Luxurious Getaway Up the California Coast

Bardessono Resort & Spa

A travel up the California seashore to vino state is simply a large abrogation for oenophiles and anyone looking for large workplace to array food, delicious vino and relaxation successful a gorgeous setting.

California is 1 of the starring winemaking regions successful the world. More than 600,000 acres of the Golden State are dedicated to increasing much than 100 grape varieties.

Here’s immoderate large choices for a cleanable California vino state getaway.

Bardessono Resort & Spa

STAY

Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

If stopping on the way, Santa Barbara is the cleanable destination for a nighttime of rest. Pacifica Hotels opened the beauteous boutique Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, past August. Located successful the bosom of Santa Barbara, the beauteous Spanish designed edifice underwent an extended remodel and rebrand, present offering 61 impermanent rooms and suites. We loved the beauteous tiled bathrooms, large comfy beds, ceramic and beige and brownish colour strategy and proximity to the formation and State Street.  Reservations astatine https://www.hotelvirginiasb.com.

Bardessono
Yountville, CA

This LEED Platinum Certified edifice successful Yountville exudes luxury, with modern innovative architecture, a beautifully designed landscaping lodging beauteous sculptures and h2o features and a large restaurant. Spacious rooms tin see backstage patios, fireplaces, immense bathrooms with ample soaking tubs, comfy large beds and backstage outdoor showers. The excavation platform with stellar upland views and seasonal gardens are besides worthy a visit. Reservations astatine https://www.bardessono.com.

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
Sonoma, CA

This historical Mission benignant Fairmont edifice has truthful galore onsite perks that you could walk each play enjoying the 40,000 quadrate ft spa with mineral h2o soaking pools; successful a backstage poolside cabana; sipping vino successful the lobby by the large fireplace; eating connected Modern American cuisine astatine the elegant Santé restaurant; strolling the beauteous lush grounds oregon lounging successful a suite with a backstage fireplace, balcony and Jacuzzi tub. Reservations astatine www.fairmont.com/sonoma.

River Terrace Inn
Napa, CA

This beauteous 106-room spot adjacent downtown Napa and the Napa River offers a large determination to research adjacent wineries, instrumentality a thrust connected 1 of their escaped cruiser bikes, bask the tiny heated excavation and dine astatine their ALBA edifice for meal oregon dinner. Many of the recently renovated rooms and suites see fireplaces, backstage balconies, jetted tubs and ample showers. Reservations astatine https://www.riverterraceinn.com.

Shaena Engle

SAVOR

Barbareno
Santa Barbara, CA

This modern workplace to array edifice adjacent downtown Santa Barbara is the cleanable spot to halt for a wound connected the mode to Napa. Sit successful the large romanticist patio oregon task wrong for much intimate dining. Every crockery is outstanding, including their ricotta dumplings with strawberry marsala; Santa Maria barbeque tri-tip; Ranch chickenhearted with vegetables; acorn tagliatelle with smoked vegetables and their twenty-four medley of cocoa desserts. Reservations astatine https://www.barbareno.com.

Lucy
Yountville, CA

Housed successful the beauteous Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Lucy offers seasonal workplace to array dishes. Diners tin take to beryllium successful the intimate outdoor patio astir a occurrence pit and bask views of the beautifully designed h2o features and gardens oregon opt to beryllium wrong successful spacious comfy booths oregon tables with wood and grey accents. Start disconnected with the 4 food arancini; section food and charcuterie oregon ahi tuna carpaccio with Asian pear. Main dishes see a seared king salmon with pumpkin spaetzle; duck breast; sole with achromatic truffle oregon abbreviated ribs with celery root. They besides person an extended vino database and delicious specialty cocktails. Reservations astatine https://www.bardessono.com.

Santé
Sonoma, CA

This semi-formal edifice tucked wrong the Fairmont Sonoma lobby offers California inspired French cuisine. The eating country has a presumption of their elephantine solid walled vino retention country from comfy achromatic tablecloth tables accented with plum velvet chairs. Dishes item seasonal ingredients from section farms, including roasted beets, burrata and fig, grilled squid salad, artichoke ravioli, duck breast, mustard crusted lamb and a Wagyu chateaubriand for two. Reservations astatine www.fairmont.com/sonoma.

Alba
Napa, CA

This spacious beauteous indoor/outdoor edifice features a ample barroom and lounge and level to ceiling windows. Dishes are large and sharable, including a charcuterie and food board, murphy frico, maize breadstuff with maple butter, Brussels sprout salad, salmon with broccoli rabe, grilled chickenhearted and honey-nut orecchiette. Reservations astatine https://www.riverterraceinn.com.

Indigo Moon
Cambria, CA

Stop astatine Indigo Moon successful Cambria for the beauteous patio oregon plot seating and classical comfortableness cuisine. Starters see a fig and olive tapenade, bacon mac and cheese, crabcakes with chili lime condiment oregon steamed clams. Main dishes see salmon tacos, food and chips, scallops, a assortment of steaks, lamb, risotto with butternut squash and fettuccini with shrimp and artichokes. Reservations astatine www.indigomoonrestaurant.com.

Shaena Engle

SIP

Cardinale Winery
Oakville, CA

This upscale tiny accumulation winery is exclusive and worthy the pricey tasting fee. Located connected a elevation successful the mediate of the Napa Valley, the extracurricular views are beauteous and panoramic. Our tasting included a vino and jelly ravioli, food and duck bosom with 4 gorgeous reddish wines and a sauvignon blanc. Our favourite was the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon with flavors oregon acheronian berry and espresso , $150 per tasting, reservations required astatine https://www.cardinale.com.

Nickel & Nickel
Napa, CA

Nickel & Nickel is simply a sprawling Oakville spot lodging a beauteous 19thcentury historical farmhouse with gorgeous antiques and a beauteous garden, restored barn and expansive winery producing mostly 100 percent varietal azygous vineyard cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay merlot and syrah wines. The circuit includes viewing the winemaking facility, barns and accusation astir and ungraded samples from vineyard sites. Our tasting included 8 cabs with charcuterie and cheese. Our favourite was the 2019 Hayne Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon with ample reddish plum and raspberry flavors, $80 per tasting, reservations astatine https://nickelandnickel.farniente.com.

New Frontier Wine Tasting Lounge
Napa, CA

Conveniently located successful the bosom of downtown Napa, this cozy vino lounge offers affordable tastings from a wide assortment of wineries each astir the globe. The tiny abstraction offers comfy leather sofas and bluish velvet armchairs to sip a six formation tasting of reasonably priced whites and reds for $65 per tasting. Reservations astatine https://www.newfrontierwines.com.

Stonestreet Estate Vineyard
Healdsburg, CA

It’s worthy the thrust to the Alexander Valley to sojourn Stonestreet Estate Vineyard with stunning views and arsenic stunning wines including their azygous vineyard cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and sauvignon blancs. Request to beryllium connected the tract overlooking the beauteous vale and presumption hillside vineyards portion sipping afloat effect flavored wines. We loved the 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon with flavors of acheronian raspberry, plum and chocolate. Starting astatine $75 per tasting, reservations astatine https://www.stonestreetwines.com.

Banshee
Healdsburg, CA

This cozy tasting country  located successful the bosom of downtown Healdsburg offers affordable luxury wines focusing connected pinot noir. The precise affordable Flight of the Banshee tasting is lone $40 and features 5 wines including a rosé, 2 chardonnays, pinot noir and a cabernet ranging from $28 to $70. Reservations astatine tastingroom@bansheewines.com.

Shaena Engle

SHOP

Bouchon Bakery and Finesse
Yountville, CA

Head to downtown Yountville to cheque retired Thomas Keller’s celebrated Bouchon bakery, featuring saccharine treats including croissants, pastries, breadstuff and bites. They besides transportation Keller’s K + M cocoa brand. Try to get determination aboriginal to debar the lines.

Just astir the country is Keller’s Finesse store wherever you tin find knives, bowls, cookbooks and overmuch more. Explore this tiny store afloat of beauteous kitchenware and prime up 1 of Keller’s celebrated cookbooks.

JCB Tasting Salon, 
Yountville, CA

Make definite to halt by the luxurious JCB Tasting Salon successful Yountville. Named aft its curator Jean Charles Boiseet, this unsocial salon showcases one-of-a-kind jewelry, perfumes, candles, stemware, Lalique glassware, location furnishings and artwork. We loved the Gala Champagne and Caviar Sparkling Wine. Tasting prices vary, Information astatine https://jcbcolletion.com.

Whether you program to sojourn a fewer oregon galore locations successful California vino country, it’s the cleanable spot to unwind, unbend and illustration immoderate of the champion vino and nutrient successful the world.