NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
No corner of this country is quite as synonymous with farm-to-table dining — the culinary world’s buzzword de rigueur — than Napa. And no single property is executing the trend better than Carneros, where guests can tour the culinary gardens, participate in seasonal foraging forays and dine nightly at the aptly named Farm Restaurant.
PHOTO CREDIT: CARNEROS RESORT AND SPA
STAY: CARNEROS RESORT AND SPA
4048 Sonoma Highway, Napa, CA
The bad news: the spa is closed until June while they make some world-class renovations. The good news: they’re still offering all of their treatments in-room, which means you can enjoy a couples massage or facial from the comfort of a one-bedroom cottage with private garden and outdoor shower.
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PHOTO CREDIT: CARNEROS RESORT AND SPA
EAT: THE FARM RESTAURANT AT CARNEROS
4048 Sonoma Highway, Napa, CA
The Napa Valley dining experience the travel glossies promised and then some. Whether you’re noshing behind the barn-style doors of the private dining room (seats up to 18), under the cathedral ceilings of the main room or en plein air on the patio, you’ll enjoy “simple, elegant food based on the natural abundance of the Napa Valley Wine Country.” Translation: locally grown beef and produce so fresh the chef may still have dirt on his pant cuffs from picking it earlier in the day.
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PLAY: NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS
Domaine Chandon Winery, 1 California Drive, Yountville, CA
Napa is no stranger to the romance of the balloon flight, and the aptly named NVB is its grizzled progenitor, operating continuously since 1980 and employing a team of pilots with more than 23,000 hours of experience under their belts. Their fleet can accommodate parties ranging from 2-20 passengers, and their pilots are also superb guides, extolling on waypoints, geographical features and local lore as they ferry you about at 2,000 vertical feet.
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