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Itineraries Best Wine Country Trip Planning Resource

When planning a Wine Country trip — be it a day, weekend or week long — you’ll most likely be searching for online resources to help you figure out where to wine taste, what to do, where to eat and where to stay. The big daunting question is where do you start to look for […]

Rebecca Germolus / Apr 11, 2023
Hot air balloon landing, surrounded by vineyards.
Find Your Perfect Day Sharing Your Perfect Day

We all dream of a perfect day. Taking time off, away from the routine of our daily lives. Doing exactly what we love to do. Planning that day can be challenging if you are going to a new area or region. Even locals may not know all the cool places to eat, stay, shop, recreate, […]

Rebecca Germolus / Oct 1, 2019
Summer vineyard vista along Sonoma County's Wine Road
Itineraries Best Trip Planning Resources

Scouring the internet for the best trip planning resources can be time-consuming and not always productive. Sonoma County offers so many wonderful options for visitor and locals alike, and we are fortunate to have a lot of superb online tools available to us as well. Planning Your Wine Adventures The Wine Road has a new […]

Rebecca Germolus / Jun 5, 2019
A waterfall and pond amid the gardens at Ferrari Carano Winery.
Itineraries Celebrating Mother’s Day at Charming Gardens

Taking Mom out to view the charming gardens along the Wine Road is a wonderful way to help her celebrate Mother’s Day. And, while you visit the winery gardens, you can pop into the tasting room for some happy sipping as well. Gardens of all types enhance the beauty of wineries along the Wine Road. […]

Rebecca Germolus / Apr 30, 2019
Discover Gardens & Caves is just one of the many new experiences along the Wine Road.
Itineraries The Perfect Online Tool to Plan Your Wine Country Adventures

The Wine Road launched a new website in February, transforming a great online tool for planning your wine tourism day or vacation into a spectacular one. The best features from the previous website are still there, but now there are even more planning tools and information available to you. Favorite Online Tools & Info Here’s […]

Rebecca Germolus / Apr 2, 2019
Perfect sunset along Sonoma County's coast.
Itineraries Embrace Vacation!

Summer is here and it is the perfect time to embrace vacation! Although taking a summer vacation should be natural, the U.S. workforce is increasingly leaving vacation days on the books, lots of days. Even though we earn our vacation time, we are finding it harder to unplug from the 24/7 work world. Did you […]

Rebecca Germolus / Jul 4, 2018
Two flutes filled with sparkling wine and set among red roses, gold ribbon and votive candles.
Itineraries Valentine’s Sweet Deals – Part 1

Chocolate isn’t the only delectable treat offered this Valentine’s Day. Wine Road members have plenty of sweet deals, some for the entire month of February. Dinner with Your Sweetheart Booking a Valentine’s dinner reservation isn’t always an easy decision, but I can help you find just the right dining experience along the Wine Road. Fog […]

Rebecca Germolus / Jan 31, 2018
Welcome to Geyserville, California
Itineraries Recommend Visiting Geyserville

When cruising along the Wine Road, I highly recommend visiting Geyserville. This cozy little hamlet offers so much in just a few blocks. Let’s Start with Wine Tasting Within the city limits, you’ll find several tasting rooms, including Locals, a 10-winery collective tasting room featuring over 70 wines from these small local producers. Locals offers […]

Rebecca Germolus / Sep 20, 2017
Itineraries Urban Warehouse Wineries

In the past years, the number of urban warehouse wineries has grown exponentially. As the cost of countryside property and vineyard land has increased, determined winemakers have found a cost effective solution—renting warehouse space and converting it into a winery. I’ve heard these wineries referred to as garagista wineries, or micro-production wineries. True garagista wineries […]

Rebecca Germolus / Aug 9, 2017
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Itineraries Exploring Santa Rosa

Visitors to Wine Country sometimes miss exploring Santa Rosa unless they are in town for a conference with only a few hours to spare. Whether you are in Sonoma County for a long or short visit, or live locally, there are plenty of terrific things to do and see just minutes from the heart of […]

Rebecca Germolus / Jul 11, 2017