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31 posts on Sonoma wine country.

Pale gold dry white wine being poured into a glass in a kitchen setting
Wine Education ·

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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A clear wine glass catching golden evening light on a table
Wine Education ·

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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A sunlit table set with wine glasses, evoking a leisurely Wine Country brunch
Visiting Tips ·

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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Close-up of red wine being poured into a glass for tasting
Visiting Tips ·

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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Close-up of pale green wine grapes ripening on the vine in late summer light
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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A glass of golden dessert wine on a barrel next to a Sonoma County vineyard
Wine Education ·

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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Wine glasses arranged for a tasting flight in Sonoma County
Visiting Tips ·

Wine Tasting Glasses: A Sonoma Guide

Why glass shape changes what you taste, what Sonoma tasting rooms actually pour into, and the etiquette that keeps you looking like a regular.

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Pinot Noir vine rows on a fog-covered hillside in western Sonoma County
Wine Regions ·

La Crema Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

La Crema's Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir carries an appellation covering roughly 480,000 acres. Here's what that name tells you, and where to taste it.

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A car approaching the Golden Gate Bridge with a road sign, San Francisco
Visiting Tips ·

San Francisco to Santa Rosa Day Trip

The 55-mile drive from San Francisco to Santa Rosa takes about an hour on US-101. Here's the route, where to stop, and how to spend a day in wine country.

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