The best US states to visit wineries, from a sommelier

• As a certified sommelier, I enjoy visiting wineries across the US.
• It may come as no surprise that California is on my list, but others are less obvious.
• Pacific Northwest states like Washington and Oregon have beautiful wine regions.

If you can’t make a trip to Italy or France, there are some amazing wineries in the US.

Believe it or not, all 50 states grow grapes—even in cold, snowy places like Alaska and Vermont and tropical places like Florida and Hawaii.

I’m a certified sommelier and there are five states I always recommend if you’re looking for the best wines, wineries and wine tasting experiences