How to get your hands on Sonoma County's hottest wines. Watch Dan Kosta of Kosta Brown Winery and other winemakers explain what makes Sonoma so special.

Sonoma Chefs Make Food that Makes a Difference Farm-to-table phenomenons, Duskie Estes and John Stewart, first set up shop in Sonoma 15 years ago, long before snout-to- tail rolled off the tongue. In 2001, they opened ZAZU restaurant + farm, right in the heart of the cornucopia of California. Together these chefs turned farmers are

Three Sticks Winery Meets The Plumed Horse By: Laura Ness Walking through the doors of The Plumed Horse, Saratoga’s only Michelin-starred restaurant transports you to a world apart. First, there’s the top-drawer service: an immediate greeting, polite, but friendly. Then, there’s the trippy underground wine storage cellar visible through a glass floor that will give

Annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekend Always a Blast: By Deb Robbins On a bright day in March my husband, Peter, and I headed up to the Russian River Valley for the 36th Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend(s). This annual event, coordinated by the Wine Road, offers the opportunity to taste barrel samples from over 100

I’ve been lucky enough to try both Toad Hollow Vineyards’ Risqué ($15.99) sparkling wine and the 2014 Toad Hollow Dry Rose of Pinot Noir ($11.99). I have to say tasting both of these affordable wines on a beautiful spring afternoon really made my day. While both are delicious enough to stand on their own a

Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley – the premier pinot noir growing region – is preparing to support the first annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction hosted by the Sonoma County Vintners. Created exclusively for licensed wine sellers, including retailers, restaurateurs and wholesalers, the two-day event will kick off on Thursday, April 30th with an invitation only