48 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM drink it in visitnapavalley.com sonomavalley.com Grand Tasting featuring more than 150 wine and spirits makers plus culinary bites, and more. There’s also BottleRock Napa Valley, wine country’s largest music festival held every Memorial Day weekend, and Festival Napa Valley’s summer concert series (July 5 to 20), which includes the Taste of Napa, offering the chance to sample food and drink from more than 70 wineries and restaurants. SAVOR THE SCENERY To appreciate the beauty of the Napa and Sonoma landscape, sometimes it’s best to ditch the car. Ride the rails on one of the Napa Valley Wine Train’s many wine-and-dine experiences; explore Bartholomew Estate Vineyards and Winery on a guided horseback ride with Sonoma Valley Trail Rides; or hop on a bike to cruise a segment of the paved Napa Valley Vine Trail, which, once it’s complete, will stretch 47 miles from Vallejo to Calistoga. If you really want to change your perspective, take to the sky just after dawn on a hot air balloon ride offered by companies like Napa Valley Aloft and enjoy an unmatched opportunity to view the region’s undulating hills, valleys and vineyards from above. With so many new ways to play in wine country, your biggest dilemma may be how to squeeze it all into one visit—all the more reason to come back. IMMERSIVE OVERNIGHTS Guests at the Montage Healdsburg can enhance their stay with offerings like a honey tasting at the property’s own apiary; yoga or stargazing in the onsite vineyard; a farmers market bike ride; or a treatment at the spa, featuring new Skin Design London facials. Cycling trips with pro rider Pete Stetina, hands-on harvesting with Chef Duskie Estes, and the Ridgetop Olive & Vineyard Adventure (offered in the fall) ATV tour and tasting at Trattore Farms are among the experiences available at the chic Hotel Healdsburg. And the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley can arrange hot air balloon rides, a visit to onsite Elusa Winery, a Calistoga mud treatment at the spa or even an outing in an exotic sports car for overnight guests. The new Knoll Hotel Napa Valley and midcentury gem the Flamingo Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa are two moderately priced, conveniently located alternatives. {due west} PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF: NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN / MONTAGE HEALDSBURG
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