It’s hard to beat the best wineries in Napa and Sonoma Valley when it comes to awe-inspiring scenery in California. And the vineyards listed below don’t just rest on their looks.

The undeniable allure of Napa Valley's wineries means that the gorgeous Napa River often gets overlooked. The river is around 55 miles long and flows from Mount St. Helena down to San Pablo Bay.

Biking the Napa Valley Vine Trail is one of the best ways to make sense of it all. The path takes riders and walkers 12.5 miles from south Napa to Yountville, but its ambitions are grander.

The filmmaker was on hand to serve as an honorary chair for the 37th annual Auction Napa Valley (Napa’s biggest and glitziest party of the year, which raised a whopping $15.7 million to benefit ...