If you are interested in planning a hybrid trip with a mix of outdoor hiking, biking, and wine tasting, the Sierra Foothills region is probably a good bet. Perhaps California's most famous mountain wine region, it's a stunning landscape that produces some incredible zinfandel.
Within the Central Valley lies the Sierra Foothills. The large region grows upwards of 70% of Californias grapes.
While there are some real gems, the Central Valley is also known for producing much of California's lesser quality commercial wine that ends up under various labels in grocery stores across the country. Rich, full-bodied cab sauvs are also produced here along with rounded, tropical fruit Chardonnays. Big, jammy old vine zin comes from the Lodi AVA in the Central Valley. The flat and warm valley floor produces some heavy hitter reds. The vast Central Valley is a large area that lies inland from the ocean. With varied topography of mountainous landscape and ocean proximity, there are unique expressions of the varietals here. In Santa Barbara County, pinot noir and Rhone-style wines are popular in the AVAs of Santa Maria Valley and Santa Ynez Valley. The latter are mostly grown on the inland hills at a slightly higher elevation and produce textured wines with good acidity. Paso Robles AVA has eleven sub AVAs, producing Bordeaux-style blends of cabernet sauvignon to California-Italian hybrid styles of nebbiolo. Pinot noir, chardonnay, and merlot are grown here. Moving south, Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County contain multiple AVAs heavily impacted by the proximity to the Pacific Ocean. The AVA has a unique combination of cool sea breeze and fog, higher elevation vineyard sites, and soil that makes it such a renowned wine growing area. Farther north, the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA encompasses steep hillsides planted in cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir. Spanning from San Francisco down the coastline to Los Angeles, the Central Coast is home to multiple AVAs including Santa Cruz, Paso Robles, Santa Maria Valley, and Santa Ynez Valley. A few of the well known AVAs in Sonoma include Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley, and Sonoma Mountain. The region is known for chardonnay and pinot noir, though numerous other unique varieties are also grown here. Sonoma County is a hot spot for some truly inspired natural wines. The region is well known for its heady cabernet sauvignon, elegant pinot noir, and classically styled chardonnay. From the higher elevation mountain appellations of Spring Mountain District and Atlas Peak to the valley floor appellations of Oakville and Yountville, there are a diverse range of terrors within Napa. In fact, it's a bit of an undiscovered gem, growing cab sauv, petite sirah, tempranillo, and sauvignon blanc. Lake County isn't the most talked about subregion of the north, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have some killer wines. The subregions of Lake County, Napa Valley, and Sonoma County also fall within the North Coast region. This region gets cool coastal winds and fog drifting in from the Pacific Ocean and the rocky hillsides can produce beautiful wines with generous minerality. Pinot noir and chardonnay are the widely planted in Mendocino County. It includes the subregion of Mendocino County, which contains the well known AVA of Anderson Valley. This coastal swath lies north of San Francisco Bay Area.
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