Healdsburg Wine Country Travel Tips
Healdsburg is one of the great wine towns of California and is the perfect place to make your home base for exploring this western part of Sonoma County. Nearby are three famous wine Appellations: The Alexander Valley, the Dry Creek Valley, and the Russian River Valley. On WCG we have wine trails and maps for each of these spectacular wine growing regions. Healdsburg backroads are breathtaking. You will see Redwood Trees, the Russian River, rolling hills of vineyards, and of course wineries. What a delight! In Healdsburg and surrounding its famous Plaza, there are many wine tasting rooms. You can spend an entire afternoon sipping wine walking from one wine tasting bar to the next.
For dining, the Healdsburg restaurant scene is fantastic. Food critics rave about the varied cuisines and the fresh ingredients supplied by local purveyors. Outside of the town you find other favorites restaurants including the Farmhouse Inn and the Madrone Manor. There is plenty of lodging in town, but be sure to book early, Healdsburg is a popular destination for wine and foods lovers.
Most of the wineries in Sonoma have picnic areas. What fun it is to pack a lunch and picnic in the vineyards. Choices for buying your picnic goodies are Big John’s Market and the Oakville Grocery in Healdsburg, the historic General Store on Dry Creek Road, and the funky Jimtown Store on Highway 128 in the Alexander Valley.
There is much more to do in this area than exploring food and wine. Healdsburg has many boutique shops and art galleries. There are two golf courses or you can head to the resort town of Guerneville and hike among the Redwoods in Armstrong Grove State Park. During the summer months, the Russian River beaches are popular and a fun family activity. Many wineries have Bocce Courts, and that’s always another exciting thing to do.
Our Healdsburg planning guide is packed with all this information and much more. Spend some time with the manual planning your trip, and you are sure to have a fantastic time in Healdsburg wine country.
Visit to Wine Country - Russian River Valley of California
Hightlights from my trip to some of the wineries of the Russian River Valley- created at
HOLLY's MSG to NAKACHAN
08.30.2009 Healdsburg, CA: HOTEL CAFE presents Sara Bareilles, Ian Ball, HOLLY CONLAN and Buddy @ C. Donatiello Winery in Russian River
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08.30.2009 Healdsburg, CA: HOTEL CAFE presents Sara Bareilles, Ian Ball, HOLLY CONLAN and Buddy @ C. Donatiello Winery in Russian River
Copola Video winery in Napa Valley Video wine country tube
Colopa's winery is the best winery in Napa valley! see our Napa wine tasting video & wine trail road video tube taken on the way to Francisco Copola's winery in Napa Valley. Check out our daily wine country tours to Napa Valley & Sonoma Valley. Private wine tours to California wine country to Napa Valley Sonoma wineries, Alexander Valley, Russian Valley, Mendocino & Anderson Valley. We also offer wine tours to Livermore Valley, Lake County wineries and Paso Robles wineries with Hearst Castle & Big Sur tours
Visit Sonoma County - Wine Country
Video of what to do in Sonoma County, CA. Wine Country in California, just 30 minutes from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.
UNWINED: Russian River Valley Part One
Join host James Van Kreidt as he visits with master winemaker Ryan Zepaltas (of Zepaltas Wines) and discusses the unique climate of the Russian River Valley (in Napa, California) and the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that are produced there.
Adventure Lot: Foppoli Wine
Get Around with Dominic
A private plane tour of Russian River Valley wine country with Dominic, co-owner of Foppoli Wines and Jim Goff, owner of Sky Lounge Restaurant. Land at Infineon Raceway where you will test drive a new Audi. Then head back for a fly-over of Foppoli Vineyard and Ranch before you land for a tour led by Dominic and a great lunch. This lot is for two people.
The Wanna-Be's* from Alaska!
*not their real name. :p
My mom and I saw this good little band outside the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonama, CA; and I gave them my last 2 dollars.
Sorry you can't really see their faces like I can on the camera screen... it was dark outside, so...