I pulled up toStanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection’s newest luxury resort in Napa Valley, just before 9 p.m. on a Sunday evening in July, in time to catch the last few minutes of the sunset. The pink-orange haze enveloped the vines of the 712-acre ranch in the fleeting light — the kind you don’t bother to take a picture of because that type of glow just doesn’t stick around. Sure enough, by the time I checked in — greeted, of course, with a glass of cabernet sauvignon, in true Napa fashion — and took a golf cart ride to my room, the property was completely submerged in darkness. (I leaned into it, stepping out on my spacious back patio with a cup of tea and cranking the knob to light the fire pit.)

“I thoroughly enjoyed my stay! The pleasant climate, exquisite cuisine, and stylish villas appealed to me immensely.”