I have put together a list that is a mix of wineries driven by women on some level, with a mix of design-forward places, and important names who have had an influence across these valleys for years.
The road to Mendocino curves inland and out again, the light changes often, and the temperature drops just enough that you reach for a sweater minutes after having taken it off.
Northern California is generous with its beauty, but the romance here reveals itself in increments: fog fingers drifting down into a valley, the smell of salt and eucalyptus in the breeze, a long lunch that turns into dinner.
