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 {…}
Feeling festive with this warm summer weather? There is plenty to do in and around Sonoma County. Why not get out there, have some fun and meet some people! Here are a few of the things going on: Luthur Burbank Rose Parade Saturday, May 16th, 2009 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM 115th Luther Burbank Rose Parade & Festival ‘Through the {…}
Take a “hot” little trip to Sonoma County this weekend that will celebrate the ancient process of fermentation. (“Hot,” as in fermentation creates heat. Get it?) The Freestone Fermentation Festival, Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, will be held at Salmon Creek School. Visitors can participate in hands-on presentations by the award-winning Wild Flour Bread, Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, Freestone Vineyards {…}
Indy film “Bottle Shock,” set in 1976, shows how underdog California went up against the Goliath of the wine world – France. And won. While the film focuses on Napa Valley’s burgeoning wine industry, the movie was filmed mainly in Sonoma County. Now you can experience your own stunning cinematic vacation by following the camera through Sonoma’s wine country. The {…}
Here’s a little-known secret: Unless you’re under the age of 8, moms don’t want the crappy, dropped-stitch pot holders you quickly crocheted because you forgot to go buy a real gift. They have enough lawn garbage (from you or your siblings) to stage a garden gnome Civil War reenactment. And they definitely don’t want the blurry photo of your hastily {…}
Sonoma seems to celebrate Earth Day the way I celebrate my birthday: over as many days possible. Earth ‘Day’ events have already begun and continue through the end of April. As someone who spent the last four years in the not-so-eco-conscious South, I am excited for what Sonoma County has in store. Bring on the crunchiness! Green Valley Earth Day {…}
Want to take steps, many uphill steps, to seeing sustainable winegrowing in action? Go on this docent-led hike around the beautiful Kunde Estate, and get the full scoop on all that goes into a healthy winery. This Sonoma acreage is attended to with the utmost care – the soil, the watershed, the native wildlife, the employees and the quality of {…}
Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory is one of those odd little wonders tucked away here in wine country. It has very little to do with wine, and everything to do with being a cultural phenonomen. Thirty years ago, Andrea Grossman made a sticker for a friend that featured a single red heart. As stickers took off, and anyone who remembers rollerskating {…}
George Webber is one interesting guy. If you go to the small town of Sonoma, and ask anyone, and I mean anyone who knows anyone, if they know George, if they are a true local, they will know him. Although, they might describe him as either: The last Mexican Governor of California, General Vallejo, who was forced to give up {…}
