Visiting scribe winery in winter12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() It would make sense to set up camp close to where you are planning to visit, taste, eat for convenience sake as well as for punctuality because traffic can be unpredictable. ![]() Encompassing Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano and Sonoma proper. Sonoma Valley - Along Hwy 12 from Pythian Rd (Oakmont Retirement Community) to Carneros in Sonoma. ![]() Sonoma Mountain - Approximately 10 miles of ridgeline beginning at the southern tip of Bennet Valley and stretching South. Sonoma Coast - Runs the length of the County from San Pablo Bay to past Fort Bragg in the North containing the Petaluma Gap, Occidental, Freestone, Bodega, Jenner, Sea Ranch, Cazadero and more. This AVA alone and its’ 100+ wineries could be the focus of an entire week. Russian River Valley - Central-most to the County this AVA stretches from Rohnert Park in the South to Healdsburg in the North. Rockpile - Stuffed up into the hills at the Northwest end of the Dry Creek Valley overlooking Lake Sonoma Petaluma Gap - The newest AVA, the Gap stretches from Rohnert Park in the North, the West facing slopes of Sonoma Mountain in the East, to the town of Bodega Bay in the West, South to Point Reyes and Southeast through Chileno Valley, Petaluma and follows the Petaluma River to San Pablo Bay. Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak above the North end of the Alexander Valley Northern Sonoma - This AVA encompasses everything that isn’t within the Sonoma Coast and Sonoma Valley area but has a small piece that holds the name Northern Sonoma and that is in between the Dry Creek Valley and Sonoma Coast AVAs along Skaggs Springs Rd through Annapolis. Moon Mountain - on the West facing slope of the Mayacamas overlooking Sonoma. Knights Valley - South of the Alexander Valley under the looming Mount St Helena Green Valley of Russian River Valley - A small area within the RRV to the West of Hwy 116 and the East of the Occidental Ridge, North of occidental Rd up to Forestville and the Russian River. Some AVAs are spread apart to where visiting more than one or two in a day is not a good choice so be aware of the location of your winery choices before mapping out your tastings.Īlexander Valley - Begins Southeast of Healdsburg and reaches to Cloverdale in the Northīennett Valley - Extends Southeast from East Santa Rosa.Ĭarneros-Sonoma - Nestled between the Southern edge of Napa and the Southern edge of Sonoma along San Pablo Bay.Ĭhalk Hill - Stretches from the southeast of Windsor (Pleasant Ave) north to Hwy 128 in the Alexander Valley.ĭry Creek Valley - Stretches West of Healdsburg to Lake Sonomaįort Ross - Seaview - Within the Northern part of the Sonoma Coast AVA Here are a few things to consider when asking for advice from Berserkers. Giving you the proper advice hinges on multiple factors. Being a local I want to scream “Be more specific!” Sonoma is a town but is also the name of the County. So many threads pop up here asking where to go and/or where to stay when visiting Sonoma. ![]() Elevations from sea level to almost 2,700’ make it an area of multiple hills, valleys, pastures and micro-climates. Sonoma County, or Sonoma as it is regularly referred to on the wine boards, is a very large area spread over nearly 1,800 sq/mi and incorporating 16 different AVAs. I’ll be pitting together lists of changes over the next month or so. Wineries, Hotels, Restaurants, Breweries etc open and close all the time. Please PM or anything you would like to see added. October 2020 Note: This thread is about 8yrs or so old and is in need of major updating, additions and subtractions in all categories. ![]()
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