Sonoma Wineries Help Sebastopol Charity Nourish Community
By Scott Butterfield
Donors, Sonoma wineries, local businesses, and community members rallied to help Sebastopol charity Ceres Community Project raise over $300,000 at this year’s Harvest of the Heart fundraiser on Sept. 18, 2022, at Gambonini Family Ranch in Petaluma. The money will be used to nourish community members and empower its youth….
Inner Circle Gathers at Sebastopol Winery Harvest Party
By Eric Schwartzman
On Saturday Oct. 15th, over 100 Inner Circle Wine Club Members and their guests from across the US gathered at the Halleck Vineyard Sebastopol Winery Estate for their annual wine harvest party.
The Sebastopol estate winery – surrounded by a single-acre Pinot Noir vineyard whose maiden vintage in 2001 earned Best of Class at the Pinot Noir Summit – drew wine club members and their guests for a library tasting with local cheeses,…
Top 12 Sebastopol Wine Tasting Spots (with Map)
By Scott Butterfield
Located west of eight miles west of Santa Rosa at the intersection of CA-12 and the Gravenstein Highway (CA-116), Sebastopol is a farming and agricultural town in Northern California with a concentration of very small wineries.
Downtown Sebastopol is in the south-central portion of the Russian River Valley, which is usually enveloped in a thick layer of coastal fog that rolls in from Bodega Bay….
Best Wine for Peruvian Food at La Mar SF
By Katy Haute
If you’re looking for the best wine for Peruvian food, this post is for you. Executive chef Victoriano Lopez hosted a wine pairing dinner at La Mar SF, which included food and wine pairing with his delectable Peruvian recipes, showcasing some of the best wine for seafood with a Peruvian twist.
We usually imagine a Sonoma County Wine Tasting paired with a charcuterie board of hard and soft cheese,…
Sonoma Wine Tasting Prices Surge Post Lockdown
By Eric Schwartzman
Since the California stay-at-home lockdown order was lifted, the average price of Sonoma wine tasting County rose 44% over average prices before the lockdown, according to the 2022 Sonoma Wine Tasting Report.
The average price of an entry-level Sonoma wine tasting was $25.75 before the lockdown on March 19, 2020. But since the lockdown was lifted on June 15,…
Best Time to Visit Wine Country
By Eric Schwartzman
“The odds are against every farmer. All the time,” says Samantha Dorsey, president of McEvoy Ranch on the Point Reyes Petaluma Highway. And finding a way to overcome those odds in the age of climate change and create a top-tier, artisanal product has become increasingly challenging.
Over the last three years, two of the top ten costliest fires in the US – The Glass Fire and CZU Lightning Complex Fire were in Northern California,…
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