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Annual Events Offer More Reasons to Visit Sonoma County

Annual events offer more reasons to visit Sonoma County If you think Sonoma County is just about great wine, think again. A robust annual calendar of events gives you dozens of reasons to visit any time of year. Find a new reason to visit, see more events, and book your trip at www.sonomacounty.com. Winter (Through February) While much of the {…}

Artisano brings good food, good friends to Geyserville

Sonoma County practically bursts with elaborate food festivals. Yet when Artisano takes place at the Geyserville Inn this Saturday, Oct. 9, it will bring something special to the table: a mood so cozy that it feels more like a private party. A party which just happens to be thrown by some of the North Bay’s best restaurants, wineries, artists and {…}

Clos du Bois 2009 Pinot Grigio & Roast Chicken with Garlic Confit

“All the French you need to know” goes the cheeky tagline at Clos du Bois. That as given, perhaps Pinot Grigio is all the Italian you need to know. Sounds simple enough, so now let’s confuse us a little: Pinot Grigio is Italian for the French grape Pinot Gris, which is a mutation of Pinot Noir. In Germany, of course, it’s the lilting and poetic Grauburgunder. Quelle est la différence? {…}

Spaghetti and Neat-Balls: Homey Italian Food is the New Nifty

For all the sophisticated restaurant cuisine that Sonoma boasts, it’s an old-fashioned favorite that’s the new trend. Italian food. And not fancy Italian food, but simple, delicious, stick-to-your-ribs eats like your mother (if your mother was a good cook) might have made. Catelli’s opened in Geyserville in March. Baci Café & Wine Bar opened in Healdsburg in April. And Franco’s {…}

Checking Out Francis Ford Coppola's Revamped Winery in Geyserville

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 smashing acclaim is the winery’s {…}

Gourmet Goddess Graces Geyserville

Mummy, what’s for dinner? That’s what you might ask as you’re driving by the Isis Oasis Sanctuary at the southern entrance to Geyserville these days. Because a life-size Egyptian mummy has just popped up on the roadside, and she’s acting as an unofficial Goddess for an entirely unexpected dining experience in Sonoma County. It’s a new restaurant called Mummy’s Kitchen, {…}

Best Local Secret is Locals

Best kept Local secret to discover the small production wineries of Sonoma County. Locals in Geyserville of course!

Hope-Merrill House with breakfast, lunch and dinner

Stay any two nights now through April 30, 2010 in a room with a fireplace or a jacuzzi and get breakfast, lunch and $25 towards dinner. The package includes A 4-coarse breakfast at the Hope-Merrill House Inn Wine Country picnic lunch at a vineyard $25 voucher to Charcuterie in Healdsburg Package price is $400, based on two people, one room.

Still free after all these years

Did you know that you can taste over 60 wines from small local producers FREE at Locals Tasting Room in Geyserville. No tasting fees ever!

Artisano bite-by-bite

Talk about starting them young. Jackson Silvers, son of Syrah chef-owner Josh Silvers, was handing out business cards for his father’s new Santa Rosa restaurant at the Artisano culinary festival in Geyserville last Saturday. Never mind that Jackson had to tug on Artisano guests’ shirtsleeves to get their attention – the five year-old child is still knee-high to a grasshopper {…}