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Banshee Wines
This passion project of three friends produces excellent Pinot Noir.
Bella Winery
Cycling
Sonoma County is famous for its biking opportunities, with routes appropriate for various abilities and ages, over a variety of terrains and surfaces, from paved roads to dirt paths. Contact the Indagare Bookings Team for help setting up bike rentals and tours.
Dutton-Goldfield
Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield started this winery in 1998 with grapes grown on Dutton family farmland.
Family Friendly Wineries
There are several family-friendly wineries in the area that offer activities for children: Benzinger Family Winery in Glen Ellen offers a biodynamic tram tour; Quivira in Dry Creek has animals; and Landmark in Kenwood has wagon tours on weekends.
Farmer’s Market & Working Farm Tours
Indagare can arrange tours where you can watch as cheese is made, learn how to milk a cow, collect fresh eggs, dig for potatoes, pick fruit and produce, and visit a honey or butterfly farm.
Gardens at Cornerstone Festival of Gardens
The first gallery-style garden in the US, the nine-acre Cornerstone Gardens showcases beautiful creations by international landscape architects and garden designers. The changing installations are ambitious and imaginative.
J Vineyards
Owner Judy Jordan studied of geology at Stanford and applies what she learned in making decisions about what her winery produces.
Lynmar Estate
Some of the area’s best Pinot Noirs come from this winery, which welcomes visitors to its stunning Russian River Valley property.
McEvoy Ranch
With olive trees spread across its 80 acres outside of Petaluma, McEvoy Ranch makes premium, organic olive oil and related beauty and food products. The ranch welcomes visitors by appointment, and its oil and other products are available at its outpost in San Francisco’s Ferry Building.
Medlock Ames
Paul Hobbs Winery
Forbes magazine called Paul Hobbs “the Steve Jobs of Wine.” Hobbs famously says, “The true character of a site is only revealed through the work and determination of tending each vineyard with meticulous care and vinifying with minimalist winemaking techniques that fully express the terroir.” The winery hosts two tasting experiences per day, with advance reservations.
Quarryhill Botanical Garden
This garden was founded by Jane Davenport Jansen in the 1980s to house a unique collection of wild-source Asian plants. Set on 60 hilly acres with winding paths, ponds and waterfalls, the garden welcomes self-guided and docent-led tours. Reserve two weeks ahead of time for small groups.
Quivira
The property of this biodynamic winery in the Dry Creek Valley includes a beautiful garden and a farm that raises cows and chickens (both of which contribute to the biodynamic fertilizer used).
Ramekins Culinary School
Ramekins Culinary School gives classes throughout the year of various types: demonstrations, hands-on workshops, even kids programs. Private lessons can be arranged, and the school has guests rooms for the truly devoted.
Ravenswood
Best known perhaps for its mass-produced, reasonably priced wines, found in most stores around the country, Ravenswood also produces some of the best Zinfandels in California.
Red Car
Red Car makes its wines from grapes that have been grown in cold climates, notably on the Pacific coast. The tasting room, near Dutton-Goldfield's, is well worth a visit.
Safari West
Visitors can take a Jeep or tram tour through this safari-inspired wildlife preserve, which occupies some 400 acres. Animals include giraffes, hippos, antelope, zebra and even a cheetah.
Scribe Winery
Celebrating the land—and life—is the aim at Scribe, a chemical-free winery that hosts some of the county’s most exciting events.
Sonoma State Historic Park
Recommends Liza Graves, the founder of high-end villa rental company Beautiful Places:
This park comprises a number of National Historic Landmark sites and buildings in Sonoma, which include the Plaza, the Sonoma Barracks, and the home of the Mexican commandant, General Vallejo. It includes the Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma, popularly called the Sonoma Mission, the last and most northern of California’s 21 missions, which was built in 1823 and marked the end of El Camino Real (the king’s highway). For 25 days in 1846, Sonoma was capital of the independent Republic of California. The Bear Flag Revolt started events that resulted later in the first California flag and American rule throughout the state.
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Recommends Liza Graves, the founder of high-end villa rental company Beautiful Places:
This park in Kenwood is a wonderful place to hike, with trails that are good for kids and adults alike. You can also go horseback riding with Triple Creek Horse Outfit or visit the Robert Ferguson Observatory. The Observatory has two very powerful telescopes that are open to the public one or two days a month; the docents are amazing. A lesser-known way to access the observatory is to rent the group campground, which accommodates up to 50 people, through Reserve America, as well as pay a fee to a private viewing of the observatory, which is adjacent to the campground. We did this for a birthday party and the private viewing was a big hit.
Water Activities
Nothing is more refreshing on a warm day than being out on the water. Parts of the Russian River are ideal for kayaking and canoeing, and Indagare can arrange for rentals and tour guides. Contact the Bookings Team.
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