Solitude at Mill Creek Winery

Here is a winery that is easy to miss among the big names near Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Mill Creek Vineyards and Winery is a small family-owned winery on Westside Road. The second and third generations of the family are at the helm with a production of 7000 cases from 45 acres of vineyards. We … Read more

Sonoma or Sonoma Valley, what’s the difference

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This very confusing for wine country travelers.  We recently met a couple in a tasting room on Westside Road in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. They mentioned they were staying in a B&B in the town of Sonoma. When they decided to visit this tasting room from their B&B, they had no idea … Read more

What is the difference between the Napa Valley and Sonoma?

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What is the difference between the Napa Valley and Sonoma? Should I travel to the Napa Valley or should I go to Sonoma? What is the difference between the two wine regions and which one is better? Main differences between the two wine regions We travel to Napa Valley and Sonoma regularly. Wine country travelers often … Read more

100 Year Old Wineries Near Healdsburg

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This week we recommend four wineries to visit in the Russian River area of Sonoma County, and very near the wonderful wine country town of Healdsburg.

Wine Country Restaurants on Michael Bauer’s 100 Top 100 Restaurants

Ciccio in Yountville

Each year at this time, the San Francisco Chronicle and its food editor Michael Bauer announce “The Top 100 Restaurants.” These are restaurants that are in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, including the wine country regions of the Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Michael Bauer and his staff dine at a restaurant three … Read more

Monte Rosso Mystique

One of our first discoveries in California wines was the Louis M. Martini Winery. My Dad had a customer who was in wine sales and would sell him Louis Martini, Charles Krug, and Wente Bros. wines by the case. This was in the mid 1960’s. Get this: A bottle of Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon was slightly under $2 a … Read more

Booker & Butler Napa and Sonoma Concierge Services

This is a guest article on the Wine Country Getaways’ Blog by Melanie Schwartz, the founder of Booker & Butler Napa and Sonoma Concierge Services. We receive many emails throughout the year asking us for tour guide recommendations. Since we do not use tour guides, we hesitate to make recommendations. A better alternative for us is … Read more

Walling Road – Secret wine road in Sonoma

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Walling Road, a secret wine road in Sonoma County Walling Road is a secret wine road in Sonoma County, very near the town of Geyserville. There is only one winery open to visitors at the end of Walling Road, but it is the sheer beauty of this road that is attractive to wine country purists. … Read more

Acorn Winery – Field Blend

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About Acorn Winery This is a revised article that I posted in 2008 about Betsy and Bill Nachbaur and their Acorn Winery and Alegria Vineyards. This past week Acorn Winery made Daily Meal’s Top 101 Wineries in America. Acorn Winery is number 22. That is quite an honor considering this winery is very small and … Read more