This is the Napa & Sonoma Wine Country chapter from Lonely Planet’s Coastal California guidebook.

America’s premier viticulture region has earned its reputation among the world’s best. Despite hype about Wine Country style, all Wine Country lore springs from the land. Plan to get lost in back roads, rolling hills and lush redwood forests.

• sample California’s greatest red wines in the Napa Valley
• maps
• picnic in sun-dappled shade on the state’s largest town square, Sonoma Plaza
• transportation
• restaurants and accommodations
• bite into the artisanal food scene at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market

Coverage includes: Napa Valley, Napa Valley Wineries, Napa, Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford, St Helena, Calistoga & around, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Valley Wineries, Sonoma & around, Glen Ellen & around, Jack London State Historic Park, Russian River Area, Russian River Area Wineries, Sebastopol, Occidental, Guerneville & around, Santa Rosa and Healdsburg.