Tag Archives: Visit Sonoma wineries
A Wine Country Special
Happy New Year everyone. The rain has finally arrived in Sonoma County and I’m loving it. The dreary weather makes shopping, eating in restaurants, going to a movie more cozy in my mind. With coziness in mind let me tell you about a beautiful little informal wine shop that just happens to be a restaurant or
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Wine & Food Affair – Go!
For those of us who live in the wine country of Sonoma County, we know that the Napa and Sonoma Valleys have always had the lion’s share of the media spotlight. For those of you who don’t know better, Sonoma County just to the east, also has celebrated wine areas, small batch wineries, family owned
... more »The Modernization of Wine
Before I begin, let me correct a statement I made on my last post, Ace Cider in the Hole still makes their pear hard cider and it’s called Perry. Now on with the show, SFMOMA, or the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has just launched a very interesting show revolving around the culture of
... more »Down the Rabbit Hole
One of the many fixtures of West Sonoma County( besides Mom’s Apple Pie, Kozlowsky Farms, Korbel Winery - I could go on but I would be getting off on a tangent) since 1994 has been Ace Cider in the Hole, or just simply Ace Cider, a micro cider mill located on the northern most edge of Sebastopol just past Andy’s
... more »Knowledge is Everything
Hi Ho Everyone! I wanted to tell you about my visit to Benziger Family Winery that included a private tour and dinner in their wine cave for our group of 25 and to make it interesting – I don’t drink wine. First off, Benziger’s is located in beautiful Glen Ellen up on a hill yet
... more »Stomp!
Well not exactly stomp, but stroll, saunter, maybe even run, on a self-guided tour through four different wineries. Every wanted to walk among the vines and learn about what it takes to get those puppies growing and producing the grapes. Right now there are four participating wineries, Mantanzas Creek, Paradise Ridge, Balletto Vineyards and Mauritson Winery
... more »99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
For those of you who didn’t know, the Lagunitas IPA you’ve been drinking is manufactured in our little town of Petaluma. Yep, right here just down from our Quality Inn about a block or so. And they’ve just opened their TapRoom and Beer Sanctuary, closed Monday and Tuesday, with live music. So forget about winetasting
... more »Music is the Spice of Life
Our little town of Petaluma is really lucky to have Cinnabar Theater as our own little slice of the cultural pie. Starting in August will be their Summer Music Festival and all cultures of music will be showcased, an Italian orchestra, Taiko drumming, jazz singing. It’ll be San Francisco without the parking problem. www. cinnabar.2009-petaluma.summer.music.festival.htm
... more »Port in the Sonoma Wine Country
I love to read my Sunday SF Chronicle all spread out on the kitchen table, me in my jammies while slowly eating my nutritional breakfast. Anyway, this last weekend in the Pink Section there was a great article on a little known winery in Petaluma that specializes in port wines. They are located in the little cozy
... more »Robledo Family Winery
The Sonoma Valley’s Robledo Family Winery story begins in 1968 when Reynaldo Robledo, Sr., moved from Mexico to work Sonoma Valley vineyards. Today, the Robledo family owns approximately 200 acres of local vineyards. While most fruit is sold to area wineries, the Robledo Family Winery produces estate wines under its own label
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