[KevinTodd]

I suggest any of the Kimpton properties in and around SF for your stay while there. They are a great group, the rooms are usually awesome, and the boutique nature of each dictates that none are cookie-cutter. The Prescott on Union Square is older but still very cool. The Palomar is ultra modern and really nice....and the Argonaut near Fisherman's Wharf is cool, quirky and comfortable.

As far as wineries go you can easily hit Napa and Sonoma if you have ten days, just don't push it. Try to visit 3 or maybe 4 a day and that's it. Along the 101 if you go out that way I recommend anything near Dry Creek, Healdsburg and the Russian River Valley....a few are Lambert Bridge, Rafanelli, Benziger (Certified Biodynamic), Cline, Jordan and Fisher.

If you hit hiway 29 into Napa there are so many as well, but a few that stand out are

Stag's Leap Winery, Grgich Hills, Hall, Lewis Cellars, Cakebread, Caymus, Frog's Leap and Honig.

Restaurants to hit in Napa---specifically in Yountville: Bottega, Redd, Bouchon, Ad Hoc and Etoile.

If you can stop by Taylor's Refresher (Now called Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet) in St Helena for a truly California experience in old-school drive-in dining. A real treat.

Have fun and cheers!