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Discover Sonoma’s Hidden Gem Wineries This Weekend

by careysweet5 days ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

The second annual Sonoma Valley Reserve event that takes place this weekend is much more than just a grand tasting at top wineries. The festival, running May 19 and 20, is actually an immersion experience, with 10 unique tours in full daytrips around the region. And more than just visiting wineries, the Reserve showcases a collection of coveted Sonoma Valley {…}

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Wine Tasting with the Count at Buena Vista Winery

by secretlocal2 months ago in Wine.0 Comments

California’s oldest premium winery offers a chance to experience this historic property while mingling with the “father of California viticulture,” Count Agoston Haraszthy. Actually, the role of the colorful count is played by local history actor, George Webber. The Hungarian-born Haraszthy founded Buena Vista winery in 1857, and today it’s a California historic landmark just outside the town of Sonoma. {…}

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Sonoma Sneakaway – Spataneous Deals!

by secretlocal2 months ago in Deals.0 Comments

Sneak away to Sonoma Wine Country for a spatacular getaway. You can be enjoying dinner in a world-class wine region in less time than it takes to drive to the airport and get through security. For a limited time, Sonoma County lodging, wineries, spas, and attractions are offering hot deals to fans in the Bay Area and Sacramento. In no time, {…}

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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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Wedding Planner Brings Peace of Mind

by careysweet3 months ago in Weddings.0 Comments

Robbin Montero, owner of A Dream Wedding professional planning service in Sonoma, has heard all the excuses. Hiring an expert is expensive. It is scary. Does it really make a difference? Consider this: Planning a wedding can be a stressful, decision-filled process in what for most people is unknown territory. Problems commonly arise from a lack of budget planning. And {…}

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Don’t Let it Rain on Your Wedding – Planning Ahead is Simple

by careysweet3 months ago in Weddings.0 Comments

It’s the reality of any extra-special day – the weather can take an unexpected turn. Think about “Forces of Nature,” the movie that ends with Ben Affleck’s hurricane-fraught wedding. Sonoma County, even with its temperate Mediterranean climate, isn’t immune to finicky Mother Nature. At the same time, the landscapes in this magical county of ocean front, forested, vineyard carpeted and {…}

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Food Purveyor and Beer Brewer Join Barlow

by careysweet3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Bring it on at The Barlow, with even more tenants signing up and construction finally underway on the downtown Sebastopol culinary center. Just joined are Terra Sonoma, and Barley and Hops/8-Bit Brewing Company, the latest in a growing number of food and drink businesses flocking to the 220,000-square-foot culinary and art center in the former Barlow Apple Factory at Sebastopol {…}

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Wing Your Way to Sonoma Wine Country

by tina4 months ago in Insiders Guide.2 Comments

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 {…}

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Jack London Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

by jamesknight4 months ago in Wine of the Week.0 Comments

The Jack London Vineyard is a beautiful property perched on the foot of Sonoma Mountain. It’s easy to imagine the author surveying the rolling green waves of grapevines as he wrote the following salute in 1913, as reproduced on the back label of Jack London Vineyard wines: “I ride over my beautiful ranch. Between my legs is a beautiful horse. {…}

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Stonestreet Cabernet Offers a Taste of Place

by jamesknight4 months ago in Tasting Rooms.0 Comments

The Alexander Valley is known for Cabernet Sauvignon, and justly so. The grapes ripen easily here, among the hottest of Sonoma County appellations, and the vines sink their roots into ancient gravel beds deposited by the Russian River as it indecisively meandered across the valley throughout the eons. But it’s the mountains that loom above the valley that have lured {…}