My girlfriend and I will be spending the weekend in the Sonoma / Russian
River valley area this weekend and are looking for a good winery (or two!)
to pop in and have a tasting. We both love wine but do not claim to be
experts in the subject - we're just looking for a friendly, comfortable
place to spend some time in.

Can anyone recommend a specific place to visit?

Thanks in advance.

Aaron Reiter wrote:

>My girlfriend and I will be spending the weekend in the Sonoma / Russian
>River valley area this weekend and are looking for a good winery (or two!)
>to pop in and have a tasting. We both love wine but do not claim to be
>experts in the subject - we're just looking for a friendly, comfortable
>place to spend some time in.
>
>
I would suggest that you visit Lambert Bridge and Pezzi King and then go
to the Jotemdown store
on Dry Creek Road and get a sandwitch to take with you to Dry Creek
Vineyards for a picnic lunch
(these places are all right together and all very friendly)

--

Excellent suggestions, Bill... EXACTLY what we do when we head up
there!

I'd also recommend swinging by Seghesio, Alderbrook and Sonoma
Vineyards. Sonoma Vineyards makes a great ultimate destination if you
start with that picnic lunch at Dry Creek Vineyards and head up Dry
Creek Road hitting some of the smaller vintners like Unti and Talty on
the way. Keep in mind the smaller places might need a call in advance,
as they are by appointment. Those smaller winemakers often make for
great discoveries.

Don't miss the chance to swing by Seghesio, though.




On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:50:15 GMT, Bill >
wrote:

>Aaron Reiter wrote:
>
>>My girlfriend and I will be spending the weekend in the Sonoma / Russian
>>River valley area this weekend and are looking for a good winery (or two!)
>>to pop in and have a tasting. We both love wine but do not claim to be
>>experts in the subject - we're just looking for a friendly, comfortable
>>place to spend some time in.
>>
>>
>I would suggest that you visit Lambert Bridge and Pezzi King and then go
>to the Jotemdown store
>on Dry Creek Road and get a sandwitch to take with you to Dry Creek
>Vineyards for a picnic lunch
>(these places are all right together and all very friendly)

In article >,
"Aaron Reiter" > wrote:

> My girlfriend and I will be spending the weekend in the Sonoma / Russian
> River valley area this weekend and are looking for a good winery (or two!)
> to pop in and have a tasting. We both love wine but do not claim to be
> experts in the subject - we're just looking for a friendly, comfortable
> place to spend some time in.
>
> Can anyone recommend a specific place to visit?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

I'm biased but I am a big fan of Zindfandel so I would recommend
Ravenswood actually just outside of the town of Sonoma. In addition,
Domaine Carneros the California arm of the House of Taittenger is on the
lower end of Sonoma. But from Healdsburg over Highway 123 there are
many excellent wineries.