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The patio at Rendez-vous’ tasting room in the Old Sugar Mill offers a beergarden vibe for wine lovers. The winery boasts 20-plus wines that include some award winners.

This Capay Valley winery is run by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, which began planting viognier, syrah and cabernet sauvignon vineyards on its tribal land in 2004, and added a vast arbequina olive grove in 2008. Other grape and olive varietals soon followed. These days, you can tour and taste at the 14,000-square-foot Seka Hills Olive Mill and Tasting Room in the town of Brooks, as well as here at the Old Sugar Mill.

Seka Hills was our first stop — and it should be yours, too. The winery is known for its signature viognier, but don’t miss the crisp, refreshing sauvignon blanc ($24) or the 2012 Tuluk’a ($18), a smoky, fruit-forward blend of seven varietals, including cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, petite sirah, petit verdot, syrah, tannat and malbec.

Be sure to browse the Seka Hills shop, too, which offers picnic fare, artisanal products — such as McEvoy Ranch’s Ode olive oil-lavender body lotion ($28) — and, of course, Seka Hills olive oil, including arbequina by the 3-liter box ($50), as well as by the bottle ($12).

trucks parked near the lawn. Celebrity chef Keith Breedlove (“Bar Rescue,” “Cutthroat Kitchen”) and his Cülinerdy Crüzer truck are frequently spotted here, offering up crazy delicious burgers ($10-$13), such as a big-enough-for-two Wake & Bac(on) Burger topped with a fried egg, bacon and espresso barbecue sauce.