Plan a romantic day in Greater Sacramento wine country: intimate rooms, scenic settings and couples-worthy experiences.
The region's romance is built in: Midtown storefronts and Old Sacramento boardwalks giving way to the farm roads of Elk Grove, Sloughhouse and Galt. The move is to pick fewer stops and let each one breathe.
For the centerpiece, an Old Sacramento evening: Felicita's boardwalk lounge, Heringer's Parliament a block away, then dinner in the historic district.
Revolution runs a full Midtown kitchen beside its tanks, South Slope pairs its Sheldon Road wines with a bistro, Frasinetti has joined wine and restaurant since 1897, and Grant Line evenings bring food trucks
Ask your favorite tasting-room host where they'd take someone for an occasion; locals always know.
Late spring through October for patio weather and estate calendars, with the urban rooms making the region a genuine year-round destination.
The region sits inside and just beyond the capital, 15 to 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento, 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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