Celebration in Sonoma: Gundlach Bundschu Winery Holiday Palooza & Toy Drive

Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by gina in Blog, Charity events, Food & Wine, Holidays, Sonoma Events, Sonoma wineries, Special Wine Events, Travel

The Fall and Winter seasons signal the arrival of Harvest and a collection of Holidays in Northern California Wine Country. Gratitude, joy, and kindness inspire many to extend the spirit of the season to as many people as possible. One special place inviting visitors to share in the celebration of the season is Gundlach Bundschu [...]

28th Annual Heart of Sonoma Holiday Open House

Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events, Sonoma wineries, Special Wine Events, Travel

In Northern California Wine Country there’s always a reason to celebrate. Beautiful landscape, outstanding cuisine, and impeccable wines abound. This month, the celebrations are in full force – just in time for the holidays. This is a time for discovery, restocking, and sharing. The 28th Annual Holiday Open House takes place on November 25th & [...]

Winemaker Dinner Series at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Sante Restaurant: Audelssa Estate Winery

Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events, Sonoma restaurants, Sonoma wineries

There used to be a well kept secret of a hidden jewel of a family owned winery in Sonoma. With incredible views from high on a mountainside, visitors could see all the way to San Francisco while tasting unbelievably balanced, sophisticated, and flavorful wines. The winery still rests amid 80 acres decorating a steep slope, [...]

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 [...]

Blend Your Own “No Wimpy Wine” at Ravenswood Winery

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma wineries

A while back at my 21st birthday, one of my aunts gave me a bottle of Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel. Not knowing anything about wine, what attracted my attention most was the dark bottle and hypnotic logo of three ravens. My young palate, used to drinking shamefully cheap beer, was in for quite a surprise. For [...]

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 [...]

Sonoma International Film Festival

Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events

For over 100 years audiences have been entertained, educated, and inspired by film. Imagine the experience before the technology of sound where live musicians, narrators, and performers created all sound effects. It was 1929 when the industry became dominated by films that included sound. The Sonoma International Film Society celebrates film with the 13th Annual [...]