Gundlach Bundschu Winery, Sonoma: Those in the know call this winery "Gun Bun." That may not go down well with some voters so better stick to the full name. The caves are suitably unpretentious — just look at these people perfecting "Wine Country casual." In Sonoma County, you can loosen your tie or, better yet, skip it altogether. We don't judge people by their appearance here: like a good bottle of wine, it's the inside that counts. Until it's empty and it's time for more wine.

Kunde Family Winery, Kenwood: At this Sonoma County winery you can go high and low — the mountaintop tasting takes place at 1,400 feet above sea level; the cave tour takes you into the depths of the volcanic hillside the winery is set upon. They do have chandeliers in this cave, but they're made out of wood and are crystal-free, so nothing to worry about there.

Deerfield Ranch Winery, Kenwood: Rooms in this cave are maintained at a cool 58 degrees (so your donors can stay comfortable even in summer heat) and are furnished with sofas and easy chairs. The best part: you can bring your dog! Now if that doesn't make a person want to take out their checkbook then we don't know what. There's even a winery poodle: Obi Wine Kenobi. "May all fours be with you" is his motto.

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, Sonoma: Concrete floors, foldable chairs and plastic tables with paper cloths. We don't think Senator Warren would have any problems with this down-home atmosphere. Who needs Swarowski chandeliers when you have string lights?

Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma: The only extravagant aspect about this wine cave is that you might run into the ghost of count Agoston Haraszth, the founder of this historic winery. Other than that, just wine barrels and brick walls. But beware: winery owner Jean-Charles Boisset is known for his flamboyant style and his love of everything over-the-top: at one of his Napa properties hangs a 48-light Baccarat crystal Zenith chandelier .

It is not every day that Wine Country makes an appearance in a presidential debate. But we live in strange times, and stranger things have happened.

Judging from news sites and social media feeds, one of the key moments during last night’s Democratic debate was when Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized Mayor Pete Buttigieg for holding a fundraiser with wealthy donors in a luxurious Napa Valley wine cave (turns out, it was Hall Wines in Rutherford).

Following the contentious exchange between Warren and Buttigieg, the hashtag #winecave quickly began trending on Twitter. What is a wine cave? Where is the wine cave? These were some of the questions the American people pondered as they were assessing the performances of the Democratic candidates.

Now, while we try to stay away from making political remarks here at Sonoma Magazine, the question we’d like to ask is this: Why not Sonoma, Mayor Pete? We also have wine caves with excellent wines — but with fewer shiny items to distract voters from the real issues at hand.

Ok, you’re from Indiana, we’ll give you that — but you’re a smart guy: you should have known this Napa wine cave might have been a tad too much. If nothing else, the chandelier with 1,500 Swarowski crystals should have given you an idea… But hey, we’re kind folks here at Sonoma Magazine and we’re always eager to help out-of-towners have the best Wine Country experience. That’s why we’ve lined up a few Sonoma wine caves for you to try on your next visit.

You’re welcome, Mayor Pete. Click through the gallery above for all the details.