Jaime Gillin

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Food & Wine

Secret Hotels of California Wine Country

You don’t have to spend a fortune to visit the fanciest farmland in America. We’ve found a crop of lovely, family-run inns in Napa, Sonoma, and beyond for less than $200 a night. ALEXANDER VALLEY Old Crocker Inn In the late 1800s, Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, purchased nearly …

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Sonoma’s New Star

With a mix of chic hotels, creative chefs, and stylish boutiques, Healdsburg, California, has emerged as a cosmopolitan hub that still pays homage to its rural Sonoma roots. SLEEP Healdsburg’s transformation began in 2001 with the opening of the Hotel Healdsburg (25 Matheson St.; 800/889-7188 or 707/431-2800; www.hotelhealdsburg.com; doubles from $325, including breakfast), co-owned by …

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