October is just a very excellent month to visit wine country. The smell of wine is in the air.

Soave Wine Country is a great place to visit for those that love wine. It is much less crowded than other wine regions of Italy. Why you need to visit.

Sonoma Valley Wine CountrySonoma Valley or as many call it, the Valley of the Moon is the location of many styles of wineries and tasting rooms. The wineries stretch from the town of Sonoma north along Highway 12, Arnold Drive, and Dunbar Road to the end of the valley. Here in Glen Ellen, you get an idea of the number of wineries and where they are located. See our favorites here: Glen Ellen Wine Trail and the Highway 12 Wine Trail.

the focus is St. Helena Wine Country and its Wine Appellation or AVA. The town of St. Helena is one of the most popular wine country towns.

One of our favorite rituals on each of our wine country getaways is to have a picnic in the vineyards. We find it so relaxing and rejuvenating.

Now is the time to visit Burgundy.Hire a guide to take you on vineyard drives and walks, and to taste Burgundy wines at small family-owned wineries.

Dry Creek Valley AVA and wine region photography, where to stay, dine, and picnic in the Dry Creek Valley AVA. 9000 vineyard acres, 70 wineries

Guerneville is a throwback town in wine country. It is on River Road and along the Russian River. Visit wineries and then Guerneville

Dry Creek Road Wineries - many small wineries and many types of grapes. Take two days to visit the family owned wineries in Dry Creek

, Chardonnay, & other cool climate grapes. Our 'Wine Country Photo of the Day' was shot at the Navarro Vineyards winery. Navarro is our favorite winery.

Napa Valley Vineyards - Oakville at DuskOne of the most spectacular times to view vineyards in the Napa Valley is at dusk. When the set begins to set over the Mayacamus Mountains, the vineyards change dramatically. The filtered light and shadows bring amazing colors and changes to the vines. Read more about traveling to the Napa Valley.Buy a print for your wall of this photo.

Now is the time to plan a trip to Argentina & visit the great wine country of Mendoza. We stayed in the wine lodge, Posada Salentein, run by Bodega Salentein.

Now is the time to visit vineyards in Champagne, producers of the wine, and it’s spectacular towns. See how to visit the famous Champagne region.

Rugged Rockpile, harsh conditions make great wines. See which wineries produce Rockpile wines. Rugged Rockpile is in Sonoma County.

Limerick Lane is a beauty of a wine country backroad, visit Christopher Creek winery and Limerick Lane Winery. Photo was taken on Limerick Lane

Vineyards Russian River Valley AVA. These vineyards are owned by the St. Francis Winery. This is the northeastern portion of the Russian River Valley.