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25 August 2022, 08:35 AM | #1 |
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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!
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Great pictures. Thanks for the tour!
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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.
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I'm hitting you up the next time I'm in town, Stan! We can GMT it together.
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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.
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Your first picture...this is from 2017...... Ledson Winery during the fires.
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Never get enough of those pics. Thanks.
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Haha, you all are too kind.
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.
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Awesome Jesse just awesome my wife and I are due for a trip out to the west coast some time
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Hit me up, Brian! Would love to entertain or grab drinks in Carmel / Pebble!
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Great trip pics as always
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Napa and Sonoma are very fun, even for novice wine folks. Every winery experience offered something different.
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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.
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Great pictures.
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Great shots Jesse. Thanks for sharing them.
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Great pictures. Sonoma more under the radar than Napa. Both areas great.
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I love your travel photos. They frequently make me wonder why I live where I do.
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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.
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Thanks all for the kind words!
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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.
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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.
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During the Tubbs fire in 2017, about 3000 homes in Santa Rosa burned down. Petaluma was where American Graffiti was filmed. Cute little town.
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Terrific pics, thanks for sharing!
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