After receiving several requests for recommendations for California wine country already in the first two weeks of January, I decided that I needed to write a blog post about it. That way, I can just direct my friends and family here and they will know my favorite itineraries and places to eat and stay, and, of course, wineries to visit. In reality, I am going to have to write a series of posts because you cannot summarize all of California’s beautiful wine country in one shot. So, I will be writing a series of potential wine country posts to cover itineraries in the different regions of California Wine Country, namely, Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Coast and Russian River, Central Coast and, also, Southern California, which is where I live now. Ironically, I am choosing to write this series when I am alcohol free for 2019. But, I have a lot knowledge to share, and you can certainly visit California wine country without drinking wine. I spent a lot of time at wineries when I was pregnant, and have definitely enjoyed the beauty and serenity of this wonderful aspect of California living. I moved to California in 2009, and have spent half my time living in Northern California in San Francisco, and half of it in Southern California in Los Angeles. My best friend’s husband is a winemaker and has a tasting room in Sonoma Square, so that will be on my list, but the only winery that I am personally affiliated with. All of the restaurants and locations will be places I have visited and loved over the years. I hope you enjoy the list.
Leo in the parking lot of the tasting room at Ty Caton Vineyards in Kenwood, Sonoma Valley.