Sonoma Wine Country :: Autumnal Delights
Several years ago I made my first visit to Sonoma County Wine Country. It was autumn, and it was beautiful. The crowds were gone, the leaves were turning and the…
Vineyard Living:: Another Reason to Hate Californians
A few of my friends in Marin and Sonoma County have sizable yards with actual acreage. Rather than just let their dogs run free to compost the land, they’ve chosen…
Sonoma County Deli With A French Accent :: Cousteaux French Bakery & Cafe, Healdsburg, CA
If you’re in Sonoma County and want a great deli with award-winning sourdough bread, tasty gourmet sandwiches, delicious salads, freshly made chocolates, fresh cheeses, irresistible desserts, and other café cuisine,…
Wine Tasting, Food Buying & Shopping All Under One Roof :: Plaza Farms, Healdsburg, CA
Last Sunday, my wife, daughter and I took a mini-vacation. Driving just 45 minutes north from our home in Marin County to Sonoma County, we strolled around the Healdsburg Plaza….
The Finest Wine & Dine :: Sonoma County Showcase Weekend, July 12-15
Have you heard? It’s the 28th Annual Sonoma County Showcase Weekend of Wine and Food, at the peak of its summer splendor. • Enjoy Saturday and Sunday at TASTE of…
Great Deal, So No Whining!
If you’ve visited the Napa/Sonoma wine country lately, you’ve probably noticed that most of the wineries are now charging (sometimes hefty) tasting fees to try their wines, often standing elbow…
Wonderful Wine Country Cuisine: The Plaza Bistro, Sonoma
Some waiters hover. You know the type. They stand a few feet away and repeatedly ask, “Is everything OK?” But at The Plaza Bistro, an eatery in a historic building…
Relax & Rejevenate: Spa Package, Osmosis & The Inn at Occidental, CA
Osmosis is perhaps the only sustainably managed green spa and Japanese Enzyme Bath Spa in America. It’s one of my favorite escapes and is less than an hour’s drive north…
Rolling Barrels on The Russian River: NW Sonoma Wine Country, California
While they don’t literally send barrels of wine down the Russian River to the Pacific wine fleet, they do produce a lot of wine these days in northwest Sonoma County….