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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Pinot Noir
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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Black Kite Cellars
Alfresco “Pooches & Pinot” dog-friendly wine tastings at West Sonoma County hospitality center. A break in Sonoma County’s summer 2024 heat should occur in time for this weekend’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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2 Fun Days Tasting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Fantastic wines, au courant cuisine, sticker-price 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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Small Vines Wines
Sonoma County wine steward turned winemaker grows dazzling Chardonnays and Pinots. A tasting at Small Vines Wines in Sebastopol left me dazzled by the winery’s winning combination of
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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Arista Winery
Healdsburg wine-tasting gem pours polished small-lot Pinot Noirs plus Chardonnay. Editor’s note: The winery’s tasting room closed on February 28, 2025. Al and Janis McWilliams founded Arista Winery
Dot Wine
Husband dared wife and Sonoma County winery was born. Viticulturist and winegrowing consultant Lise Asimont describes Dot Wine as “a labor of love” born of a challenge from her
Blue Farm Wines
Anne Moller-Racke’s Pinot Noirs represent the diversity of Sonoma County’s winegrowing regions. A small winery with an impressive pedigree, Blue Farm Wines produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from