The next time you wing your way to Sonoma Wine Country, fly direct and you can bring a case of wine home with you for free. Wine Flights, a joint program of Alaska Airlines and Sonoma County Tourism Bureau, offers travelers an opportunity to visit Sonoma County’s famed wine country with airfare, lodging, and wine specials. Fly directly into Santa {…}
While my ongoing row with the Wine Country blimp has been covered in exhaustive detail by TMZ.com, Perez Hilton and The Economist, little is known of the fierce grudge I hold with all hot air balloons. That is because I don’t have one. Many a cheery morning finds me stepping out jauntily to my car, morning coffee in hand, as I prepare {…}
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 {…}
The Hyatt Vineyard Cfreek Hotel and Spa presents roses, wine a chocolate. And massage. Couples massage. Nice… Delight Your Love this Valentine’s Day with a Gift of Roses, Sparkling Wine and Chocolate! Valentine’s may only be for one day but at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel and Spa you’re encouraged to enjoy “Sweethearts Indulgence” romance packages any time in February and {…}
Ahem… If you stay at the lovely Dawn Ranch Lodge among the towering, majestic redwoods in Guerneville, you get the third night free. A note on the Dawn Ranch – beautifully restored, fantastic meals, and located in the heart of the quaint town of Guerneville. Extended Valentine’s Day Excursion at Dawn Ranch Stay two nights and receive the third night {…}
From the Flamingo, the hotel with the pool “most likely to make an appearance in a John Hughes film about a prom” offers a spa, room and dining package. Ah … Romance is in the Air at the Flamingo Stay at the historic Flamingo Conference Resort and spa for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14. The package includes couple’s spa treatments; {…}
If you deal with wild animals all the time, then you gotta get a little bit more wild come Valentine’s Day. And Safari West, the only wild African game reserve that straddles (ahem) Sonoma and Napa counties, delivers. See where the wild things are below: Drive Your Sweetheart Wild in Wine Country Wild Jungle Love Romantic Safari On Saturday, Feb. {…}
Nothing says romance like a leisurely drive along the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline of wine country. And nothing says “affordable romance” than 1/2 off that special driving tour! Read on for the details: Seeing Your Sweetie in a New Light — Driving Tours Offered You and your Valentine can spend the day exploring Bodega Bay and Sonoma County’s more than {…}
A lot of people don’t know that the Sonoma wine country has 2 coasts – 50 miles on the Pacific Ocean, and then the tranquil wetlands of the San Francisco Bay along Petaluma. Today’s romance package gives lovers a chance to spend time along the marina in Petaluma, or walk the historic streets of the town noted for it’s shopping, {…}
Every day until Valentine’s Day, I’ll post a romance package here in the Sonoma Wine country. That’s three weeks of romance. If you can’t get an idea by then, you’re hopeless. First up, a package perfect for fans of HBO’s “Big Love”, the drama about a man and his wife and their kids. And the other wife. And the other {…}
