Wine Road Episode 18- Windsor 3-Day Itinerary In this episode we share our favorites for where to go, stay, dine, sip, and play in Windsor, including coffee shops, bakeries, and of course tasting rooms.

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Wine Road — https://www.wineroad.com Links:

Lodging • Holiday Inn Express  • Hampton Inn 

Restaurants, Bakeries, Coffee Shops & Beer • Olivers Tap Room • St.Florians Brewery • Cafe Noto -  • BurtoNZ Bakery • Chinois Asian Bistro • Willis Wine Bar • Pattersons Pub • K.C’s American Kitchen 

Places to Go • Foothill Regional Park  • Riverfront Regional Park 

Wineries and Tasting Rooms • Artisan Alley - http://www.artisanalleywindsor.com ⁃ Colagrossi Wines - http://colagrossiwines.com ⁃ Tilted Shed Cider- https://www.tiltedshed.com ⁃ Sonoma Brothers Distilling - http://sonomabrothersdistilling.com ⁃ Two Shepherds - http://twoshepherds.com • Kendall Jackson - http://www.kj.com • Rodney Strong - http://www.rodneystrong.com • La Crema - http://www.lacrema.com • Mutt Lynch — http://www.muttlynchwinery.com/ • J Vineyards - https://www.jwine.com • Acorn - https://acornwinery.com • Foppiano - http://foppiano.com • Merriam Vineyards - http://www.merriamvineyards.com • Limerick Lane Cellars - https://www.limericklanewines.com • Viszlay - http://www.viszlayvineyards.com • Christopher Creek - http://christophercreek.com

Credits: The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info

Wine Road Episode 17 - Wineries with Caves In this episode we talk about wineries with caves along the Wine Road, discuss what to wear in wine country dress and explain what “Wine Country Casual” actually means, DJ Bethy Beth reviews a new Scratch and Sniff wine book, we taste Stone Soup a field blend from Trattore Farms, and talk about Barrel Tasting, an upcoming an event on the Wine Road.

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:

0:55 — Wine tasting tip of the day—What to wear in wine country- Wine Country Casual explained. 3:05 — Wineries with Caves 5:22 — Book Review—Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Become a Wine Expert by Richard Betts 8:11 — Wine of the Day — 2014 Trattore Farms —Stone Soup Field Blend 11:00 — Coming up on the Wine Road — Barrel Tasting Event - March Links: Wineries With Caves • Bella - http://www.bellawinery.com • Robert Young Estate - http://www.ryew.com • Alexander Valley Vineyards — http://www.avvwine.com • J. Rickards https://www.jrwinery.com

Wine Book Review • The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert by Richard Betts Wine of the Day • Trattore Farms — Stone Soup - https://trattorefarms.com/product/stone-soup-2014

Event • Barrel Tasting - https://www.wineroad.com/events/barrel-tasting/

Credits: The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info

Wine Road Episode 16 - Healdsburg 3 Day Itinerary

In this episode we share our favorites for where to go, stay, dine, sip, and play in Healdsburg. Including coffee shops, bakeries, and of course tasting rooms.

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.

Links: Lodging Healdsburg • Best Western Dry Creek — http://www.drycreekinn.com • Hotel Healdsburg - http://www.hotelhealdsburg.com • Camelia Inn B& B - http://www.camelliainn.com • Grape Leaf Inn - http://grapeleafinn.com • Healdsburg Inn on the Plaza - https://www.healdsburginn.com

Restaurants, Bakeries and Coffee shops • The Wurst - http://www.wurstrestaurant.com • Persimmon - http://www.persimmonhealdsburg.com • Valette - http://www.valettehealdsburg.com • Shed - http://healdsburgshed.com • Flying Goat Coffee - http://flyinggoatcoffee.com • Costeaux Bakery - http://costeaux.com • Donwtown Bakery - http://www.downtownbakery.net • Healdsburg Bar & Grill - http://healdsburgbarandgrill.com • Cafe Lucia - http://cafelucia.net

Wine Tasting Rooms • Thumbprint - https://thumbprintcellars.com • Hawley - https://hawleywine.com • Portalupi - http://www.portalupiwine.com • Toad Hollow—http://www.toadhollow.com • C Donatiello - http://www.cdonatiello.com • Cartograph - http://www.cartographwines.com • Road House - https://www.roadhousewinery.com • Spicy Vines - https://spicyvines.com • Selby - http://www.selbywinery.com • Long Board - http://www.longboardvineyards.com • Holdredge - http://www.holdredge.com • Sapphire Hill - http://www.sapphirehill.com • Kelley & Young - http://www.kelleyyoungwines.com • Hearts Desire - http://www.hartsdesirewines.com • Davis Family Wines - http://www.davisfamilyvineyards.com

Cider • Sonoma Cider Tap Room - http://sonomacider.com/taproom/

Shops and Art Galleries • Mr. Moon’s - http://www.mrmoons.com • Art Galleries - http://healdsburggalleries.com

Trip Planning Resources • Wine Road Concierge Service - http://www.wineroad.com • Wine Road Map - https://www.wineroad.com/maps/

Credits: The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info

Wine Road EP 15 - Holiday Spirit on the Wine Road- In this holiday episode episode we share our wine tasting tip of the day - Don’t over book appointments, we talk about Art and Gallery resources along the wine road, give two book reviews — But First Champagne, by David White and American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites, and One Man’s Blues by Dan Dunn; Wine gadget of the day: Tilt; and Wine of the day: Dry Creek Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and some last minute wine trivia game gift ideas.

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: • Wine Tasting Tip of the Day - 1:10 • Art resources and Galleries - 3:29 • Wine Gadget - 5:50 • Book Recommendations - 8:30 • Wine of the Podcast - 10:33 • Last minute wine trivia game gift ideas - 13:50

Links:

• Sebastopol Center for the Arts • Graton Gallery • Paul Mathew Vineyards Tasting Room (Graton)  • Tilt - Soiree Home • But First Champagne by David White  • American Wino by Dan Dunn  • Dry Creek Vineyard  • Wine Wars Trivia Game• Wine Road Map

Credits: The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info

Wine Road EP 14 - Santa Rosa 3 Day Itinerary - In this episode we share our favorites for where to go, stay, dine, sip, and play in Santa Rosa.

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:

• Santa Rosa Day 1 - 0:53 ⁃ Check-in / Lodging options, coffee, beer, dining options. • Santa Rosa Day 2 - 4:07 ⁃ Breakfast, shopping, activities, wineries, lunch and dinner options • Santa Rosa Day 3 - 10:11 ⁃ Breakfast, Winery Tour loop, dining options Links:

• Hotel La Rose - http://www.hotellarose.com • Hyatt Vineyard Creek RR Square - https://vineyardcreek.hyatt.com • Vintners Inn John Ash & Co. - https://www.vintnersinn.com/ • Flying Goat Coffee RR Square -http://flyinggoatcoffee.com • Russian River Brewing Co.- http://russianriverbrewing.com/brew-pub • Cellars of Sonoma - http://www.cellarsofsonoma.com • Luther Burbank Gardens and Home - http://www.lutherburbank.org • Safari West - http://www.safariwest.com • Starks Steak and Seafood - http://www.starkrestaurants.com/stark-restaurant/starks-steak-seafood/ • Sazon Peruvian Cuisine - http://sazonsr.com • Omelette Express - http://omeletteexpress.com • Urban Wineries Coffey Lane ⁃ Carol Shelton - http://carolshelton.com ⁃ Desmond Wines - http://www.desmondwines.com ⁃ Inspiration Vineyards and Winery - https://www.inspirationvineyards.com ⁃ Premonition Cellars - http://premonitioncellars.com • Paradise Ridge - http://prwinery.com • Charles Schultz Museum - https://schulzmuseum.org • A’Roma Roasters Coffee - http://www.aromaroasters.com/main.html • Sea Thai Bistro - http://www.seathaibistrobar.com/welcome/ • Made Local Marketplace - http://www.madelocalmarketplace.com • Bird and Bottle - http://birdandthebottle.com • Rosso - http://www.rossopizzeria.com • Jack and Tony’s Whiskey Bar - http://www.jackandtonys.com • Spinster Sisters - http://thespinstersisters.com • Wineries Loop ⁃ Hanna - http://www.hannawinery.com ⁃ Balletto - http://www.ballettovineyards.com ⁃ Red Car - http://redcarwine.com ⁃ Iron Horse Vineyards - http://www.ironhorsevineyards.com • La Gare French Restaurant - http://www.lagarerestaurant.com • Wine Road Map - https://www.wineroad.com/maps/

CREDITS:

The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info

Wine Road EP 13 - Holiday Open Houses - In this episode we give a new Tasting Tip of the Day, talk about Holiday Open Houses at wineries, try out the Wine Buff, a new item from Soirree Home, discuss the new book American Rhone, and taste the Siduri RRV Pinot Noir.

Show Notes:

• Wine Tasting Tip of the Day: Drink what you like. Use the Dump bucket- 0:47 • Holiday Open Houses on Thanksgiving Weekend- 2:20 • New Restaurant Opening- Single Thread Farms- 3:16 • New Wine Item / Wine Buff - - 4:44 • Book Recommendation / American Rhone- - 6:22 • Wine of the Day / Siduri RRV Pinot Noir - 8:00

Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Wine Road Map - https://www.wineroad.com/maps/ • Single Thread Farms - https://singlethreadfarms.com • Wine Buff - https://soireehome.com/product/winebuff/ • American Rhone - https://www.amazon.com/American-Rhone-Maverick-Winemakers-Americans/dp/0520256662/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479345833&sr=8-1&keywords=American+Rhone • Siduri - http://www.siduri.com

The Wine Road podcast is recorded, mixed, and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info 

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 12 - Guerneville 3-Day Itinerary In this episode we give a new Tasting Tip of the Day—take the printed tasting notes with you to keep track of the wines you taste, and our 3-Day Itinerary for Guerneville on the Russian River.

Show Notes: • Wine Tasting Tip of the Day- 0:22 • Guerneville Day 1 - 1:50 • Guerneville Day 2 - 8:12 • Guerneville Day 3 - 12:08 • Bird Washing ( Milly looses it!) - 13:04

GUERNEVILLE LINKS: • Auto Camp - http://autocamp.com/location/russian-river/ • Boon Hotel + Spa - http://boonhotels.com • Applewood Inn - http://www.applewoodinn.com • Stumptown Brewery - http://www.stumptown.com • Big Bottom Market - http://www.bigbottommarket.com • Sonoma Nesting Co. - http://sonomanesting.com • Guerneville 5 & 10 - http://www.guerneville5and10.com • Guerneville Bank Club - http://www.guernevillebankclub.com • Nimble and Finns - http://nimbleandfinns.com • Chile Pies Baking Co. - http://www.chilepiesbakingco.com • Korbel Winery - http://www.korbel.com • Seaside Metal - http://seasidemetal.com • Boon Eat + Drink - http://eatatboon.com • Rio Nido Roadhouse - http://rionidoroadhouse.com • Johnson’s Beach - http://johnsonsbeach.com • Armstrong Redwoods - https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450 • Coffee Bazaar - http://www.coffeebazaar.com • Dick Bloomsters Korean Diner - http://www.dickblomsters.com • Rainbow Cattle Company - http://www.queersteer.com • Revival - http://eatatrevival.com • Rivers End Restaurant - https://www.ilovesunsets.com • Café Aquatica - https://www.facebook.com/Café-Aquatica-269646206414035/ • The Cape Fear Cafe - http://www.capefearcafe.net/home • Duncans Mills - http://www.duncansmills.net • Jenner - http://visitjenner.com

Westside Road Wineries: • Moshin - http://www.moshinvineyards.com • Gary Farrell - https://www.garyfarrellwinery.com • Williams Selyem -http://www.williamsselyem.com • Porter Creek -http://www.portercreekvineyards.com • J. Rochioli - http://www.rochioliwinery.com • Arista - https://www.aristawinery.com

Music: “Your Call” 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 11 - Wineries with Fireplaces - In this episode we talk about Wineries with Fireplaces, give a new Tasting Tip of the Day, try out a new item- some nifty new wine charms from Simply Charmed, discuss the new book Perfect Score, and taste the Manzanita Creek Cabernet Franc.

Show Notes:

• Wine Tasting Tip of the Day- 0:20 • Wineries with Fireplaces - 1:22 • Simply Charmed -new wine item - 5:00 • Perfect Score book review- 7:18 • Wine of the Day / Manzanita Creek Cab Franc - 9:35 • Wine and Food Affair upcoming event - 11:58 • Letter from a Listener Kimmy T. ! - 12:54

Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Wine Road Map - https://www.wineroad.com/maps/ • Manzanita Creek Winery- https://manzanitacreek.com • Perfect Score- https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Score-Business-21st-Century-Winery/dp/1455535761/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476593739&sr=8-1&keywords=Perfect+Score • Simply Charmed Wine Magnets—http://www.wineswithcharm.com

Wineries with Fireplaces:

Alexander Valley • White Oak - https://whiteoakwinery.com • Alexander Valley Vineyards - http://www.avvwine.com • de Lorimier Winery-http://delorimierwinery.com • Trentadue - http://trentadue.com • Hawkes -http://www.hawkeswine.com • Pech Merle Winery -http://www.pechmerlewinery.com • Hanna - http://www.hannawinery.com Dry Creek Valley • Dutcher Crossing - http://www.dutchercrossingwinery.com • Dry Creek Vineyard - http://www.drycreekvineyard.com • Fritz Underground Winery - http://www.fritzwinery.com • Geyser Peak - http://www.geyserpeakwinery.com • Mill Creek - http://www.millcreekwinery.com Russian River Valley • Dutton Goldfield -http://www.duttongoldfield.com • Korbel -http://www.korbel.com • La Crema - http://www.lacrema.com • Kendall-Jackson - http://www.kj.com • Lynmar Estate- http://lynmarestate.com • Benovia -http://www.benoviawinery.com • Paradise Ridge -http://prwinery.com • Woodenhead - http://www.woodenheadwine.com • Seghesio -http://www.seghesio.com • Spicy Vines ( no fireplace!) https://spicyvines.com

Music: “Your Call” 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 10 - Cloverdale 3 Day Visit - This episode we give a 3-Day Itinerary for where to Sip, Play, Dine & Stay in and around Cloverdale and Geyserville Wine of the Cast: 2012 Meritage from Christopher Creek

Show Notes: • Cloverdale/Geyserville 3-Day Itinerary - 0:35 • Wine of the Cast: Christopher Creek Meritage - 10:29 • Food and Wine Affair Event - 12:15

Links: Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com Christopher Creek Winery- http://christophercreek.com

3-Day Itinerary Cloverdale/Geyserville: Geyserville Grille - http://www.geyservilleinn.com/dining-en.html Rustic - Francis Ford Coppola Winery - https://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/visit/dine/rustic Alexander Inn —http://www.thealexanderinn.com Kelley and Young Wine Garden B & B —http://vintagetowers.com/index.html Ruth McGowan’s Brew Pub - http://cloverdaleale.com Hamburger Ranch - http://www.hamburgerranchandbbq.com Geyserville Mud - http://www.geyservillemud.com/links_and_events Catelli’s - http://www.mycatellis.com Diavola - http://www.diavolapizzeria.com Bosworth and Son Mercantile - http://bosworthandson.com Geyserville Gun Club - http://www.geyservillegunclub.com Flying Goat - http://flyinggoatcoffee.com/324-center-street/

Wineries: Fritz - http://www.fritzwinery.com Cast - https://www.castwines.com Trattore -https://trattorefarms.com David Coffaro - http://www.coffaro.com Yoakim Bridge Winery- http://www.yoakimbridge.com Pedroncelli - http://www.pedroncelli.com Frick - http://www.frickwinery.com/index.asp J. Rickards — https://www.jrwinery.com Silver Oak - https://www.silveroak.com/visit-us/alexander/

Mercury Geyserville - http://www.mercurywine.com/

Ramazzotti Wines - http://www.ramazzottiwines.com/ Pech Merle Winery - http://www.pechmerlewinery.com Locals - http://localstastingroom.com The Meeker Vineyards - http://meekerwine.com Route 128 - http://www.route128winery.com

Music: “Your Call” 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 09 – Sebastopol: Three-Day Itinerary

This episode we give best bets for a three-day stay. Where to Eat, Stay, Dine, & Play in and around Sebastopol. Wine of the Cast: Cabernet Sauvignon from Tara Bella. 

Sebastopol

Citta Slow – http://www.cittaslowsebastopol.org/aboutus.html

DAY 1

Check-In:

Sebastopol Inn - http://www.sebastopolinn.com

Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott– http://www.winecountryhi.com

Barlow-- http://thebarlow.net

Taylor Maid -- http://www.taylormaidfarms.com

Crooked Goat Brewing - http://www.crookedgoatbrewing.com

Woodfour -- http://woodfourbrewing.com

Sub Zero Ice cream - http://thebarlow.net/tenants/sub-zero-ice-cream/

Screaming Mimi’s Ice Cream -http://www.screaminmimisicecream.com

Wind Gap Tasting Room - http://www.windgapwines.com/Tasting-Room

LaFollette Tasting Room - http://lafollettewines.com/index.html

McPhail Tastig Room - http://macphailwine.com

The Passdoor -- http://www.thepassdoor.net

Littlefour Clothing Store - http://www.littlefourstore.com

Sebastopol Kitchen & Table - http://www.sebastopolkitchentable.com

Sebastopol Dinner:

Raman Gaijin - http://www.ramengaijin.com

Zazu Kitchen & Farm -http://zazukitchen.com

DAY 2

Ninja Star Coffee Bar--http://ninjastarcoffeebar.com

Hole in The Wall --http://www.holeinthewallsebastopol.com

Sebastopol Bike Center Rental - http://www.sebastopolbike.com

Joe Rodota Trail -http://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Get_Outdoors/Parks/Joe_Rodota_Trail.aspx

Forestville

Jigar - http://www.jigarwines.com

Joseph Jewel - http://josephjewell.com

Wine Guerrilla - http://www.wineguerrilla.com

Backyard-- http://www.backyardforestville.com

Dinner Sebastopol

K & L Bistro -http://klbistro.com

Late Night Sebastopol

Hopmonk -http://www.hopmonk.com/sebastopol/

DAY 3

Sebastopol Farmers Market -http://www.sebastopolfarmmarket.org

Wine Tasting:

Red Car - http://redcarwine.com

Dutton Goldfield - http://www.duttongoldfield.com

Merry Edwards - http://www.merryedwards.com

Andy’s Produce Market - http://andysproduce.com

Antique Society - http://www.antiquesociety.com

Graton

Graton Gallery - http://www.gratongallery.net

Paul Mathew Tasting Room -- http://www.paulmathewvineyards.com/tastingroom.html

Dinner Sebastopol:

Peter Lowell’s - http://www.peterlowells.com

Wine of the Cast: Tara Bella- http://tarabellawinery.com

Event: Wine & Food Affair -- https://www.wineroad.com/events/wine-food-affair/

Music:

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