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scenic photo of the coast line at bodega head
Press

…Industry: Wednesday, May 7, 5:00-9:00pm Each year, Sonoma County Tourism celebrates and recognizes industry excellence at its Stars of the Industry awards. Thirteen awards are nominated and voted on by…

ana with ana's seafood market holding up a black cod fish
Press

…restaurants and shops,” said District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins. “This is the kind of partnership that keeps Sonoma County strong.” The benefits ripple outward: For fishing families, Black Cod Month recognizes…

Food & Wine

…no Pinot Noir at all. It’s true that even well-made Pinot Noir, harvested from the best of vineyard sites, can be changeable and vexing in the cellar and/or bottle. But…

Food & Wine

Blessed are the wine tasters who just want to head directly to the best Sonoma County wineries for Zinfandel, for they are in the right place. Zinfandel has been called

Outdoor/Nature

Other Calistoga Road runs straight and true through Rincon Valley on the east side of Santa Rosa, before it begins to wind and ascend. Ten minutes later, your imagination starts…

scenic photo of the coast line at bodega head
Beaches

…it was called chi, in India akasha, and in Greece ether. Medieval alchemists called it the Prima Materia, the first matter from which everything in the universe was made and…

Farm/Farmers Market

for businesses (even those already practicing regenerative farming) to achieve the certification.  Sonoma County Regenerative Farms The below businesses are just a handful of the farms in Sonoma County that…

Restaurants

Movie Prop Car On Display at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Occidental
Insider Tips

As you meander the wee 60-yard block of downtown, strolling its wooden sidewalks past 19th-century, false-front buildings, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped back in time. But you’ll quickly see…