Sonoma
A 25-mile trail network in the Mayacamas above Sonoma Valley, including the Bald Mountain summit with clear-day views to the Sierra and the Bay.
Visit official siteNapa
A Napa park of wildflower fields, oak and manzanita forest, and a climb to the 1,630-foot Sugarloaf high point overlooking the vineyards and, on clear days, San Francisco Bay.
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A gentle 1.2-mile History Trail linking Bothe-Napa to a restored 19th-century water-powered grist mill, ideal for a low-effort scenic stroll.
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An undeveloped park with a strenuous trail to the 4,343-foot summit of Mount Saint Helena, the highest point overlooking Napa Valley.
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A quieter Sonoma County park of oak woodland, chaparral, and ridge loops with views across the Santa Rosa plain, well suited to a half-day hike.
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Crush is the most atmospheric time to visit, with fruit coming in and fermentation underway, but it is also the busiest and priciest, so estates and top tables book out far in advance.
Green hillsides, blooming mustard giving way to wildflowers, mild weather, and lighter crowds make late spring ideal for cycling, hiking, and balloon flights.
The vines are in full leaf and the valley is at its busiest, though inland Calistoga can get hot, so we plan the active mornings early and the afternoons by the pool.
Bare vines, cozy fireside tastings, and the best chance at last-minute access to otherwise hard-to-book experiences, at the season's lowest rates.
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