Sonoma County sunsets transform the greens, russets and yellows of a 68-acre vineyard in Windsor, California, into a portrait of bounty.

To the east, in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains, a gated community features a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. Across Shiloh Road to the north, more modest homes abut an equestrian center.

Jets overhead transit through a regional airport named for “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz. The Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate down the road offers bocce, picnics and pinot noir.