Made famous by the film Sideways, Santa Barbara County produces world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in its cool western valleys, with warmer sites excelling at Rhône and Bordeaux varieties. Geography here creates California's most Burgundian conditions.

America's wine giant, California produces 85% of US wine across remarkably diverse terroirs. From Napa's Cabernet to Sonoma's Pinot Noir to Central Coast Rhône varieties, the Golden State rivals any wine region on Earth.

Sonoma's Cabernet country, Alexander Valley produces rich, approachable reds with soft tannins and ripe fruit. Warm days and benchland vineyards create wines that rival Napa at friendlier prices.

The most structured wines of the Côte de Beaune, Pommard produces powerful, tannic Pinot Noir built for aging. Iron-rich clay soils give these wines their distinctive muscle and dark-fruited intensity.

California's premier Pinot Noir region, Russian River Valley combines morning fog and afternoon sun to produce silky, complex wines. Its Chardonnays are equally celebrated—rich yet balanced, with a signature freshness.

The northern half of the Côte d'Or, the Côte de Nuits is Pinot Noir's spiritual homeland. This narrow strip of vineyards produces Burgundy's most powerful, long-lived red wines from legendary villages like Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée.