The joy of wine is not memorizing vintage charts or knowing what’s the best year for a California Merlot. It’s discovering and enjoying the incredible variety of wines and how they enhance any occasion. And one of the best ways to do this is visiting wineries and talking to the people who make the wines.

Fortunately, we’re one flight away from some of the best wine regions in the world. On these pages, we’re going to share with you some of our visits to the wineries and regions that are so close to us, not because we want you to live vicariously through us, but to encourage you to discover some of the incredible wines right in our backyard.

To check out some of our favorite wine travel, select the “Travel” category in our blog.