Rancho Caymus Inn lies just steps from lauded Napa Valley wine producers including Beaulieu Vineyard and the Round Pond Estate. But that’s far from all this revamped hacienda has going for it. There’s a pool in the courtyard, where terracotta tiles, blooming flower baskets, shaded spots beneath trailing vines and a colourful Grape Harvest wall mosaic provide the movie-set backdrop for a refreshing dip, or ice-cold glass of crisp chardonnay. Rooms come with dramatic carved bedsteads, stovepipe fireplaces for cooler evenings and patios or balconies overlooking the courtyard. Then, of course, there’s the wine: rich Rutherford reds borne from the very soil beneath your feet, sipped by poolside fire pits with friends as the sun goes down.