Tag Archives: geyserville

Artisano – foie gras and fine wines

by careysweet2 years ago in Food.1 Comment

Just when you thought the Sonoma food and wine scene couldn’t get any more exciting, along comes Artisano, bringing a Saturday chock full of foie gras and fine wines. Touted as a “celebration of small production, locally handcrafted wine, food and art,” the inaugural event takes place Nov. 14 from noon to 5 p.m. on the lawn of the Geyserville {…}

Wine, food & Artisano

by kerih2 years ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

With the wine festival season well underway here in Sonoma Wine Country, Inside-Sonoma thought we would share details on an exciting new festival happening in Geyserville on November 14th.  ARTISANO hopes to showcase small production, locally handcrafted wine, food and art in the lawn at the Geyserville Inn.  The Geyserville Inn lawn is surrounded on three sides by vineyards and {…}

Main Corridor Merges with Main Street

by tina2 years ago in Itineraries.0 Comments

Main Corridor Merges with Main Street – Towns along US-101 tempt, tantalize travelers You’ve tasted wines in Sonoma Valley. You’ve floated down the Russian River. You’ve even discovered out-of-the-way wineries in Dry Creek and Alexander valleys. But, have you discovered the hidden-in-plain-sight gems that are mere blocks from US-101? Lining the main corridor of Sonoma County, and paralleling US-101, are {…}

Los Taqueros Fabulosos

by jeffh2 years ago in Local Secrets.1 Comment

Wine country dining isn\’t all pancy-fants and arugula. Sometimes you just want a taco. Fear not! Sonoma County has some great taco trucks serving tacos, tamales, sopes and more. Best bets are to travel the byways and backroads to find trucks. Good routes are Guerneville Road, Highway 12, and Geyserville Road.

Dining with the Devil and the Saint

by careysweet3 years ago in Food.1 Comment

Santi caused a stir in the tiny town of Geyserville when it opened nine years ago. How could it not? Besides being delicious, it was virtually the only dining choice for the population of 2,100 Geyservillians. Yet when current owner Doug Swett took it over in 2005, he put such flourish into the rustic-chic Italian trattoria that the simple out-of-the-way {…}

Winter Wineland – When Locals Claim Wine Country

by timz3 years ago in Insiders Guide.2 Comments

100 wineries. One weekend. Winter Wineland. $10 – $40 I know Sonoma Insiders, when I’m not taking on the mythical wine country blimp, I’m always telling you about things that are “only for locals” like the Dirty Bird*, the secret Indian restaurant that doesn’t charge corkage, and “friending” John Lasseter (first time I’ve ever been unfriended by an animated lamp. {…}

Yet 3 More Free Things to Do in Wine Country

by timz3 years ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

Wine country doesn’t have to cost you tons of cash Here in the Sonoma Wine Country, we know that there are plenty of great things to see and do that are free! Here’s three more in our list: Watch the world go by from the stoop of LOCALS tasting room in Geyserville. On the crossroads of Highway 128 in the {…}

Zoi Antonitsas on Healdsburg, Duskie & John on Sonoma

by timz3 years ago in Videos.0 Comments

There is a small town between Windsor and Geyserville, in California’s Sonoma Wine Country, called Healdsburg. Here’s former Top Chef contestant Zoi Antonitsas waxing eloquent about it. Zoi was at Bovolo, a restaurant owned by wine country chefs and married couple Duskie Estes and John Stewart. As a special two-for-one, here they are talking about the Sonoma Wine Country:

Travel + Leisure Shows Sonoma County Love

by timz3 years ago in Insiders Guide, News.1 Comment

That lovable gang over at Travel “Plus” Leisure Magazine have released their list of top 500 hotels in the known universe, and Sonoma County had a fair share of ‘em. If you throw in the Napa/Sonoma region, which they did (not Napa + Sonoma, though) you get an entire passel. From Sonoma County: Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Vintners Inn The {…}

Where beautiful people go to eat pig

by kerih3 years ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

I heard all the buzz from Zagat and Yelp about Diavola’s in Geyserville. Chef Dino Bugica from Santi opened this new italian pizzeria in July and lines have been forming ever since. After a 30 minute wait on a recent Saturday night I decided that reservations are required.  The restaurant and bar included a great mix of local Gen Xer’s {…}