Can’t decide if Sonoma is right for you? Here are
some great articles and features from well known and respected magazines about
the area to help you with your vacation research!
In
2011 Bicycling Magazine named the area one of the top 6 best cities for a
biking vacation.
Healdsburg, California
This quaint town is an ideal staging ground for exploring Sonoma wine country by bike. Start rides with a homemade energy bar at the Jimtown Store and end with gelato sandwiches at Bovolo. Book a tasting ride with Wine Country Bikes, or visit on August 21 for the Tour de Vine, during which you'll ride with local vintners and chefs and feast on goat cheese and baguettes at the farmers' market. Sleep off your food coma at the new eco-chic h2hotel, which offers earth-friendly amenities along with secure bicycle storage and a collection of hip Public bikes guests can take for a spin. Explore rides in Healdsburg, California.
This quaint town is an ideal staging ground for exploring Sonoma wine country by bike. Start rides with a homemade energy bar at the Jimtown Store and end with gelato sandwiches at Bovolo. Book a tasting ride with Wine Country Bikes, or visit on August 21 for the Tour de Vine, during which you'll ride with local vintners and chefs and feast on goat cheese and baguettes at the farmers' market. Sleep off your food coma at the new eco-chic h2hotel, which offers earth-friendly amenities along with secure bicycle storage and a collection of hip Public bikes guests can take for a spin. Explore rides in Healdsburg, California.
2012
Sunset Magazine Sonoma vs. Napa competition named Sonoma the winner.
The
case for Sonoma
“The county’s 1,576
square miles are a sprawling garden of organic produce, free-range meats, and
since 1824, grapes. (George Yount planted Napa’s first vines in the 1830s,
using Sonoma cuttings.) Napa offers the thrill of tasting wines few can afford
and eating trendy food cooked by the employees of celebrity chefs. In Sonoma,
you can access countryside, towns, and tasting rooms—sans appointment—to try
some of the most distinctive and innovative wines available. True, pockets have
trended upscale. Limos? Check. Celebs like Lady Gaga looking to buy? Check. But
at heart, this is authentic country open to visitors—casual and wine snob
alike.” Click
to see article
2012 Sunset Magazine produced an excellent article about the
area’s amazing beer choices.
“Our route started in Petaluma, about an hour
north of San Francisco, and snaked through Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, home
to some of the most exciting beermaking on the planet. We’d slip through wine
country’s back door to taste toasty lagers, mouth-puckering sours, stouts the
color of crude oil, and the West’s signature brew, the hoppy India Pale Ale.
Bud country this was not.” Click
to see article
2012
Wine Spectator Sonoma Beckons Feature.
“Location is another important consideration; Sonoma
is larger and more geographically complex than Napa, and touring one of its
many appellations can take more than a day. The town plazas of Healdsburg and
Sonoma are good starting points for exploring the surrounding regions. Each
town has its own distinct style, but both offer convenient access to tasting
rooms, restaurants and nightlife.”
This was an amazing piece in June 2012 about great
places to stay, dine and taste in Sonoma County. You do have to be a member to
be able to view the article online,*
but you can read what they had to say about the Honor Mansion here.
* It looks like someone did put the whole article on
this website.
Though not a magazine, Tripadvisor.com highly
respected Traveler Choice Awards 2012 named Sonoma as one of the best Wine
Destinations in the world, second only to Tuscany (Napa wasn’t listed in the
World listings, but was #2 for top U.S. destinations).
“Sonoma County may
not produce as much wine as nearby Napa, but what it lacks in volume, it more
than makes up for in variety. You’ll find everything from Chardonnay to
Zinfandel here, and TripAdvisor travelers love the laid-back, unpretentious
vibe of the wineries. After a strenuous day of wine-tasting, spoil yourself at
one of the many local spas”
2010
Budget Travel Magazine named Cloverdale as one of the Coolest American Cities
