As a former magazine editor, current freelance writer, and lifelong wanderluster, it is my job and passion to find and share incredible places, people, and things. A sweet small town in Sonoma County, Healdsburg is my happy place - so much so that I started a company to celebrate everything about it: @when.in.wine.country. Check out my favorite (kind of) fancy places to eat, drink, stay, and play in Wine Country. 

Wine Country, CA, USA

California, USA

Healdsburg, CA, USA

Luxe Healdsburg, California

Marin & beyond 

Sebastopol

Freestone

Sonoma

Guerneville

Santa Rosa

Healdsburg

Sonoma County

As a boutique travel designer and Bay Area local, I've collected a growing list of the best hotels, wineries, and restaurants in Sonoma Valley. This curated list includes my handpicked favorites, including hard-to-find recommendations.

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Each recommendation includes notes and insights. Check the guide or use the interactive map to look through the options and make plans for your trip. It’s mobile-friendly and easy to use on the go!

Sonoma, CA, USA

The Sonoma List

Westminster

Geyserville

Healdsburg, CA

Welcome to my completely unorganized but oh-so-helpful map of the Napa Valley! An absolute smorgasbord of my own travels and research, suggestions from friends and strangers, and many treasures found along the way, this is where I compile all things Napa for my future trips and yours. Things I particularly love that you’ll find a lot of:
☕️ Coffee shops & bakeries
🌮 Local cuisine
🏛️ Museums of all kinds
🌳 Gardens & parks
🛏️ Boutique hotels
🍕 Small regional chains with good reputations

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Napa Valley, CA, USA

Napa, CA, USA

Napa Valley CA

The tranquil counties of California's North Coast and Wine Region are emphasized by mammoth tree forests that yield to the great Pacific Ocean's rocky shoreline while farms and vineyards roll across inland hills. 

History about the natives and original settlers gives a bit of context to this serene region. Experience redwood forests, a sublime Pacific coastline, nature preserves, organic farms and creameries, pastoral wine and olive country, and world-class restaurants, inns, and spas. 

Feel a sense of awe in the collective of Redwoods National and State Parks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. Mendocino County is also heavily forested with redwoods and a stunning coastline, while inland to its east, Lake County takes its name from Clear Lake, the largest natural lake completely in California.

Sonoma and Napa Counties may be most famous for their world-class winemakers and are also considered to be part of the San Francisco Bay Area, but most of Sonoma County fits into the North Coast and both counties feel uniquely separate from (and more relaxed than) the bustling Bay Area.

List of Places per County: Del Norte (12) + Humboldt (23) + Mendocino (31) + Lake (6) + Sonoma (38) + Napa (19)

Inspired California: North Coast + Wine Country

Barndiva

This restaurant, cocktail lounge, and wine bar is known for creative takes on farm to table bites served in a rustic space with a dreamy outdoor patio. Chef Ryan Fancher blends French cooking techniques with local California ingredients from the Barndiva Farm in Philo.

Try the goat cheese croquettes, yellowfin tuna, crispy duck confit, and lobster risotto. Don't miss the cocktail menu!

Great for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Walk to Banshee tasting room for a wine tasting before or after followed by some Noble Folk ice cream.




This restaurant has been consciously built around tradition and celebration with old-world techniques filtered through a distinctly modern sensibility to showcase who has sustainably grown the vegetables and raised the healthy animals grazing and free-ranging upon the land.

Quintessential wine country spot for special event eats plus a killer brunch housed in a tricked out barn or on the dreamy tree-tunneled patio.  

quintessential wine country spot for special event eats + a killer brunch. dreamy patio scene. 

quintessential wine country spot for special event eats + a killer brunch

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