Just 55 miles north of San Francisco, Santa Rosa is a good base for exploring all that California Wine Country has to offer. Its thriving downtown boasts three distinct shopping districts, five historic residential neighborhoods, arts and culture, events, great restaurants, famous chefs, wine tasting rooms, brew pubs, and a comfortable inviting atmosphere.
Start your visit at the Santa Rosa Visitor Center / California Welcome Center, located in an old railroad depot in Santa Rosa's Historic Railroad Square. The center staff can offer tips about what to see and do, and the neighborhood offers a charming mix of antique stores, specialty shops, coffee houses, and restaurants.
Santa Rosa is home to a museum that celebrates famed cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s life and work, and colorful street sculptures of Peanuts characters can be throughout the city. On the museum’s campus is Snoopy’s Home Ice. And nearby you'll find the interactive Children's Museum of Sonoma County.
Cycling enthusiasts from around the world are familiar with this city, which offers a wide variety of bike trails for all levels of experience, and has hosted a stage in the Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race.
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Inspiration Vineyards & Winery is located in Santa Rosa and specializes in hand-made premium wines produced in small quantities. Our vineyards are located on Olivet Road in the Russian River AVA. We…
At Inman Family Wines we practice sensitive farming and natural winemaking, growing grapes and making wine in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley. The alchemy of the elements created our beautiful…
Sunce, established in 1991, is located just off of River Road on Olivet Road in the heart of the Russian River Valley. A small ultra-premuim winery producing small lots of rare varietals, vineyard…
Viluko Vineyards is a 22 acre rocky-hillside vineyard in Sonoma's wild Mayacamas Mountains. Perched between 600 and 1100 feet, classic Bordeaux and Burgundy varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec,…
We believe in unforced winemaking. We believe in letting the vintage and the vineyards guide the process, dictate what is and what is not necessary. We believe in traditional winemaking as a goal, but…
Unfiltered and unfined because sterile wines have no soul. We are a micro-winery. Hand harvested, foot stomped, basket pressed, hand bottled and hand labeled. Quality control experienced nightly!
We are a boutique producer of Sonoma County wines featuring inspiring artists’ work on our labels. As a winemaker and artist team we combined our passions to create a label that celebrates craft both…
Hook & Ladder Winery continues the legacy of one of Russian River Valley’s most influential wine families. Founded in 2003 by pioneering growers and vintners Cecil and Christine De Loach, and helmed…
Leonard Wine Company is a father and son team producing small lots of less ripe, classically structured Roussanne and Zinfandel wines sourced from specific rows within distinguished Northern…
Perched at 1,000 feet on the Northwest shoulder of Sonoma Mountain, Belden Barns is a true California gem. Our unique location allows us to take advantage of ideal grape growing conditions. When…