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Spa & Wellness

…getaway as you plan your next Sonoma County trip. A Holistic Approach to Spas, Massages and Skincare Experience true bliss by spending a week at one of Sonoma County’s destination…

Purple grapes with orange and yellow leaves around it
Restaurants

Sonoma County is one of California’s premier growing regions for Zinfandel. Often called “America’s heritage grape,” Zinfandel actually began its journey elsewhere, and there are also noteworthy examples of Zinfandel…

Insider Tips

…Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary (pictured). Choose between rejuvenating at some of the areas top spas or staying in a Wine Country resort with a spa, to practicing yoga and fitness in…

Guests enjoy themselves at a Cannescape event in Sonoma County
Cannabis

…also serves as a gateway to the traditional cannabis-growing region called the Emerald Triangle, and is deeply infused with the cannabis culture of the Bay Area.  Sonoma County’s Mediterranean climate…

Activities

…taken place every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year sees a special event, called Giving Tuesday Now, on Tuesday, May 5th. According to the organization, #GivingTuesdayNow was launched…

Food & Wine

…only recently has true pit-smoked, Oakland-style ‘cue arrived on scene. Opened in July at the Graton Resort & Casino, this is the first North Bay location for the nearly 50-year-old…

Wineries

…recycling green manure (food waste, fallen leaves, and garden cuttings) and animal manure by letting it decompose into a valuable fertilizer called compost. When the compost begins to look like…

Wineries

…Dry Creek Valley AVA — named for the Russian River tributary basin that helps irrigate the region — you’ll find the marvels of Truett Hurst, a holistic vineyard and farm. Truett…

Cultural Arts

…a stretch of coastline called Mettini by the Kashia band of Pomo Indians, who then called it home. This foreign ship disgorged some two dozen Russian and 80 Alaskan immigrants, who