A weekend in wine country your kids will love
Looking for something fun to do with the whole family? Summer is fast approaching and why not start it off with a weekend designed to please everyone.
Carneros Heritage Festival; Saturday, May 30; 12 – 4 p.m.
At The Donum Estate, 24520 Ramal Road in Sonoma – just off Rt. 121, 40 miles north of San Francisco, 30 miles from Marin County, the East Bay and 60 minutes from Sacramento and the South Bay.
Touted as one of the nations only Food and Wine Festival for families, this year’s festival looks like it may also be one of the best. Here is a sampling of what you will find:
- Carneros wines paired with a Carneros-style Lamb BBQ
- Napa v. Sonoma ThrowDown! Featuring emerging chefs pitted against each other in a lamb cook-off with Carneros wine pairings
- Sheepherding, Falconry, Music, Entertainment, Vineyard Tours
- Environmental and sustainable agriculture, wildlife and ecology exhibits, featuring beekeepers, reptiles, worms, insects and a showcase of “BabyDoll” miniature sheep
- Hay maze and kite-flying in the renowned Carneros wind
- Artisan cheese, olive oil and honey producers
Carneros Heritage Festival
Find out more information: Carneros Heritage Festival
Right now they are offering a limited amount of 2 for 1 priced tickets. Call 800-914-7511 and ask for the special.
Spend the night at Sheraton Petaluma
745 Baywood Drive
Petaluma, California 94954
(707) 283-2888
www.sheraton.com/petaluma
Situated on the Petaluma Marina, adjacent to the wetlands and walking trails of Shollenberger Park, it also has an outdoor swimming pool (very popular with the kids!). Historic downtown Petaluma has something for everyone. Besides some fun shops and good restaurants, self-guided tours are available on www.visitpetaluma.com. A few to choose from are Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park Tour, Petaluma River Walk and a Film Tour where you can visit some notable film locations.
Visit Sonoma Train Town
20264 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 938-3912
www.traintown.com
Take a 20 minute trip on a fully developed kid-sized narrow gauge locomotive built to scale. It will guide you through 10 acres of landscaped park filled with trees, animals, bridges, tunnels, waterfalls and historic replica structures. Voted best of Napa and Sonoma Valley Family Outings of 2007.
Your kids will love you for it!