14 of the best bottles the Anderson Valley has to offer.

Smith Story Lakota’s View Sémillon Sonoma Mountain 2016 ($40)

Plenty of Napa and Sonoma wineries source grapes in the Anderson Valley. While producing vibrant Mendo Pinots, the Anderson Valley’s husband-and-wife winemakers Eric Story and Allison Smith-Story also made just 76 cases of this deliciously aromatic Semillon. Its flowery nose opens onto a bittersweet herbaceousness and a rippling, dry finish.

Where to Slow Down and Sip in California’s Anderson Valley 

…A two-hour drive northwest from Napa, the Anderson Valley remains blessedly sleepy. Some big names make wine here, including Roederer, which offers an engaging estate tour. But most of the 30 wineries are scrappy operations where vintners blend Old World sensibilities and New World vision into low-intervention, cool-climate wines.