Rules of the Wine Road
http://youtu.be/ARTtYD-Wh6g In West Sonoma County from Sebastopol to the Pacific Coast we are surrounded by the Green Valley, the Russian River and Dry Creek appellations. The serious wine drinker and the novice will find niche wineries, small family wineries and everything in between within a 40 mile radius. But how many of you know the
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Craft Beer is Here We Just Didn’t Know It
Many of you know that just down the street from the Quality Inn is Lagunitas Brewing. You can tour, taste and eat all in one place and have a great day adventure. Well, move over Lagunitas, three craft beer establishments have moved in and all within a few block of each other. 101 North Brewing
... more »Sonoma County Wine Country
Our Sonoma County Tourism Bureau has released a good little vid about some of the more popular wine appellations here in our wine country. If you’re thinking of coming up this way – winter is a great time because it won’t be so crowded – and don’t know where to begin your search for that
... more »Let’s Eat – Pub Republic
There’s a little strip mall off Lakeville Hwy heading east in south Petaluma that’s been trying to find the right restaurant to anchor that retail area and I think they’ve got a winner. Pub Republic, a brew pub with dozens of beer on tap and pub food like burgers, fish and chips, salads and hand
... more »A Thought on Traveling
“A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places.” – Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer, died
... more »Sonoma County #1 Wine Destination in United States
TripAdvisor came out with their Best Destinations lists this week and guess what(drum roll, please) Sonoma County heads the list at #1 for the Top 10 Wine Destinations in the United States(whoop, whoop)! A tabulation of reviews from TripAdvisor travelers revealed “. . .the laid-back, unpretentious vibe of the wineries” is what resonated with visitors and
... more »Where Do We Go From Here?
This blog has been up since 2008. That’s four years and only 71 entries – that’s not much is it. Well if you look at it, I’m only posting what I know and, frankly, I don’t know everything about our county(Sonoma) or cities (Petaluma and Sebastopol) And why should I know everything. All the social
... more »Petaluma National Little League
I’m not one to follow little league baseball, but when the team is from your own home town, playing in the 2012 Little League World Series and they make it to the game that will decide who plays the number 1 team in the world – you snap to attention. The kids played their hearts out against
... more »A Museum By Any Other Name
Until recently I’d heard of the Sonoma County Museum but had never experienced it. It’s located in downtown Santa Rosa right across the street from the Santa Rosa Plaza shopping mall. Not a glamorous location but the museum was there first, built in the early 1900s, before downtown Santa Rosa built up around it. It’s
... more »West County – We Try Harder
How many of you have really explored West Sonoma County like you should? If you’re like everyone else, you drive directly to Napa or Sonoma Valley or Healdsburg – pfffft! Interspersed with redwood trees, the Russian River, mucho vineyards, and picturesque black and white cows grazing on the sides of the rolling hills that follow
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