Author Fodor's Napa and Sonoma
Coauthor The California Directory of Fine Wineries
I cover wineries, sights to see, activities, restaurants, and hotels in Napa, Sonoma, and beyond.
Tall trees and wildflowers await off the beaten path. A scenic drive on Lucas Valley Road west from U.S. 101 leads to the trailhead for Roy’s Redwoods Open […]
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On a clear day, the southernmost Marin Headlands roadway yields incredible perspectives on San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and the East Bay. Conzelman Road begins just north and west
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Info and more inside chapel of yore. On the eastern edge of Rodeo Lagoon, the Marin Headlands Visitor Center occupies the former Fort Barry Chapel. In addition to the usual
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Great San Francisco day trip is a worthy destination in its own right. California’s Coast Range forms the spine of Marin County, a peninsula of striking and varied
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Route of longtime Mill Valley–Stinson Beach race isn’t for the timid but rewards perseverance. With 688 stairs in the early going, an incline later on known as Insult Hill,
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Visitors reap the benefit of locals’ fierce efforts to protect Marin’s pastoral legacy. The lives of Marin County’s original residents, the Coast Miwok people who inhabited the region
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Tips and advice for a successful Napa Valley trip. There’s no place quite in the world like the Napa Valley. Superbly crafted wines, breathtaking scenery, and luxurious lodgings,
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Tips and advice for a successful Sonoma County trip. The birthplace of modern California winemaking lies west of the Napa Valley and north of San Francisco and Marin
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Napa Valley winery soon to open a Rutherford tasting room produces classy, sophisticated wines. In 2023, Mathew Bruno Wines will open a tasting room in the Napa Valley
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Find out what makes Mendocino County’s Potter Valley appellation special at winery’s Hopland tasting room. Editor’s note: Blue Quail Wines closed its Hopland tasting room in 2024, but
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