After months and months of being cooped up, we wondered what the perfect road trip would be. And what could be better than a wine tour?

There are more than 7,000 wineries in the United States. Sure, California is home to nearly half of them, but 13 states are home to more than 100 wineries, and you'll actually find wineries in every state.

How exactly? We plotted out the ultimate road trip for wine lovers, with a winery stop in each continuous state.

Our map begins in Maine, but you can start really anywhere. Consider this your American wine bucket list, and try some of the loops or simply sample a few wineries near you. Cheers!

We begin our wine tour in Maine with stops in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut over 390 miles and seven hours of driving. (You'll visit New York, Vermont and New Hampshire at the end of the journey!)

If you'd like to complete a New England loop, include Vermont and New Hampshire into your route.

This adds another 189 miles before completing the full loop at 761 miles and 13 hours of drive time — you can do this over a three-day weekend!

This 200-year-old farm has been a hotspot in the summer months due to its Summer Concert Series with headlining acts such as Melissa Etheridge, Graham Nash and Lyle Lovett.

The Maine-grown wines uses LaCrosse, Cayuga, St. Pepin, St. Croix, Leon Millot, Marechal Foch, Corot Noir and Frontenac grapes in its 10 different red and white creations as well as, of course, wild Maine blueberries.

A tasting room and 30- to 45-minute guided winery tours are available Fridays through Sundays.

Visit Savage Oakes.

Nashoba Valley Winery offers a full day's worth of fun with its apple orchards, brewery, distillery and winery. Outdoor picnic tables provide a comfy place to sit back and relax with the winery's restaurant providing snacks and eats indoors and out.

The grounds are open Thursday through Sunday, with tastings available for Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Malbec, Rose and Pinot Gris.

For more unique wines, try the Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach, Blueberry Merlot, Blackberry Port, Cranberry Apple, Cherry or Dry Pear wines.

Visit Nashoba Valley Winery, Distillery, Brewery and Restaurant.

Aiming to bring Napa to Newport, Newport Vineyards provides a farm-to-table dining and vineyard experience on its 100-acre farmland.

The farm offers a winery, brewery and restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating and meets up with the 10-mile Sakonnet Greenway Trail, the longest on Aquidneck Island.

Visit Newport Vineyards.

With its hillside location providing 360-degree views of its 140-acre farm and woodland that houses 22 acres of vineyards, Gouveia Vineyards is a popular location to visit summer or winter.

The year-round tasting room serves up samples of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Rose, Seyval Blanc, Cayuga White, Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. But don't miss the Epiphany, which earned Double Gold from the international Amenti del Vino competition.

Visit Gouveia Vineyards.

From Connecticut, continue to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. This stretch is just over 300 miles and six hours of drive time.

We skip over New York on our route, as we'll tackle it on our return at the end of this article, but if you would like to complete a loop, add it in. This adds another 273 miles to your route for 13 hours of driving on your adventure — another three-day weekend down!

Near the Delaware River and the state's charming river towns is a family farm that has grown into Beneduce Vineyards, where sipping wine outdoors while listening to live music is a popular warm-weather pastime.

Chardonnay, Dry Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Blaufrankisch, a red Austrian wine, are available to purchase and to try in the tasting room.

Visit Beneduce Vineyards.

Just outside of Philadelphia in the Brandywine Valley is a pioneer in Pennsylvania wine. Since 1982, Chaddsford Winery has found a way to harness its microclimate into a collection of dry reds and whites as well as sweet wines.

Wine fusions, Merlot, Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and Vignoles can be found in its tasting room, and various events are held here throughout the year to show you around the esteemed property.

Visit Chaddsford Winery.

Found within the tri-state borders of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware is a family farm winery with award-winning wines.

Try Cabernet Sauvignon, Rose, Malbec, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sangria and fruit wines. It's most popular bottle is Blue Hen Blue, a blend of concord grapes and blueberry.

Visit Harvest Ridge Winery.

Just outside of Washington, D.C., is a serene setting that focuses on holistic balance in its farm winery. The historic 9.5-acre farm is rustic with vines growing strong and prairie-raised cattle roaming. Yes, Rocklands Farms is a real, working farm that welcomes visitors.

Sample the small-batch wines that blend a variety of Syrah, Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc, Valvin Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner.

Visit Rocklands Farm Winery.

Sit on the deck of Bluemont Vineyard's tasting room, and take in the panoramic views of Loudon Valley, one of the many Virginia regions for wine growing.

You're invited to sip, eat and savor the wines and the full farm-to-table menu fare that rotates seasonally.

Sample Cabernet Franc, Petit Manseng, Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, Viognier and a farm table red during your experience.

Visit Bluemont Vineyard.

The Southeast is rather large, so to hit West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana will require 22.5 hours of driving, not to mention the four-hour drive between Virginia and West Virginia.

Loop options include:

• West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas, which is 15 hours of driving across 917 miles.
• Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, which is 457 miles and less than nine hours across the mountains.
• Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, which is 378 miles and six hours of driving near the Gulf Coast.

Carved into the hills of the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, this family-owned farm climbs up to 2,600 feet in elevation. Thirty acres of the 192-acre property is devoted to grape growing in the cold air where 15 Cold Climate Cultivars are found.

These hybrid grapes and the conservation practices have landed Daniel Vineyards in the top three of West Virginia's 21,000 farms. You'll find sweet and semi-dry white wines, dessert wines and two reds to sample.

Visit Daniel Vineyards.

Celebrating Kentucky's equestrian culture, Talon Wines is located on a farm that dates back to the 18th century and still holds the remains of the original horse barn found on the 300 acres of rolling farmland.

Only 5 acres are dedicated to grapes, but the production includes wines aged in Kentucky Bourbon oak barrels for an aged taste unlike anything else.

Visit Talon Winery.

Pigeon Forge is a gateway to Great Smokey Mountains National Park, so not only will you get to see one of the most popular and beautiful parks in the country, but you will also be afforded a sweet taste of Tennessee fruit at Mountain Valley Vineyards.

Open daily, the winery is one of the state's oldest and has taken home more than 1,000 medals for its wines. Some of its sweet wines include Watermelon and Red Velvet, yes, like the cake.

Visit Mountain Valley Vineyards.

Cross over the mountains from Tennessee to North Carolina to visit this 70-acre vineyard with Old World-style wines.

Seventeen acres are dedicated to grapes (and two more to blueberries) with an overlook from the tasting room's front porch to enjoy while sampling handcrafted, boutique vintages. You can also enjoy the Overmountain Victory Trail running through the property.

Visit Overmountain Vineyards.

Touting a piece of Europe in upstate South Carolina, Victoria Valley Vineyards grows European Vinifera wines and provides tours and tastings Thursdays through Sundays. 

The winery itself is styled after a French chateau and overlooks 47 acres of grapes.

Visit Victoria Valley Vineyards.

For an authentic chateau, cross the border into northern Georgia for a visit to Chateau Elan, which is a full-sized resort with dining, spa, golf and other amenities.

You can tour the vineyard where grapes are grown for 30 different award-winning bottles of wine. This is not only Georgia's biggest winery but the East Coast's.

Visit Chateau Elan.

Surprised to learn that Florida has vineyards? The Panhandle is much more temperate than the rest of the state and touts areas of hills and trees. It is here you'll find Chautauqua Vineyard & Winery.

Open daily, the 50-acre winery specifically grows Muscadine grapes with 20 different wine types to sample. Give its BeachBerry with a hint of peach and orange a try.

Visit Chautauqua Vineyard & Winery.

Continue along the Gulf Coast to visit Alabama's answer to a vineyard. Using Muscadine and Scuppernong grapes for mostly sweet wines, you will find whites, reds and roses.

Apple wine is also a product of Peridido Vineyards, which has been making wine since 1972. It plays on its "Redneck Rivieria" location with a Redneck Rose.

Visit Peridido Vineyards.

For more than 30 years, Boggy Creek Vineyard has been offering you-pick muscadine grapes.

While it might not be the best wine on this list, it's about the best you're going to get in the southern state of Mississippi.

Visit Boggy Creek Vineyard.

As its name may hint, Milicevic Family Vineyards began with vineyards in Hercegovina. Although that vineyard was established in 1950, the family moved to the States in 1989, purchased land in Louisiana and planted their first grapes in America in 2015.

The signature wines include Baltina, Zilavka, Milicevic and Pjenusavo and is the Milicevic's gift from their home country.

Visit Milicevic Family Vineyards.

Of course, the desert driving of the Southwest will have long drives. Just to get from Louisiana to our first stop in Texas is a full-day's drive at 575 miles. 

To see the three wineries of the Southwest will be just over 1,000 miles and 15.5 hours.

Loops may be made between Louisiana and Texas, Texas and New Mexico, and New Mexico and Arizona.

Texas Hill Country is one of the best wine-growing regions in the entire southern United States — luckily, it's located in the middle! On our tour, you'll visit Grape Creek Vineyards.

More than 2,000 barrels of wine are aging on the estate that has been in operation since 1983. Twenty-two acres combined with grapes from California create Pinot Grigio, Cuvee Blanc, Viognier, Riesling, Muscat, Cab Blanc, Malbec Rose, Merlot, Sirah, Pinot Noir, port and other wines.

Visit Grape Creek Vineyards.

The award-winning New Mexico Noisy Water Winery may surprise you, but after five generations growing vines in the desert, this family-owned winery has learned how to perfect their desert wines.

Award-winners include a proprietary red blend, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Sangiovese, Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot and many more.

Visit Noisy Water Winery.

Overlooking the Superstition Mountains, more desert grapes can be found at The Windmill Winery, where Pinot Grigio, Granada, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Moscato, Pinotage, Alicante Bouschet and Barnera grapes are used.

Enjoy tastings in its tasting room where music, theater and entertainment are provided.

Visit The Windmill Winery.

And, now, we get to California, where you could literally live here for years and not taste all of the wine that this West Coast state has to offer. From our Arizona stop to SoCal's Temecula Valley region to Paso Robles in the Central Coast up to the world-famous Napa Valley will take you almost 15 hours to drive 936 miles. 

But if you want to just stay close to the central hubs of San Diego, Los Angeles or the San Francisco Bay Area, there are several day trips you can take to countless wineries in these three regions.

First up, we have Temecula Valley, Southern California's wine country. Grapes were first planted in the region in 1968, and it has since grown to nearly 50 wineries across 33,000 acres. 

Needless to say, we couldn't choose just one winery to recommend, but you'll find most of the region's vineyards along I-15. The Temecula Valley convention and visitors bureau even has a wine map that highlights everywhere you can taste.

Visit Temecula Valley.

Driving north (we recommend Highway 1 for the ultimate coastal drive), you'll find Paso Robles, another California wine region that first began in 1790. Again, we couldn't hone in on just one to suggest because the area is now home to more than 200 wineries across 40,000 acres. 

You can taste more than 40 different varietals here, but we recommend going back to the area's roots with a flavorful Zinfandel (or five).

Visit Paso Robles.

And, now, we've reached the mecca of American wines. There is no way we could pick one winery in Napa Valley or in neighboring Sonoma County, so we suggest you take a full weekend (or week) to explore the entire region.

The world-famous wine country has every type of wine you can imagine, along with vineyard tours, tasting rooms and Michelin-star restaurants.

Visit Napa Valley.

Next, we're going to pop inland to reach Nevada before continuing to the Pacific Northwest. This beautiful trek is 841 miles and about 14 hours of drive time.

Shorter options include simply enjoying the Willamette Valley, passing Mount Hood to Washington and back for a five-hour drive.

The only winery in Nevada that uses all Nevada-grown grapes, Basin and Range Cellars is found at 5,240 feet — one of the highest elevations for wine-growing in the U.S.

There are just 10 acres of vineyards in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada mountains, which is similar to the setting found in Chile and Argentina.

Visit Basin and Range Cellars.

The most award-winning wines of Oregon can be found in the Willamette Valley. And since 1983, Willamette Valley Vineyards had been leading the pack.

Enjoy a tour, tasting and dining at this Oregon wine-country vineyard where Pinot Noir is the specialty.

Visit Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Washington, like Oregon, has been rising in the wine specter. Outside of Spokane you'll find this winery and bistro.

There is a rich variety of reds like Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Zinfandel and more. Don't worry: There are also whites like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Viognier.

Visit Maryhill Winery.

This big trek through states of wide-open spaces and Big Sky country will visit Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, the Dakotas and Minnesota.

It's nearly five hours from Washington to Idaho to begin this leg and then a whopping 42 hours of driving to visit all of the states' wine regions.

Loop options that are in themselves long weekends include:

• Washington to Idaho and Montana for a 20-hour loop across 1,168 miles.
• Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Utah for a 22-hour loop across 1,290 miles.
• Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and North Dakota for a 32-hour loop across 1,928 miles.
• The Dakotas and Minnesota for a 13-hour drive across 875 miles.

Is it France or the Snake River Valley of Idaho? You'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference at Ste. Chapelle Winery & Tasting Room.

The largest winery in the state provides sweeping views of its orchards and vines. Sample wines from the Snake River Valley series, the Chateau series, the Love Idaho series or the Panoramic and Treasure Valley series — the varietals are plentiful.

Visit Ste. Chapelle Winery & Tasting Room.

Although you won't have vineyards to stroll through at this in-town tasting room, you will have a chance to sample various wine pairings with its dinner specials.

Wines are grown in Western Montana and "in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains" in Eastern Washington, and you can sample them Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 4 p.m. until close.

Visit Blodgett Canyon Cellars.

What better way to take in the Grand Tetons than from a comfortable chair with a glass of vino?

The grapes aren't grown at this 6,229 feet location. Instead, they are grown in Sonoma County, California, but they are processed in the mountain air, from crushing to aging.

The cool air creates delicious dry Riesling, Rose, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

Visit Jackson Hole Winery.

You won't find grapes here either, but this boutique distillery tasting room will introduce you to Utah's artisan wines and brandies — after all, it's the first brandy distillery in the state.

The wines are made with fruit and honey such as Meads and Melomels. The winery only produces 16 to 30 barrels a year, so you'll get a taste of rare blends that go quickly.

Visit The Hive Winery and Brandy Company.

Another boutique winery can be found in its Estes Park, just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. Not only will you get to enjoy the crisp mountain air but wines made with Merlot, Syrah, Riesling and Viognier grapes.

You get the views and a taste of award winners while enjoying live music at the intimate in-town location.

Visit Snowy Peaks Winery.

This family-friendly winery serves up home-cooked meals to enjoy with its exclusive wines grown right on the property. Dry and sweet fruit wines use Marquette, King of the North, Frontenac and other grapes with cherry, peach, cranberry and other fruits.

And, in case you're ready for something else to drink at this point, craft brews are available, too.

Visit Fluffy Fields Vineyard and Winery.

More cold climate wine can be found at this vineyard that has been operating since 2006. Marquette, La Crescent, Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Frontenac Blanc and Brianna grapes are growing visibly as you sip on the patio and lawn.

Live music, events and food trucks round out the experience.

Visit Grape Mill Vineyard and Winery.

Feel the wind blow across the prairie of South Dakota as you imbibe in With the Wind Vineyard's late-harvest wines.

Moscato, Rose, Malbec, Marquette, Merlot and berry-infused wines are available to try at this small, family-operated winery.

Visit With the Wind Vineyard.

Next, you'll travel through the American Heartland, traversing nearly four hours between South Dakota and the first stop of this leg in Nebraska.

From there, it's just 10 hours and around 600 miles through Kansas into Arkansas. To complete the loop of this portion is 1,177 miles and 18.5 hours of driving.

Another family owns and operates this next prairie-land winery on your tour. Nissen has 12 acres devoted to grapes and four more for fruits.

You'll find Brianna, Frontenac, Lacrosse and St. Pepin grapes as the main focus of their wines, with 14 different varieties and wild plums rounding out the collection of the Outlaw Trail collection.

Visit Nissen Wines.

With Marechal Foch, Frontenac, Niagara and LaCross grapes growing in the fields of Tucker Hill Vineyards, you'll find another family's hard work on display within the bottles of wine available for tasting.

Sample 12 different wines, including sweet wines with hints pf peach, black cherry and strawberry.

Visit Tucker Hill Vineyards.

Located bout 40 minutes outside of Kansas City and less than 10 miles from charming Weston, this vineyard along the Missouri River Bluff provides a picturesque setting for sampling Missouri's own grapes.

Riverwood Winery's vineyard is just 3 miles from its tasting room, growing grapes and Asian pears with wildflowers and woodlands on the bluffs.

Find Chardonnay, Riesling, Marechal Foch, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and dessert and fruit wines available in the tasting room.

Visit Riverwood Winery.

There are two locations for Somerset Ridge Vineyard's wineries: Kansas City, Missouri, and Paola, Kansas. Both serve up the award-winning wines grown outside the greater KC area. (Even the vineyard's cider has taken home trophies.)

For whites, you will find Chardonnay, Chardonel, Traminett and Riesling, while reds include Cabernet, Cuvee and Concord grape vintages.

Visit Somerset Ridge Vineyard & Winery.

You can spend the night at the Lodge at the Winery, which adjoins the Sassafras Springs Vineyard. Inspired by resorts in European wine regions, the lodge offers four suites sleeping eight.

But you don't need to stay to drink the wine here. A renovated old milk barn now serves as the tasting room that serves up award-winning wines paired with artisan foods.

Visit Sassafras Springs Vineyard & Winery.

It's going to take a full-day's drive to get from Arkansas to the Chicago-area winery on our list, but then it's a piece of cake for this stretch dedicated to locals or travelers looking for wine near the Great Lakes. (If you are driving from Arkansas, though, we suggest a stop to visit one of the seven wineries in Hermann, Missouri.)

In this Midwest leg of the trip, you'll pass through Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. It'll take just over nine hours to travel 554 miles.

Leave out Ohio for a good loop option that will take just more than six hours to drive between four wine areas.

You can also sleep at this Chicagoland winery, operating as a lovely B&B. Lynfred Winery attracts world-class events and more than 100,000 visitors to its small town location in Illinois' wine country.

Most prefer the winery's apricot or cherry port and wines, but classic grapes are grown here as well, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay.

Visit Lynfred Winery.

A "ditch wine" made from wild grapes won the Wisconsin State Fair and kickstarted Studio Winery. The winery hosts art exhibits and events to enjoy while tasting the wines and spirits created here.

Sweet and semi-dry reds, whites and roses are produced for the winery while you'll also find moonshine, vodka, run, gin, brandy and whiskey in the distillery.

Visit Studio Winery + Geneva Lake Distilling.

Twenty acres near the shores of Lake Michigan takes grapes from around the region and processes them into Shady Creek's award-winning wines.

Sundays feature live music and artisans to check out while trying the reds, roses, whites and sparkling wines.

Visit Shady Creek Winery.

In Southwest Michigan's wine country, Tabor Hill's family winery features award-winning wines coupled with upscale dining. (Additional tasting rooms can be found in Union Pier and Bridgman.)

Tastings are pre-selected flights of dry or sweet wines and can be accompanied by cheese and meats whether sitting indoors or outdoors on the lawn or deck.

Visit Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant.

Although the outdoor views are lovely, inside you can sit by the hearth and enjoy a cozy fire during a winery visit any day but Tuesdays. Located near Lake Erie in the Grand River Valley, the vineyard grows Vinifera grapes for its esteemed wines.

Of the wines, the Stoltz Block Cabernet is the most popular, but you'll also find Rieslings and Chardonnays in the mix.

Visit Laurentia Vineyard & Winery.

For the final leg back to the Northeast and New England, it's about four hours between Ohio and New York's winery. The last three states will have you traveling 383 miles in about seven hours.

Loop options include:

• Ohio and New York, which will be an out-and-back drive of 7.5 hours.
• New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, which will be an out-and-back drive that requires about 14 hours.
• New York and the New England states, minus Maine, which is a 17-hour loop under 1,000 miles.

The Finger Lakes of Western New York are renowned for the wines produced here, and you won't find a prettier place to partake in the grapes than at Bully Hills Vineyards, with its views-for-miles seating on its deck.

Here, Keuka Lake is on display as you enjoy a meal from the restaurant and sample a wide variety of wines. The tasting room provides samples of five in each grouping with a souvenir glass.

Visit Bully Hills Vineyards.

Deep within the Green Mountains, Putney Mountain Winery features a collection of wine made from various fruit, including its Northern Sky sparkling cider.

This is not the place to grab a glass of Merlot, but you will find flavors of rhubarb, apple, pear, cranberry and blueberry.

Visit Putney Mountain Winery.

Beginning with small-batch apple wine in 2005, LaBelle Winery has grown into a state-of-the-art winery with a bistro restaurant in which to enjoy their wines, food and fabulous events year-round. 

You'll find more than apple wines these days, with Corazon Rose, Chardonnay, Malbec, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Seyval Blanc, ports and sangria among the mix of fruity creations.

Visit LaBelle Winery.