News, music, movies, restaurants & wine culture in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties
News, music, movies, restaurants & wine culture in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties
Maker Faire 2011 A look at some of this year’s wild designs crafted for annual fest put on by Sebastopol’s O’Reilly Media. Jeri Becker After 24 years behind bars, a model prisoner finds her footing.
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How Sonoma Wineries Thrive as Many Cut Prices, Sell Property: Elin McCoy
How Sonoma Wineries Thrive as Many Cut Prices, Sell Property: Elin McCoy
Ziggy, a golden Labrador trained to sniff out bad wine corks, is showing off his tricks at Sojourn Cellars ’ tasting salon in Sonoma.
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Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience — World of Wine
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Signing visitors to Sonoma County can enjoy full access to the wine growing, wine making and wine tasting experiences that await! Contact Sonoma Wine and Sign Experience to begin planning your visit to the wine country!
Cellars of Sonoma Gann- Vineyard Visit
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Interview with Michael Gann in the Zinfandel Vineyard
Trentadue Winery – Sonoma County wine tasting room
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Trentadue – Where ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ meet. The Trentadues’ have been growing grapes in Geyserville since 1959! The family moved here that year after Joseph Trentadue, the current proprietors grandfather, spent decades traveling to Healdsburg to buy grapes to make the family wine. The winery – one of the oldest in Alexander Valley – is to this day, one hundred percent family owned. The Trentadues’ continue to sell a portion of their grapes but the majority of the harvest from their 208-acre Geyserville estate and the family holdings in Dry Creek Valley, end up in the talented hands of winemaker Miro Tcholakov. Miro is from Bulgaria and has a very similar story – he too grew up watching his grandfather make wine and was inspired by the ‘sense of place’ and character that could be traced to a wines origins. He also remembers fondly how the making of wine would bring the whole town together but he admits, he’s not sure if he can attribute the family’s popularity to the ‘wine making’ or the ‘wine drinking.’ Miros’ special niche is blending ‘old world’ tradition with ‘new world’ style and for this, he has been awarded nearly 100 Gold Medals. And in 2005 Miro was named by popular media as one of the top 20 winemakers in America. Trentadue is a popular venue for wine tasters – they offer free tastings for their classic wines and charge only $5.00 for their reserve and port wines. Trentadue also has facilities for special events and can accommodate up to 250 people for a seated affair.
Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting Tour – wine education
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On February 24, 2008 we went on an interesting excursion out of San Francisco: an ecologically friendly bio-diesel powered van from Incredible Adventures whisked us off to the outlying areas north of San Francisco. After our first stop at Muir Woods to admire the giant redwoods we embarked on our tour to wine country. Through the rain we drove north into the Sonoma Valley, one of the two world-famous wine-making areas north of San Francisco. The other, even more famous wine-making area, is …
Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting Tour – Gloria Ferrer Winery
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On February 24, 2008 we went on an interesting excursion out of San Francisco: an ecologically friendly bio-diesel powered van from Incredible Adventures whisked us off to the outlying areas north of San Francisco. After our first stop at Muir Woods to admire the giant redwoods we embarked on our tour to wine country. Through the rain we drove north into the Sonoma Valley, one of the two world-famous wine-making areas north of San Francisco. The other, even more famous wine-making area, is …
White Oak Winery & Wine Tasting Room, Sonoma County Alexander Valley
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White Oak in the Alexander Valley White Oak winery and wine tasting room is located in the heart of Alexander Valley on hwy 128 and was such a jewel to find – like a treasure chest right here in our own back yard. First, I have to say, this is one of the funniest and most giggley places we’ve been. The wine tasting room is teaming with a spirit much like the owners, Bill Myers, who is a retired fishing Captain from Alaska – laid back, care free and perfectly ‘salty.’ Bill started coming here …
Seghesio Family Vineyards – Sonoma County Wine Tasting Room
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Seghesio Family Vineyards – Wonderful Service and Wines to Match Have you ever been somewhere that you are just so moved by the customer service and genuine care that you just can’t stop talking about it? That’s how we were after several visits to Seghesio Family Vineyards. Every time we left we couldn’t stop talking about what a great experience it was! Warm, authentic, gracious, fun, informative and scrumptious – these are the words I use to describe this longtime, Sonoma wine growing …
Wine Tasting of Sonoma County – Unbeatable Charm in Duncans Mills!
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Wine Tasting of Sonoma County is located in Historic Duncans Mills, just minutes from the coast. Most of the original buildings have been renovated and Duncans Mills has become a quaint little destination with restaurants, specialty shops and an absolutely cozy tasting room called Wine Tasting of Sonoma County. At Wine Tasting of Sonoma County, the proprietors Joanne Duffy and Michael Ott, offer a selection of over 130 wines available for purchase from small family vineyards in Sonoma and …
