Tag Archives: Healdsburg

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Barrel taste or bunker taste

by jamesknight2 months ago in Wine of the Week.1 Comment

What’s the best time of the year to taste wine in Sonoma County? Clearly, it’s not a question of getting it fresh and in season. The wine is fine any time of year, so let’s move on to the visuals. Some folks like fall colors, when the vines turn yellow and red. In the summer, they’re lush and green under {…}

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J Vineyards Now Certified Sustainable

by secretlocal2 months ago in Green.0 Comments

Sonoma County just got a little greener. J Vineyards & Winery, specialists in Russian River Valley sparkling and varietal wines, has achieved certified sustainable status through the California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance (CSWA). The sustainable certification covers all vineyard and winery operations. J Vineyards & Winery, located minutes south of Healdsburg, owns 10 estate vineyards sprinkled throughout the Russian River Valley, {…}

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Turnip the Heat with Delicious Vegetables

by careysweet3 months ago in Insiders Guide.1 Comment

Pity the poor turnip. Too often, it’s an underdog of root vegetables in many home kitchens. Potatoes, beets, carrots and even rutabagas get prime billing in the grocery baskets. Yet February is tops for turnips in Sonoma County, and the hardy vegetables thrive here nearly year-round thanks to our reliably cool climate. They’re easy to grow, and are very good {…}

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Celebrate the holiday season in Sonoma County

by careysweet6 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Celebrate with Friends, Family, and Effortless Entertaining With the holidays just around the corner, food is on everyone’s mind. What to cook for the inevitable elaborate feasts? Well, as the old joke goes, for some one of us, the best thing we make is reservations. Luckily, Sonoma County abounds with world-class chefs happy to do the kitchen magic for us. {…}

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Raven Theater hosts ‘Dancing with the Stars’

by DavidTempleton6 months ago in Art.2 Comments

‘Dancing with the Stars’ puts the ‘Undra’ into Fundraisers Let’s face it. Putting the “fun” into “fundraiser” is not just a regrettable and overused cliché. It’s the obvious goal of most non-profit arts organizations, whenever they have need of a benefit show. I doubt anyone ever says, “You know what we should do? Let’s throw a benefit show that’s really {…}

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Get Your Gourd On with Great Pumpkins

by careysweet7 months ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

Anyone driving on Stony Point Road between Petaluma and Santa Rosa these days sees pumpkins. The brilliant orange orbs fill fields, signs beckon towards side roads brimming with more pumpkins, and roadside stands are popping up, selling, yep, pumpkins. ’Tis the season for baking pies, roasting seeds, making pumpkin smoothies, and carving gourds into ghoulish shapes for Halloween. Here are {…}

Earth Day Activities in Sonoma County

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

Earth Day — the annual day that celebrates the environment — is Friday, April 22, and there are a plethora of activities planned all over Sonoma County. Since we’re paid to stay on top of these things, here’s are three of the big day’s best: On Friday, Inman Family Wines in Santa Rosa will throw an Earth Day party during {…}

Romantic and Luxurious Vacation at The Madrona Manor Inn

by chas1 year ago in Deals.0 Comments

Interested in a romantic and sensationally luxurious vacation? The Madrona Manor Inn in Healdsburg is surrounded by miles of breathtaking landscape, California’s finest wineries, and impeccable dining. Once here, you will find a calm and peaceful retreat like you’ve never imagined. If you desire additional pampering, look into their La Victoriana special. Included is a two night stay in one {…}

Culinary Cuvée Blends the Best of Chefs for Catering

by careysweet1 year ago in Food.2 Comments

Chefs Josh Silvers, Jeff Mall, and Carlo Cavallo were sipping some wine after working at the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction last fall, and musing about how predictable so many catered events can be. They had heard the same thing from their restaurant customers, too, who more and more, wanted something different and fun for their parties. Why couldn’t they {…}

Sonoma County Restaurant Week Adds up to Serious Bargains, a Seriously Fun Eating Schedule

by careysweet1 year ago in Itineraries.1 Comment

A friend was doing the math. “Let’s see,” she mused. “There are 108 restaurants. We have seven days. That comes out to 15.4 restaurants a day. Between lunch and dinner, that means 7.7 restaurants …” She grinned. “I think we can do it.” While it may not actually be possible for one person to get to every single eatery participating {…}