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Recommended Wineries

Anaba Vineyards & Winery Phone 707-996-4188 Tasting Room Open daily. Special tasting options. Production Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Rhone and dessert wines Winemaker Ross Cobb and Katy Wilson Owner John Sweazey Comments Lovely tasting room in a converted farmhouse at intersection of Highways 121 and 116 just outside town of Sonoma. Wines from the estate MJB Vineyard and other Sonoma Coast and Santa Lucia Highlands vineyards. PoP coverage Anaba Wines

Buena Vista Winery Phone 800-926-1266. Tasting Room Historic tasting room close to Sonoma town square open daily 10-5. Production 55,000 cases Winemaker Jeff Stewart Owner Boisset Comments This winery has recommitted itself to producing ultra-premium Pinot Noir. 800 acres owned. Established in 1857. The Buena Vista Ramal Vineyard and Winery on Ramal Road are not open to the public. Note: winery was owned by Constellation Wines and sold to Boisset in 2011. PoP coverage Buena Vista Winery

Donum Estate and Robert Stemmler Phone 707-939-2290 Tasting Room Private estate tasting and tours by advanced reseration. Production 10,000 cases, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Winemaker Dan Fishman Owner Winside, Inc. Comments Established in 2001 when Buena Vista was sold to Allied Domecq and Anne Moeller-Racke split off 147 acres of the Buena Vista Estate. Sculpture garden now compliments the estate vineyards with renowned sculptures from around the world. PoP coverage Donum Estate

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Phone 707-996-7256 Tasting Room Open daily 10:30-5:30. Tours by appointment. Production 140,000 cases Winemaker Robert Iantosca Owner Freixenet Comments The sparkling wines are consistently fine. Small lots of interesting still Pinot Noirs are also produced. PoP coverage Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards

Roger Roessler Wines Phone 707-933-4440 Tasting Room 11-6 daily Production 6,500 cases Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Winemaker Drew Huffine, Roger Roessler Owner Richard and Roger Roessler Comments Excellent Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Also Chardonnay and Rhone-style wines. Owners are extremely personable and well worth meeting. Established in 2000. PoP coverage Roger Roessler Wines

Schug Carneros Estate Winery Phone 800-966-9365 Tasting Room Open daily 10-5. Tours by appointment. Picnic area. Production 35,000 cases Winemaker Michael Cox Owner Walter and Axel Schug Comments A Carneros original producing quality Pinot Noir in Sonoma since 1980. PoP coverage Schug Carneros Estate Winery

Talisman Wines Phone 707-258-5722 Tasting Room By appointment at tasting room in Glen Ellen. Production Small lots of Pinot Noir from Sonoma County. Winemaker Scott Rich Owner Scott and Marta Rich Comments Pinot Noir specialist of highest quality. PoP coverage Talisman

Recommended Lodging

Les Petites Maisons Phone 707-933-0340 Comments 4 new cottages 1 mile from Sonoma Square. Firepits, deck chairs in your own garden. Romantic. Wake up to egg-and-cheese croissants from the Adjacent Fig Pantry, then wine-taste the day away.

MacArthur Place Phone 707-928-2929 Comments 4 blocks from Sonoma Plaza. 64 luxurious rooms. Saddles Steakhouse Restaurant in the hotel is fine.

Recommended Restaurants

Cafe Citti Phone 707-833-2690 Comments Small Italian roadhouse. Order at a window and take a seat - nothing fancy. Lousy wine list but corkage is waved if wine is local.

Cafe La Haye Phone 707-935-5994 Comments Very small, great prices for the high quality. Reservations suggested.

Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar Phone 707-931-2042 Comments Outstanding wine list. American cuisine.

El Molino Central Phone 707-939-1010 Comments The best Mexican food you can find in wine country is at this tiny cafe in Sonoma's Boyes Hot Springs District. Order the greatest chips and guacamole ever, some of the authentic street food items, and walk through the kitchen to the picnic tables outside. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Fremont Diner Phone 707-938-7370 Comments Retro-cool roadside cafe with countrified classics, outdoor dining. Reasonably price. BLD.

Glen Ellen Star Phone 707-3434-1384 Comments Chef Art Weiswasser and his spouse, Erinn Benziger-Weiswasser, re-created a friendly farmhouse restaurant that features rustic wood-fired pizzas and classics such as grilled flat-iron steak and lamb meatballs. Very casual, outdoor dining, terrific service and fantastic food. A wine country favorite of mine.

Heirloom Restaurant & Lounge Phone 707-930-6955 Comments Located in the historic Sonoma Hotel on Sonoma Plaza. American food with a French touch. Chef is Michael Dotson, formerly Plumpjack in San Francisco.

The Fig Pantry Phone 707-933-3000 Comments Casual, good take out for picnics

The Girl and the Fig Phone 707-938-3634

Recommended Wine Stores

Grange Sonoma Tasting Room Phone 707-933-8980 Comments Derbes Wines, Dutch Bill Creek, Enkidu, Harrington Wines, Eno Wines. Inside The Wineries at Cornerstone where wines from every appellation in Sonoma County are offered.

Picnic Supplies

Farmer's Markets

Sonoma Market & Glen Ellen Village Market Comments Best gourmet grocery store in Sonoma Valley. Extensive selection of cheeses, olives, local seafood and meats. Paninis, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, taqueria, sushi. Big wine selection.

Appellation Websites