Favorite Napa & Sonoma Wineries

Favorite Napa & Sonoma Wineries

Caitlin Chapman

The Napa and Sonoma Valleys encompass some of the best things that California has to offer: beautiful farmland, endless rows of grapevines, an elevated food scene, and a bon vivant attitude.

My mom brought me to Napa for the first time when I was two months old. Ever since, we’ve tried to visit three or four times a year. We’re the type of family who contemplates what’s for dinner before we’re done with lunch. Here are some of my favorite spots—restaurants, wineries, shops, and farm stands.

Napa Valley:

1. Larkmead Vineyards, Calistoga

2. Stony Hill Vineyard, St. Helena

3. Faust Wines, St. Helena

4. Schramsberg Vineyards, Calistoga

5. Mathew Bruno Rutherford Estate, Rutherford

6. Promontory, Oakville

"The Napa and Sonoma Valleys encompass some of the best things that California has to offer..."

– CAITLIN CHAPMAN

Sonoma County:

1. Medlock Ames, Healdsburg

2. Preston Farm and Winery, Healdsburg

3. Abbot’s Passage, Glen Ellen

4. Small Vines, Sebastopol

5. Scribe Winery, Sonoma

6.Chateau St Jean, Kenwood