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Get to know Guerneville

With historic roots in the region’s logging industry, Guerneville is a woodsy little resort on the Russian River, near the Sonoma Coast. It’s well-known for its towering redwood forests and close proximity to wine country and the ocean. You’ll find most of the action around the central town plaza, a boisterous little hub of shops and galleries in Old West storefronts with a touch of tie-dye crunch. Just below the town’s iconic century-old truss bridge, you’ll find Johnson Beach, a favored summer spot with canoe rentals, camping and space to soak up those rays. Armstrong Redwoods Park is also nearby, offering hiking and biking, fishing, horseback riding, and more. Korbel Champagne Cellars is just three minutes away by car, and there’s no less than 50 more wineries to taste within a 15-mile radius.

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Living in Wine Country

At the 1976 Judgment of Paris, Napa Valley wines won out their French counterparts in every single category, catapulting the region’s wine to global celebrity. But that pivotal blind tasting merely marked a moment 150 years in fermentation. Early settlers were quick to uncork the growing potential of the area’s fair-weathered Provençal landscape, with the earliest vines planted by fur traders at Fort Ross in 1817. Commercial winemaking here took hold by the Gold Rush, and today you’ll find hundreds of vineyards from the Silverado Trail to the rugged, redwood-fringed Pacific coast. Together, Napa and Sonoma counties comprise the largest viticulture region in the United States and the epicenter of all things culinary. You’ll find a series of small towns blending Nantucket-level charm with a maverick, wild west edge, filled to the rim with quaint boutiques, artisanal mercantiles, cheesemongers, and Michelin-starred restaurants. When you’re not swishing your glass, there’s world-class recreation, hot air balloons and plenty else.