California's two most famous wine valleys are separated by a single mountain range. This drive links the refined grandeur of Napa Valley — Yountville's Michelin-starred restaurants, Oakville's Cabernet legends — to Sonoma's more relaxed, ranch-country charm, ending at the historic Sonoma Plaza where California's Bear Flag Republic was born.

Tappe di Questo Tour (8)

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   Oxbow Public Market (Napa) Napa's indoor food hall — artisan cheese, craft chocolate, oyster bars, and a Ritual Coffee Roasters outpost. The best breakfast stop before heading north into the valley
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   Yountville A village of 3,000 people with more Michelin stars per capita than any town in America — The French Laundry, Bouchon Bakery, and tasting rooms within walking distance of everything
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   Oakville Grocery Operating since 1881, America's oldest continuously run grocery store — now a gourmet deli where winemakers stop for sandwiches and vintages that never leave the valley
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   Robert Mondavi Winery (Oakville) The mission-style arch that launched America's wine revolution — Mondavi's 1966 winery proved Napa could rival Bordeaux, and every bottle since has carried that ambition
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   St Helena — Main Street The main street of upper Napa Valley — stone buildings from the 1880s now house tasting rooms, the Cameo Cinema (one of America's oldest), and the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
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   Trinity Road / Oakville Grade (Mountain Pass) The winding mountain road connecting Napa to Sonoma — the vineyard views open up as you climb, and the descent into Sonoma Valley reveals an entirely different landscape of oak-studded hills
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   Glen Ellen Jack London's adopted hometown — the author of The Call of the Wild bought a ranch here in 1905, and the Jack London State Historic Park preserves his cottage, barn, and the ruins of his dream house
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   Sonoma Plaza The largest town plaza in California — the site where the Bear Flag was first raised in 1846, surrounded by tasting rooms, the Sonoma Barracks, and Mission San Francisco Solano, the last and northernmost of the California missions

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