Before winter arrives, enjoy these stunning photos (and drone video) of Sonoma County vineyards in fall colors.
A bucolic scene on Highway 12 in the Valley of the Moon; and oft photographed barn, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015. (Photo by Kent Porter)
The days are shorter, the nights more crisp and the vineyards are reacting in colorful ways, from Cloverdale, above to the Carneros region, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Kunde Vineyards at peak fall color in Kenwood, 2012. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Sunrise reveals fall color above the Alexander Valley, Monday Nov. 14, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Recent rain has left standing water in vineyards in the Alexander Valley, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
At Kunde Family Vineyards in Kenwood two types of Syrah vines, 174 clone on the top and Syrah Noir on the bottom, react to the change in the seasons on Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015. (Photo by Kent Porter)
A Gallo vineyard along Highway 101 basks in late afternoon light, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 near Cloverdale. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Grape vines in the Alexander Valley, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 near Geyserville. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Late afternoon light hits a barn near Robert Young Estate winery in the Alexander Valley, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards turn above Alexander Valley, Thursday Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Sunset takes on the hue of turning grape vines near Robert Young Estate Winery, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 near Healdsburg. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Fall Vineyards above Bennett Valley. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Hillside vineyards on Geysers Road react to the autumn light, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards turn above Alexander Valley, Thursday Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Kunde Vineyards at peak fall color in Kenwood, 2012 (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards turn above Alexander Valley, Thursday Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Sunset takes on the hue of turning grape vines near Robert Young Estate Winery, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 near Healdsburg. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Kendall Jackson vineyards, foreground, just off Geysers Road begin to turn with the cooler weather as Alexander Valley near Clos du Bois Winery basks in afternoon light, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 near Geyserville. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards in the foothills of Alexander Valley, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Kunde Vineyards at peak fall color in Kenwood, 2012 (Photo by Kent Porter)
Chardonnay wine grapes bask in the late evening fall sun in a vineyard off Piner Road in Santa Rosa, Thursday Oct. 4, 2012. (Photo by Kent Porter)
A vineyard off Eastside Road near Windsor shows the changing of the season, but also new grass growth from the recent rains, Friday Oct 21, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards start to turn in the Carneros region of Sonoma and Napa County, Thursday Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Warm afternoon temperatures make for a pleasant walk on Sweetwater Springs Road near Healdsburg, Friday Oct 21, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Kunde Vineyards at peak fall color in Kenwood, 2012 (Photo by Kent Porter)
The changing of there seasons near Healdsburg, Friday Oct 21, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
At Jordan winery in Healdsburg, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2016 ivy reacts to the cooler rainy weather. (Photo by Kent Porter)
A vineyard off Sweetwater Springs Road near Healdsburg, Friday Oct 21, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
An incoming storm accentuates the change of seasons near Asti, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2016 in a newly planted vineyard. (Photo by Kent Porter)
An incoming storm accentuates the change of seasons near Asti, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Vineyards along Pleasant Ave. in Windsor under a fall sunset, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. (Photo by Kent Porter)
Drone video of Alexander Valley shows Sonoma County's vibrant fall colors in November, 2017. (Video by Chad Surmick)
