After more than three years of planning and design, the new La Crema Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard debuted in Windsor this spring. And now, the estate is offering new experiences, including a Tasting Vineyard Tour, for a combination of wine education and culinary exploration where guests can taste wines where they’re grown. The long build-out Read more…
Category: New in the Wine Country
New Cocoa Planet Chocolate Factory, Tasting Room and Modern French Cafe
Mmmm, chocolate. And it’s extra mmmm, when that chocolate is healthy, packed with all-natural ingredients, premium Fair Trade-certified Guittard Chocolate Co. dark chocolate cacao, and low sugar. This is what we get at the new Cocoa Planet Chocolate Factory in downtown Sonoma. Even more, the recipes are non-GMO-verified, gluten-free, vegan, wheat, peanut-free, and made with lactose-free Read more…
Single Thread Opens with Spectacular Kaiseki
When chef Kyle and his wife-business partner Katina Connaughton said they were building a showcase Japanese restaurant and hotel in Healdsburg, the idea was interesting. As nearly two years passed with permits and construction, the public’s anticipation grew. Now that the Single Thread building on North Street is finally open, the finished product is exceptional. Read more…
Make a Winter Retreat to Cozy, Revamped Timber Cove Inn
For 53 years now, Timber Cove Inn has welcomed guests to the Sonoma County coast, rewarding them with beautiful seclusion on their cliff-side property overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Now, the grand place is even more gorgeous, following an extensive remodeling that also welcomed the new Coast Kitchen restaurant. These days, there’s all the more reason Read more…