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The Wineries and Vineyards
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Lovers of Pacific west coast wines have always known that the vineyards of Oregon and Washington State can produce wines that in many cases are even better than their California counterparts.
Oregon pinot noirs are among the best in the world, while Washington is second only to California in terms of US wine production and has been described as the best place on earth to grow grapes.
No journey down the Pacific Coast Highway is complete, then, without calling in at a few of the wineries on the way. Check our page about Robert Mondavi for links to three of this great wine-maker's wineries, or read about these Wine Tours in California Wine Country.
Not all the west coast vineyards are as far inland as Napa Valley (though it's well worth the detour!) Some of the ones in Sonoma are right by the sea (see photo above), the beautiful Paso Robles wine country is just inland from the Pacific Coast Highway, and there are many fine wineries around Santa Cruz, on the California coast.
There are also weekend winery tours organised by the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau leaving from Ventura, just an hour or so north of Los Angeles: Ventura Wine Trail Tours.
In Washington there are wineries you can visit that are virtually in Seattle, as well as others along the Pacific Coast Highway as it goes around the Olympic Peninsula. Click to see our page on those bits of Washington Wine Country and on the Olympic Peninsula Wineries
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