Bay Area folks can get spoiled by the abundance of vineyards on their doorstep. Why go out of the way to seek out new wine-tasting experiences, when there’s a grape-loaded cornucopia in Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and elsewhere?

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Well, some people like to search far and wide for their wine, and for them Wine Spectator has a few suggestions. The magazine asked beverage directors at award-winning U.S. restaurants for their favorite wine-centric excursions, which it has compiled into “10 Wine Country Travel Destinations to Visit in 2025.”

Most are European, but two places in North America do make the list: the Finger Lakes in New York and Valle de Guadalupe in Mexico. The latter is reachable via a short plane trip (or long day’s drive) from the Bay Area and “feels to me a lot

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