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3 of the best wineries in Napa Valley to visit

From wine caves to mountaintop vineyards, these Napa Valley wineries pair memorable wine tastings with beautiful scenery and unique experiences

Napa Valley has a reputation for beautiful vineyards, grand estates and expensive wine. The scenery certainly lives up to it. Rolling hills, manicured gardens, mountain views and historic properties make wine tasting here feel as much like a getaway as a stop on a tasting itinerary.

But the best winery visits are about more than taking a pretty picture and sampling a few wines. The wineries on this list offer experiences that give you a reason to linger, whether that means exploring historic wine caves, touring an enormous underground cellar or tasting Cabernet on a mountaintop estate.

There is also a practical consideration when planning a Napa trip. Napa and Sonoma are both about an hour north of San Francisco, and their downtown areas are only about 14 miles apart. A roundup by Reader’s Digest recommends choosing one region for a day of tasting rather than trying to cover both.

Napa tends to have a more established tourism scene and more upscale offerings, while Sonoma is often associated with a more relaxed atmosphere. Both regions have impressive scenery and wine, but Napa is the natural choice if your itinerary is centered on the valley’s wineries.

According to the roundup from Reader’s Digest, the three wineries below........

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