California

There’s so much to uncork along Highway 1, much of it isn’t even in a bottle… Here are 25 seriously fun road trip ideas along Highway 1 to discover.

Wine festivals in California are back! Here are some of the top California wine festivals not to miss this year.

Who said you had to go to Europe to wine taste at a castle? Bring out your inner royal at these six wine castles in Sonoma.

Our Russian River Valley Wine Travel Guide shares a brief overview of the Northern Sonoma wine region, where to sip and where to stay.

Here are a few of our favorite things to do in Napa Valley that are both outside – socially distanced – and have nothing to do with wine.

Wine festivals in California are back! Here are some of the top California wine festivals not to miss this year.

Here’s a look at nine of the country’s top urban wine trails and our picks for the standout wineries where guests can taste, tour and talk with the city’s pioneering winemakers.

Pick and choose among the following experiences to curate your own perfect Northern Sonoma County wine tasting itinerary.

Where to stay in Sonoma wine country for a romantic escape, a family retreat, or a bachelor’s golf getaway.

Planning a Sonoma couple’s getaway? The enchanting town of Healdsburg makes for a great romantic getaway in wine country.

With 400+ wineries in Sonoma County, narrowing down your choices can be difficult, but these 10 are must-add to your Sonoma wine tasting itinerary.

With 200+ wineries, there is a lot to sip in Paso Robles. To help narrow it down, here are 5 Paso Robles wineries to add to your wine tasting.

Temecula Valley boasts 40+ wineries, so you’re bound to drink something delicious. To help you decide, here are our top picks for Temecula wineries.

This Temecula wine tasting itinerary lays out three days of sipping in a handful of top Temecula Valley wineries you MUST visit.

The ultimate 3-day guide for pouring into Monterey wineries – River Road, Carmel Valley and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Where to sip, stay, things to do.

These Calistoga and St. Helena wineries offer some of the most beautiful and unique wine tasting experiences in the Napa Valley.

Pick and choose among the places on this two-day itinerary to craft your perfect 48 hours sipping in Anderson Valley wineries.​

Mendocino wine country, one of California’s best-kept secrets is void of crowds and pomp. Our guide uncorks Anderson Valley wineries to sip and activities.

With its small farms and hometown feel, think of a day in Coombsville as a nature hike with wine. Guide to sip it all in, including Coombsville wineries.

How to sip in four days of Paso Robles wine tasting. We’ve laid out how to make your next wine country vacation a GRAPE escape.

You can take a wine tasting trip during Covid. Keeping safety first, plan your wine country vacation with these tips in mind.

Having produced wine for over a century in the US, the Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery has a story worth sipping in. This interview uncorks the story.

Discover the oldest wineries in America with Carpe Travel’s guide to the Historic American Wineries Every Wine Lover Should Visit.

What’s better than warm homemade cookies?!? The perfect cookie and wine pairing. Chocolate espresso cookies and wine pairing to be exact.

Bob’s Well Bread in the Santa Ynez Valley wine country is Carpe Travel’s featured restaurant, food and wine pairing. Bob himself, shares the recipe for his popular – and delicious – Meat Loaf Sandwich on Pain de Mie.

We’ve uncorked a slew of things to do in Napa Valley with kids to pair with your next visit. To be honest, a lot of these things are fun without kids too!

Napa Valley + Kids = Wine Tasting??? Yes. Welcome to the era of kid friendly wineries in Napa Valley!!! We have a few everyone will love to sip-in.

The is a lot to uncork in Monterey County wine country! Here are some seriously fun things to do in Monterey County that go beyond sipping wine.

With 120+ wineries, wine tasting is one of the top things to do in the Santa Ynez Valley, but you will miss out on a lot if you don’t go beyond the vines.

We’ve uncorked wine museums around the world to sip in history, culture – and wine.

There are tons of things to do in Santa Barbara besides sipping wines from its award-winning wine country, assuming you want to get beyond the vines.

The Santa Ynez Valley is home to six distinct towns, each each is worth sipping in on your next wine country vacation.

Getting around the Santa Ynez Valley wine country requires driving. See our guide to determine which wine country transportation option is for you?

The editor at Carpe Travel uncorks the top places to stay during your next Santa Ynez Valley wine vacation.

There are 100+ Santa Ynez Valley wineries – you’re bound to sip well no matter where you go. But, to help we’ve pulled the top must sip wineries.

During our travels through the Santa Ynez Valley wine country we noshed at many restaurants. Our top picks for the perfect pairing.

The movie, Sideways, may have put the Santa Ynez Valley wine country on the map. But the regions terroir has its own sideways effect.

Visiting the Santa Ynez Valley? Carpe Travel has put together a few wine tasting itineraries to pair with your next wine country getaway.

The Santa Barbara Funk Zone has become a favorite – for good reason! See our guide and itinerary on where to sip, savor and stay to get your funk on!

With 50 hotels and B&B’s in the Santa Ynez Valley, finding a place to stay in wine country is easy to uncork. However, not all hotels and B&B’s are created equally. During our visit to the Santa Ynez Valley to sip our way through wine country, we spent a few nights at the Ballard Inn …

We put Uber Wine to the test when wine tasting in Santa Barbara County. Click over to get the good, the bad, and the reality of wine tasting with Uber Wine.

Twenty tasting rooms within 4-blocks? It’s a wine lovers paradise, aka Carmel-by-the-Sea. Here’s your guide to sipping-in Carmel-by-the-Sea tasting rooms.

There are so many activities beyond wine tasting that wineries are offering to make them more of family friendly winery. Here are the top kid friendly wineries in California to sip in with your kids.

Sonoma wine country a family destination?! Yes, it can be. Here some of the best things to do in Sonoma County with tweens and teens to create the perfect pairing.

Our list of things to do in San Diego includes some well-known-but-worth-it destinations along with a few off the beaten path.

Dreaming of the Santa Ynez Valley on California’s gorgeous Central Coast… Think amazing wine country, a delicious culinary scene & endless outdoor opportunities. This is one wine country getaway to sip back and enjoy.

You can spend days sipping through the two dozen+ Healdsburg tasting rooms. Here we have the must-sip ones, paired with restaurants and hotels for a well-rounded wine country getaway.

Looking for where to sip and stay in Paso Robles? We’ve paired the top Paso Robles wine country hotels with not to miss Paso Robles wineries.

Wine lovers and travelers take note! Santa Barbara is not to be missed. This short guide shares how best to sip your way through Santa Barbara wine country.

Where to golf in the U.S. and get great wine. There are three top wine regions that make a perfect pairing for wine tasting wine and playing golf.