Inside Sonoma

Whether to kick off a day of biking, antiques-shopping, or wine-touring, or perhaps to recover from an evening of excessive revelry, partaking of a hearty weekend brunch ranks among society’s (well, at least California’s) most cherished social and culinary rituals. It’s also a remarkably popular rite of Saturday and Sunday mornings among GLBT bon vivants [...]

Long famous for the production of Gravenstein apples, a yellow-green variety with red spotting that renowned horticulturist and Santa Rosa resident Luther Burbank praised effusively, the town of Sebastopol has become renowned for growing many kinds of apples in recent years. One very enjoyable way to partake of this local delicacy is by spending an [...]

Bears, cubs, and their admirers are gearing up for a different kind of bear-nation celebration in the Russian River this year, as River Splash Weekend kicks off Thursday, August 26, and last through Monday, August 30. This is particularly good news for devotees of the Russian River’s wildly popular Lazy Bear Weekend, which after nearly [...]

August is a busy season in Sonoma County, and with the region’s popularity come higher rates at hotels than other times of year. There are a few good deals to be had, however. Along a tranquil section of the Sonoma coast, the small and elegant Bodega Bay Inn presents guests with a “Passport to Fun.” [...]

Esteemed movie director Francis Ford Coppola has been busy redesigning and expanding his Francis Ford Coppola Winery in the charming small town of Geyserville for months now, and several components of the old Chateau Souverain – just off the U.S. 101 a few miles north of Lytton Springs Road – have recently opened. Already garnering [...]

There are so many things to love about the Rainbow Cattle Company, it’s hard to know where to start. This rough-and-tumble, rollicking saloon on the main drag in downtown Guerneville opened its doors more than 30 years ago, in the summer of 1979 to be exact, just as this sleepy, redwood-shaded town in western Sonoma [...]