Plan a romantic day in Contra Costa & Lamorinda wine country: intimate rooms, scenic settings and couples-worthy experiences.
The region's romance is built in: Brentwood's farm belt, the sandy old-vine soils of Oakley, Martinez's historic vineyard ground and the residential hills of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. The move is to pick fewer stops and let each one breathe.
For the centerpiece, a Hannah Nicole estate afternoon in Brentwood followed by an evening flight at Local Vines with dinner on Lafayette's Mount Diablo Boulevard.
Downtown Lafayette's restaurant row surrounds Local Vines, Brentwood's farm stands stock the picnic, and Viano's Martinez ground sits minutes from the waterfront's tables
Ask your favorite tasting-room host where they'd take someone for an occasion; locals always know.
Year-round: Lamorinda pours through winter and the Brentwood estates shine spring through crush.
The region sits inside the East Bay, 20 to 45 minutes from Oakland without crossing a bridge, close enough that an overnight turns a tasting into a getaway.
Every winery we track in the region, each with its own page.
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