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Benziger Winery's Bio-Dynamic Gardens

Benziger Winery Biodynamic Flow Form Photo © Alice Joyce

Benziger Winery offers a perfect destination for a day in Wine Country, with a self-guided Biodynamic Discovery Trail that takes its inspiration from biodynamic agriculture: A movement associated with philosopher and founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner.

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Artesa Winery - Carneros .. Napa Valley

Artesa Winery Photo © Alice Joyce

Architecturally intriguing Artesa Winery in the Carneros region of Northern California Wine Country – Napa, the perfect spot to raise a glass. Situated atop a knoll, the winery’s low, broad structure is built into the hillside and planted with native grasses; a masterpiece of design with smoky quartz windows, and a slanted grass-blanketed facade planted with native grasses.

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Matanzas Creek Winery, Darioush Winery, The Hess Collection Winery, Chateau St. Jean Winery

Darioush Winery Photo © Alice Joyce

A bevy of beautiful Northern California winery gardens in Napa and Sonoma are ripe for a visit any time of year.

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