Benovia Winery
Santa Rosa winery hosts tastings and rents out two cottages for overnight stays. Vineyard manager Chris Kangas explained the nuances of vine tendrils during a June 2026 tour […]
Pinot Noir
2 Fun Days Tasting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Fantastic wines, au courant cuisine, sticker delight in Mendocino County. Northern California wine lovers nostalgic for the days before glitz and high prices overtook Napa and Sonoma often
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Freeman Vineyard and Winery
Best-of-the-best Pinot Noir blend a star in youth and a decade old. Sometimes a single bottle tells you everything you need to know about a winery and its
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Emeritus Vineyards Celebrates 25 Years
Sebastopol winery’s dry-farmed Hallberg Ranch ranks among Sonoma County’s elite Pinot Noir vineyards. Riggs Lokka, the vineyard manager at Emeritus Vineyards, descended into a soil pit at the winery’s
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Anderson Valley White Wine Weekend Diary
Intimate festival showcases Chardonnay and other white grapes in sparkling and still wines. Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley wine region is best known for Pinot Noir, but each February
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Trombetta Family Wines
Mother and daughter produce balanced wines that marvelously express their Sonoma County sites, one famous, the other less so. In June 2023 at the Taste of Sonoma wine festival,
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Dot Wine
Husband dared wife, and a Sonoma County winery was born – less than a decade later, she was Winemaker of the Year. Viticulturist and winegrowing consultant Lise Asimont
Sonoma Pinot Noir Day Trip
Top tasting rooms in and around historic Sonoma Plaza. Several leading Sonoma County Pinot Noir producers have tasting rooms on or near Sonoma’s central square. Sojourn Cellars, Three
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Sojourn Cellars
Boutique winery’s tastings highlight the role “terroir” plays in wine production. A boutique winery with a bungalow tasting room steps east of Sonoma Plaza, Sojourn Cellars receives high
Patz & Hall
Sonoma County winery’s new tasting room set to debut in Spring 2026. Founded in Napa Valley in 1988, Patz & Hall specializes in single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs