Wine Road— The Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining, outdoor activities, and places to stay.

Wine Road EP 06- Beyond Wine- Activities in Wine Country - In this episode we discuss things to do and outdoor activities that are not necessarily wine specific. We debut the “time for wine” bell and Milly goes crazy for Pinot. Also and DJ Bethy Beth admits she loves her name. ;-)

Show Log:

• Another Listener email! - 0:29 • Sonoma County Wine Growers Vineyard Walks - 0:55 • Rivers Edge Kayak and Canoe - 2:27 • Wine Country Bikes - 2:37 • Safari West - 3:12 • Canopy Tour Zip Line - 4:19 • Bodega Head whale watching - 4:44 • Spud Point Crab Shack 5:08 • Kendal Jackson Garden Tours 5:50 • Quivira Gardens - 6:12 • Charles M. Schulz Museum - 6:25 • Luther Burbank Gardens - 6:50 • Wine of Day // Wine of the PodCast - Woodenhead Pinot Noir - 8:24 • Event: AVA Zinfandel Blending/August 13th, 2016 - 10:40 •

Show Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Sonoma County Wine Growers Vineyard Walks Self Guided Tours - http://www.sonomacounty.com/articles/free-vineyard-walking-tours • Rivers Edge Kayak and Canoe - http://riversedgekayakandcanoe.com • Wine Country Bikes - http://www.winecountrybikes.com • Sonoma Canopy Tour Zip Line -http://www.sonomacanopytours.com • Safari West - http://www.safariwest.com • Charles M. Schulz Museum- http://schulzmuseum.org • Luther Burbank Gardens- http://www.lutherburbank.org • Bodega Head - http://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/sonoma-coast-state-beach-bodega-head-trail • Kendall- Jackson Gardens - http://www.kj.com/the-wine-estate-gardens • Woodenhead Winery - http://www.woodenheadwine.com • Zinfandel Blending Seminar - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-goes-into-zin-a-hands-on-blending-experience-tickets-26216144193

Wineries Mentioned:

• Paradise Ridge Winery - http://prwinery.com • Balletto - http://ballettovineyards.com • Francis Ford Coppola - https://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/visit • Woodenhead Winery -http://www.woodenheadwine.com • Quivira Winery -http://www.quivirawine.com • Kendall-Jackson - http://www.kj.com

Music: “Funky Chunkh” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.

Wine Road EP 05-Help Planning Your Trip or Girlfriend Getaway - In this episode we give tips and advice types of lodging available along the Wine Road, spas, Wine Road Concierge service, Wine of the Day: Moshin Rose, Item of the day: Drip Teez.

Show Notes:

• Places to stay along the Wine Road - 0:36 • Girlfriend Getaway ideas/Spas -1:55 • Email from Listeners -3:30 • Wine Road Concierge Service -3:50 • Wine of the PodCast - Moshin 2015 Rose of Pinot Noir - 5:08 • Item of the Week: Drip Teez - 7:11 • Wine Road.com searchable lodging tool- 8:37

Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Drip Teez - http://www.dripteez.com • Moshin Vineyards - http://www.moshinvineyards.com

Lodging Links:

• KOA Campground Cloverdale- http://koa.com/campgrounds/cloverdale/ • Farm House Inn - http://www.farmhouseinn.com • Madrona Manor - http://www.madronamanor.com • Hilton Sonoma Wine Country - http://www.hiltonsonomahotel.com • Best Western Dry Creek Inn Healdsburg - http://www.drycreekinn.com

B & B’s • Camellia Inn - http://www.camelliainn.com • Raford Inn - http://www.rafordinn.com

Spas • Hotel Healdsburg - http://www.h2hotel.com/home/ • Honor Mansion - https://www.honormansion.com • Boon (Guerneville) - http://boonhotels.com

Music:

“Enter the Party“ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.

Wine Road EP 04-Planning Your Visit to Wine Country 

In this episode we give tips and advice on planing your visit, share some wineries with special food pairings, mention some wineries with great views, and and give the wine tasting tip of the day.

Show Notes:

• What’s happening in the vineyards in July - 0:28 • Planning your trip - 1:31 • Hiring a driver - 1:40 • Appointment only wineries - 2:45 • Booking a food pairing experience - 3:11 • Pick a Valley - 4:55 • Wineries with great views - 6:07 • What to wear. What does wine country casual mean? - 7:49 • Wine Guard - 8:55 • Wine of Day // Wine of the Cast - Acorn Sangiovese - 9:40 • The wine tasting tip of the podcast/day—Step aside make room for everyone at the tasting bar. - 10:23 • Event: 40 Years of Cheers - 11:30

Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Wine Guard - http://wineguard.com • Becoming Independent - http://becomingindependent.org • 40 Years of Cheers July - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/40-years-of-cheers-registration-26161945082

Wineries Mentioned:

• Amista - http://www.amistavineyards.com • Viszlay - http://www.viszlayvineyards.com • Sbragia Family Vineyards - http://www.sbragia.com • Paradise Ridge Winery - http://prwinery.com • Trattore Farms - http://trattorefarms.com • Fog Crest Vineyard - http://www.fogcrestvineyard.com • Rodney Strong Vineyards - http://www.rodneystrong.com • Kendall-Jackson - http://www.kj.com

Music:

"Cranivale Intrigue" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Wine Road #03-Hiking and Picnics - We discuss our favorite hiking trails and winery picnic spots, where to buy picnic supplies, a packable picnic blanket and give the wine tasting tip of the day.

Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.

Wine Road- http://www.wineroad.com

Show Notes:

• What’s happening in the vineyards in June - 0:25 • Great hiking trails in Northern Sonoma - :21 • Parks of Sonoma County map - 5:25 • Favorite winery picnic spots - 6:20 • Places to get picnic supplies - 8:07 • Matador Pocket Blanket - 9:20 • The wine tasting tip of the day—No cologne or Perfume! 10:34 • Wine of the cast – Balletto Rose

Links Mentioned:

• Pinnacle Gulch  • Armstrong Redwoods  • Foothill Regional Park • Taylor Mountain • Sonoma County Park Map

Winery Picnic Spots • Armida Winery- http://www.armida.com • Balletto- http://ballettovineyards.com • Cast Winery - http://www.castwines.com • Christopher Creek - http://christophercreek.com

Picnic Supplies • Big Johns - http://bigjohnsmarket.com• Jimtown Store - https://www.jimtown.com • Oakville Grocery - http://www.oakvillegrocery.com

Matador Pocket Blanket - http://matadorup.com/products/matador-pocket-blanket

Music:

“Your Call“ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode Two- Wine Road- The Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County. Topics include the Wine Road Map, Great Paces for Breakfast ( and lunch), Book Review of Impressions of Wine Country by Richard Sheppard, and we drink a little Thumbprint wine.

Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.

Show Notes:

• 40 Years of Cheers • Howard Station Cafe - Occidental • Jeffery’s Hillside Cafe - Santa Rosa • Parrish Cafe - Heladsburg • The Gypsy Cafe - Sebastopol • Cafe Lucia - Healdsburg • Thumbprint Cellars - Threesome • Impressions of Wine Country-The Artist on the Road by Richard Shepard

Links Mentioned:

• Howard’s - Occidental http://www.howardstationcafe.com • Jeffery’s Hillside Cafe - Santa Rosa http://jeffreyshillsidecafe.com • Parish Cafe - Healdsburg http://www.theparishcafe.com • The Gypsy Cafe - Sebastopol http://gypsy-cafe.com/menu/ • Cafe Lucia - Healdsburg http://cafelucia.net • Thumbprint Cellars - Three Some https://thumbprintcellars.com/product/2013-three-some • Impressions of Wine Country-The Artist on the Road by Richard Sheppard https://www.amazon.com/Impressions-Wine-Country-Richard-Sheppard/dp/0984348425/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466199473&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=mpressions+of+Wine+Country+by+Richard+Sheppard • Wine Road https://www.wineroad.com

Music:

"Maccary Bay" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode One - The Wine Road Podcast: The Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County.

We talk about Wine Road’s 40th Ruby Anniversary, the charities we support including the culinary apprentice program, Worth Our Weight. We’ll preview upcoming Wine Road events, Magical Mystery Tour and 40 Years of Cheers, and talk about a new product—the Capabunga Cheese Vault!

Show Topics:

• Wine Road 40th Anniversary • Worth our Weight • Magical Mystery Tour • 40 Years of Cheers • The Cheese Vault by Capabunga

Links:

Wine Road Worth our Weight Magical Mystery Tour Capabunga Cheese Vault 

Music:

"Whiskey on the Mississippi" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/