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Wine Country
A family affair
For the Lee family of Morgan Winery, located along the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey, the holidays are all about family.
Unpretentious tasting
Just south of Santa Cruz, the Corralitos Wine Trail consists of just four family-run wineries that take advantage of a microclimate perfectly suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Wine tasting along the coast
There's no shortage of activities in Monterey and Carmel, but a trip to the region would be incomplete without sampling local wines.
Where To Wine
A taste of Italy
Anchoring multiple wineries, Vintners' Square in Santa Rosa delivers an unexpected but wonderful experience.
Where To Dine
A delicious destination
Wurst Sausage Grill & Beer Garden in Healdsburg offers simple but first-rate sausages and suds in an artsy-urban setting.
More Winecountry Stories
Vintage spots for vows
With dozens of fabulous locations within easy driving distance of San Francisco, options for Wine Country weddings are myriad, from opulent to intimate.
Reviving a Napa classic
The reopened Uptown Theater has become a beacon of Napa's new nightlife scene, attracting acts like Rosanne Cash and B.B. King.
Napa warms up in off-season
Napa's grim, gritty and flood-prone downtown is finally measuring up to the rest of the valley that bears its name, with sophisticated art, dining and wine.
St. Helena sans tasting room
An oenophile's dream, St. Helena has plenty of diversions that have almost nothing to do with crowding into a tasting room.
No shortage of choices
Just two hours south of S.F., Monterey County's wine country feels worlds away. Here's a look at some of its established and new tasting-rooms.
Hip alternative for wine tasting
About the time most wine tasting rooms are closing up for the day, the party at Mercury in Geyserville is just getting started.
Happy trails on Tesla Road
Despite evolving to more than 40 wineries, Livermore Valley's wine scene still retains a wonderfully rustic, down to earth character.
Napa Valley's Old West outpost
While the rest of Napa has gone upscale, Calistoga retains its country charm, with smaller wineries and a rustic downtown.
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