Sonoma's Finest

[JParm]

We were back in Sonoma for the weekend to show my sister-in-law around town...hit up 7 wineries and had tastings at all of them. Needless to say, we might have gotten a little tipsy.

We've been to plenty of wineries and we never try to go to the same ones twice; I'll admit that a couple of these were some of the most beautiful that we've seen. Hope you enjoy the trip!

[JoeJoeBobo]

I love to play cornhole!

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBobo

I love to play cornhole!

A kinder, gentler, game of horseshoes.

[binArt]

Great pictures. Thanks for the tour!

[Stan Cooper]

Ha! St. Francis Winery and Vineyards is two blocks from my house! I was there with some out of town friends last Thursday while taking them on a tasting tour along highway 12.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

Ha! St. Francis Winery and Vineyards is two blocks from my house! I was there with some out of town friends last Thursday while taking them on a tasting tour along highway 12.

I'm hitting you up the next time I'm in town, Stan! We can GMT it together.

[Stan Cooper]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I'm hitting you up the next time I'm in town, Stan! We can GMT it together.

I'll count on it!

[scarlet knight]

Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

Ha! St. Francis Winery and Vineyards is two blocks from my house! I was there with some out of town friends last Thursday while taking them on a tasting tour along highway 12.

At St. Francis.

[Blansky]

Great pictures.

I lived not far from J and from La Crema.

Been down all those roads so many times I got verklempt seeing your pictures.

[Chiboy]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Great pictures.

I lived not far from J and from La Crema.

Been down all those roads so many times I got verklempt seeing your pictures.

When we were there, I remember that Ferrari-Carano had the most beautiful gardens. Good but perhaps not the best wines, but their gardens were their thing!

Napa and Sonoma are very fun, even for novice wine folks. Every winery experience offered something different.

[Blansky]

Your first picture...this is from 2017...... Ledson Winery during the fires.

[THC]

Jessie is the TRF Robin Leach… awesome shots man

[train-time]

Originally Posted by THC

Jessie is the TRF Robin Leach… awesome shots man

Great picture composition. Love seeing all your adventures. Definitely has a "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" vibe.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by train-time

Great picture composition. Love seeing all your adventures. Definitely has a "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" vibe.

Haha - we are neither rich, nor famous. Just living life to the best way we can.

[golftime]

Never get enough of those pics. Thanks.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by THC

Jessie is the TRF Robin Leach… awesome shots man

Originally Posted by golftime

Never get enough of those pics. Thanks.

Haha, you all are too kind.

Originally Posted by Blansky

Your first picture...this is from 2017...... Ledson Winery during the fires.

Ledson is top notch. Everyone from outside CA is all about Napa, but we love Sonoma (even my sister-in-law was like "wait, we're not going to Napa? What's Sonoma?")...the intimate feeling of the wineries is like Florence to Rome. I've come to realize that while I enjoy big cities and affairs, I much prefer boutique experiences versus the large, commercial ventures.

[brandrea]

Awesome Jesse just awesome my wife and I are due for a trip out to the west coast some time

[JParm]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Awesome Jesse just awesome my wife and I are due for a trip out to the west coast some time

Hit me up, Brian! Would love to entertain or grab drinks in Carmel / Pebble!

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Hit me up, Brian! Would love to entertain or grab drinks in Carmel / Pebble!

Definitely will whenever we get out there

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[TheHulk]

Great trip pics as always

[sgarrity]

Beautiful pics! Sonoma and other smaller areas is where it's at! I'm just not that interested in a winery if I can't meet the winemaker and/or owner.

[1William]

Great pictures.

[RichM]

Great shots Jesse. Thanks for sharing them.

[scarlet knight]

Great pictures. Sonoma more under the radar than Napa. Both areas great.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Great pictures. Sonoma more under the radar than Napa. Both areas great.

Yeah, Napa is more famous and has around 400 wineries. Sonoma County has about 425 wineries.

Napa is essentially one main road and another running parallel down the valley with connecting roads in between.

Sonoma is a different experience with long and winding "backroads" with many hidden treasures to check out. Due to the various micro climates in Sonoma County there is probably more variety of grapes than Napa. Lots of wineries have land in both areas and blend grapes for their various products.

Sonoma County sort of centers out of Santa Rosa and north taking in Healdsburg etc and then over to Alexander Valley and it also goes from Santa Rosa down highway 12 towards Sonoma.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Sonoma County sort of centers out of Santa Rosa and north taking in Healdsburg etc and then over to Alexander Valley and it also goes from Santa Rosa down highway 12 towards Sonoma.

Yeah, we stayed in Santa Rosa, which was a perfect central point between the Russian River wineries and those in Kenwood. Petaluma is a nice town to stay in as well.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Yeah, we stayed in Santa Rosa, which was a perfect central point between the Russian River wineries and those in Kenwood. Petaluma is a nice town to stay in as well.

Santa Rosa was where Charles Schulz (Peanuts, Charlie Brown) lived. The Snoopy Rink is there as well as his museum.

During the Tubbs fire in 2017, about 3000 homes in Santa Rosa burned down.

Petaluma was where American Graffiti was filmed. Cute little town.

[joeychitwood]

I love your travel photos. They frequently make me wonder why I live where I do.

[cgul629]

Great photos! I live on the other side of the country but visited Sonoma back in 2018 after visiting Napa the year before and I loved it. There are some favorite wineries in Napa, but I overall preferred visiting Sonoma. Have wanted to go back ever since.

[JParm]

Thanks all for the kind words!

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Great pictures. Sonoma more under the radar than Napa. Both areas great.

Originally Posted by cgul629

There are some favorite wineries in Napa, but I overall preferred visiting Sonoma. Have wanted to go back ever since.

That's it right there - under the radar is best for us. Napa is definitely a stunner as well though.