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The Best Time to Visit Sonoma Wine Country

Sonoma wine country rewards visitors in every season — but each one feels different. Here's the honest breakdown of spring, summer, harvest, and winter so you can pick the right trip.

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Dry White Wine for Cooking

Not every prized Sonoma white belongs in a pan sauce. Here's which dry whites to cook with, which to save for sipping, and what to make with them.

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Sweet Wine: A Sonoma Buying Guide

Sonoma County's best sweet wines, from late-harvest to port-style, sparkling to rosé, and exactly where to taste each style.

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Santa Rosa Brunch & Wine Day Trip

Start with brunch in Santa Rosa, then spend the afternoon on a walk-in-friendly Sonoma wine tasting loop just minutes away. Here's how to plan the day.

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How to Write Wine Tasting Notes

Learn how to write wine tasting notes with a simple sight-smell-taste framework, then put it to use at tasting rooms across Sonoma County.

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Seasonal Guides ·

California Wine Month in Sonoma

California Wine Month is September — and in Sonoma County it lands mid-harvest. What crush actually looks like, which events matter, and how to plan around it.

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Dessert Wine: A Sonoma County Guide

Dessert wine means fortified port, late-harvest Zinfandel, and Muscat — and Sonoma County makes real versions of each. Here's what to taste and where.

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