The Dry Creek Valley is not New England, but we certainly have our fair share of beautiful red, orange, and yellow tinted foliage. Almost immediately after the grapes are harvested, the vines begin to turn from green to yellow. Small blotches of bright oranges and yellows can be seen in the vineyards as well. As we do not get any rain during the summer, the grass on the hills turns a golden brown early on and remains that way until it rains. Some people have said that California is known as the ‘Golden State’ not for the gold in our hills but the golden grass on them.