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"These southern-style gardens are set back into the gorgeous wine country landscape and sheltered by rings of olive trees. At this Napa vineyard, there are 13 acres of stunning gardens surrounding the winery, including the largest planting of azaleas on the West Coast. Walk among the secluded quiet of Napa Valley over the stone bridge to a private gazebo while you watch the fog roll in off the mountains. At the height of their bloom, the plants color the estate with hues of bright red and pink. More than 100 Autumn Gold ginkgo trees line both sides of the road leading up to the winery, and in the fall months, they light up in electrifying gold colors. The gardens are also home to Japanese maple, Japanese snowbell, lion's head maple, Chinese fringe, and saucer magnolia trees. Far Niente describes its gardens as a 'three-act play,' increasing in drama at each point: the road leading to the winery lined with ginkgo trees; the entrance, with its towering redwoods, acacias, dogwoods, and century-old cork oak trees; and the final act, which reveals the winery, lined with olive trees along the front drive and cloaked in colorful Virginia creepers." - Travel + Leisure Editors
