24th Annual Fall Music Festival at B.R. Cohn Winery

Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events

Once upon a time, visitors went to wineries expecting nothing other than wine. Today, visitors to Wine Country can expect much more. Northern California wineries offer a diversity of award-winning wines, plus unique architecture; educational and fun classes, tours, and tastings; and a variety of annual events. One winery in Sonoma celebrating an annual event [...]

Taste of Petaluma 2010

Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events

My mom lives in Sacramento. She called me last weekend to tell me how excited she was that she had tickets to this year’s Fifth Annual Taste of Petaluma. She heard about Taste of Petaluma on her last visit then got online as soon as she arrived home to purchase her tickets. I shared her [...]

Find the New Foodie Fashion at Butchering Parties

Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog

We’re a savage bunch, it seems. Over the next month, two butchering parties are being held in the North Bay. As in animals. As in the art of preparing meat to eat. If it sounds a bit macabre, it’s not, really. Considering that meat is a large part of most human appetites, the events are [...]

Beer is Near – New Brew Pub and Breweries Coming to Wine Country

Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country

Getting a great, craft-brewed cold one will be easier than ever with the opening of four new beer halls coming to the North Bay. By winter, Sonoma, Yountville and Marin will be nearly swimming in suds. Here’s what will be in your glass: In October, Hopmonk Tavern debuts its second Sonoma County location, about a [...]

Wine Country Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma Events

Don’t walk around a vineyard with soup in your purse. Basil and lavender make extraordinary gelato. If Francis Ford Coppola invites you to visit his private resorts in Italy and Belize, it may be an offer you can’t refuse. These are just a few things discovered at Wine Country Weekend, the three-day extravaganza of all [...]

2010 Sonoma Valley Crush

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events

I’ve always had a problem with the saying, “Like a kid in a toy store.” When I was a kid in a toy store it was a bittersweet experience. There I was, in a magical place that seemed to stretch to the ends of the earth and up into the sky. Everywhere I looked there [...]