The Perfect Combination: Hilton Sonoma, Nectar Restaurant, & Hans Fahden Winery

Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Special Wine Events

Part of the fun in taking a vacation or escaping for a day trip is the chance to meet new people. As a local living in Sonoma County, a quick drive into San Francisco can result in meeting friendly tourists from across the globe. But you don’t have to leave Sonoma County to meet people [...]

Sip, Sauté and Savor – Robert Mondavi Introduces Cooking Classes Celebrating New Organic Garden

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine

It’s one thing to sit down to a meal of seared Alaskan halibut drizzled in Meyer lemon beurre blanc and plated over wild arugula puree alongside herb salad. It’s another to have harvested the produce fresh from a sun-dappled garden, prepared the meal with a professional chef in his private kitchen, and enjoyed the repast [...]

Good News for Gourmets: OxBow in Napa Welcomes Three New Restaurants

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country, New in the Wine Country

It’s been called a mini Ferry Building Marketplace. And right before its grand opening in 2007, while supporters cheered that it would bring new energy for the railroad track area off downtown Napa, critics liked to suggest that the town wasn’t ready for such a high-end concentration of restaurants, wine bars, farmers market products and [...]

Sbragia Family Vineyards Lobster Feed

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma County Events

There are many advantages to living in Sonoma County – the beautiful Sonoma Coast, historical landmarks left by people who were here long before us, gourmet restaurants using fresh local ingredients, and wines created by master winemakers who seek to improve their craft despite creating award-winning wines. The idea of enjoying a meal paired with [...]

Midsummer Mozart Festival at Sonoma’s Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events

Listening to a work by Mozart is like taking a journey – you begin in a state of calm anticipation, then the seductive lull into the beauty of sounds, suddenly you realize you are lost in emotion, and ultimately you find yourself back where you started but somehow inexplicably changed. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing [...]

New h2hotel Breaks Ground in Edgier, High-Style Accommodations

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country, Wine Country Hotels

Lean, mean and green. That could be the tag line for h2hotel, which opened last week in Healdsburg. It’s lean: only 36 guest rooms on a postage stamp size property of 24,000 square feet about a block south of Healdsburg Plaza. It’s mean – as in priced right for modern day thinner-wallets – with rooms [...]

6th Annual Pinot Family Reunion at Vintners Inn & John Ash & Co.

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Food & Wine

A family isn’t always defined by a group consisting of parents and children. Sometimes a family is a group of related things – like different varietals of Pinot – or a group of people who share a bond created by similar interests and goals – like people who love Pinot and raising funds for an [...]

Yes and Peter Frampton at Sonoma County’s Wells Fargo Center for the Arts

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma County Events

The title “Rock Legend” does not come easily. Along with the ability to appeal to millions of people inspiring them to buy albums/CDs, there is something intangible and indefinable that goes beyond the music in order to possess a loyal following, critical acclaim, and the respect of your peers. Often referred to as the mysterious [...]

Eat LoKal: European Soul Food Grooves in Wine Country

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country, Sonoma restaurants

Goulash from Transylvania. Schnitzel from Germany. A Budapest meatball sub, and Hungarian chicken paprikash. It’s hard to believe we’re eating this in quaint downtown Sonoma. Yet here, amid the endless wine boutiques and phalanxes of Cal-cuisine cafes, John and Heidi Cowles have just opened a restaurant called LoKal. It’s a concept they’re calling “European Soul [...]

Fourth of July in Sonoma County

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma County Events

Sonoma County wineries will be celebrating the Fourth of July all weekend! Pure Luxury has picked a few events in Northern California Wine Country to spotlight for this weekend. Celebrate Saturday, July 3rd with your four-legged family member at Kunde Family Estate‘s Eco Tour Dog Hike and Fourth of July Doggie Celebration with Jeff Kunde. [...]