Month-by-month advice for visiting North Valley & Chico wine country: weather, harvest, crowds and the seasons locals love.
April through October for the foothill calendars; the Chico and Durham rooms make any season work.
Season by season: Spring and fall suit the foothill loops, summer opens Bangor Ranch's weekends, and the Chico-Durham rooms pour year-round
September and October from the Durham flats to the Bangor foothills, with the valley's orchard-country crush all around
Saturday for Chico and Durham, LaRocca, Almendra, Gale's reclaimed-timber cellar, Sunday for the Oroville loop anchored by Grey Fox's dependable noon-5
Whenever you come, remember the region sits 90 minutes north of Sacramento around Chico, Durham, Oroville and the Sutter Buttes, so build the travel time into the day.
Every winery we track in the region, each with its own page.
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