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Visitors who explore the east side of Sonoma County are treated to pastoral views of vineyards and valleys as they follow two-lane country roads covered with canopies of mature oak trees. Whether you have one day, or three, this is the wine country itinerary for you.
Cradled between the Mayacamas and the Sonoma Mountain ranges, Sonoma Valley encompasses a rolling patchwork of vineyards, quaint farms and 13,000 acres of scenic parkland. Here you will find many of the award-winning wineries Sonoma County is known for.
History comes to life in many locations here. Jack London State Park in the town of Glen Ellen gives a glimpse into the author and bohemian adventurer's later life. He lived and wrote at his pristine Beauty Ranch, now an 800-acre state historic park.
The town of Sonoma's Plaza is home of the northernmost and last Spanish-Mexican mission (Mission de San Francisco Solano) built along California's historic El Camino Real, and the location of the Bear Flag Revolt, which transferred ownership of California from Mexico to the United States. Visitors can tour historic buildings at Sonoma State Historic Park.
This charming town is also known as the birthplace of California's modern-day wine industry. In the 1850s, Hungarian Agoston Haraszthy imported cuttings from 165 of the greatest European vineyards to California. Some of this endeavor was at his personal expense and some through grants from the state. He founded Buena Vista Winery and promoted beachfront hotels in san diego vine planting over much of Northern California. The winery still exists and offers wine tasting daily.
Jeffrey's Hillside Café is a hidden gem on the east side of Santa Rosa right off of Highway 12. Madura is the former chef at John Ash Co, who has now opened his own restaurant serving breakfast and lunch.
He uses local produce, dairy and meats and the menu changes, but may include fromage blanc blintzes with seasonal berries, or a tofu scramble with shiitake mushrooms. Lunch features burgers, sandwiches, salads, quiche, pot roast and pasta. They also have old-fashioned milkshakes and smoothies and, of course, great coffee. Jeffrey's is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
At this family-owned winery, guests may experience cave tours and barrel tastings of their estate grown wines. Or sign up for a Mountain Top Tasting, an Eco-Green Tour or a Hike Taste in the Vineyard. Constructed as a replica of the original Kinneybrook Ranch cattle barn, which stood on their land for more than a century, their tasting room is surrounded by estate vineyards, a shaded picnic area nestled under majestic valley oaks, a reflecting beachfront hotels in san diego pool and fountains.
Author Jack London, who wrote "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang," was a pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London wrote so many books about wolves and dogs that his friend George Sterling gave him the nickname "The Wolf." So when Jack started to build his dream house in 1911, it was only fitting that people would call it "The Wolf House."
London and his wife Charmian never got to live in their home because it burned down just as it was almost beachfront hotels in san diego completed. The Londons were sleeping in the cottage about a half mile away and were awakened by a farm worker who saw the red glow in the sky. By the time they got there, the house was completely engulfed in flames and beyond saving. Although London vowed to rebuild the house, he did not live long enough to accomplish it.
Here you may experience a unique, hands-on way to learn more about wine making and appreciation. This activity also fosters team building for groups as they learn to blend wine, just how professional wine makers do. In this blending lab, you and your friends to create your own perfect combination of Carignane, Petite Sirah, and Zinfandel, one that they will take home and serve and watch it knock their guests' socks off.
The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Spa is the ultimate elegant oasis, blessed by natural mineral hot springs in the Sonoma Valley. The property offers rooms to suit every taste from restored Fairmont Heritage rooms to signature suites.
Guests find beautifully appointed accommodations, many with fireplaces, to set the mood at the end of a perfect day touring the local wineries or enjoying the spa. All of their luxury Sonoma lodging features color TV, telephones with voice mail, a selection of Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Spa bathroom amenities, mini-bar refrigerator, terry cloth robes and air-conditioning.
All guests of the Fairmont's Sonoma Valley lodging may partake in their daily complimentary hike and bike adventures. They also invite all guests to join us in the Lobby from 4:30-5:30 p.m. for daily afternoon wine tasting in the heart of Sonoma County.
Santé Restaurant is the Inn's premier dining room and has earned a national reputation for its outstanding food, including being the first restaurant in Sonoma Valley to earn a coveted Micheline star.
Condé Nast Traveler said "it's worth a special trip just to eat here," and Gourmet Magazine calls the food "the best of the new Wine Country style." Only the freshest local produce, meats, poultry beachfront hotels in san diego and seafood are used to create elegantly beachfront hotels in san diego simple dishes that let the natural flavors of the food speak for themselves.
Shops at Jack London Village are housed in disused concrete fermentation vats, located in the old Glen Ellen Winery, which is now called Jack London Village. Glen Ellen itself is one of the most beautiful villages in California.
This picturesque biodynamic 85-acre ranch is nestled on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain. Available for visitors are a vineyard tram tour, wine tasting, gift shop, estate gardens, and a picnic area among the trees.
For hundreds of years, ancient thermal mineral waters have graced this site. Today, the resort is proud to be one of the only luxury spa resorts in the country with its own source of thermal mineral water. The Sonoma beachfront hotels in san diego Mission Inn and Spa hotel pays homage to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, which believed in the axiom Sanitas Per Aquas .
In addition to its slate of major events, Infineon Raceway is a year-round motorsports complex with events scheduled 340 days and 50 weekends a year. Jim Russell Racing Karts and classes are available at the raceway.