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.
World Class Wine Country Residence in Healdsburg, California
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A secluded country lane traverses rolling vineyards to arrive at the entrance of this impressive residential vineyard estate. Nestled within a captivating setting of native oaks, gently sloping hills, vineyard rows, enchanting gardens and breathtaking views across Healdsburg’s renowned Dry Creek Valley, this sublime estate carries the trademark of genteel wine country living and the best of wine country architecture that blends indoor with outdoor effortlessly. Meandering pathways link the amenities of this significant estate, from the refined vintage style entertainment barn with spectacular kitchen garden to the sophisticated estate residence, dramatic infinity edge pool, extensive outdoor terrace, fire pit and pristine pro-style home practice golf green. Rural but not remote, conveniently located minutes from Healdsburg, Hwy 101 and the Santa Rosa airport, the estate is located at the heart of this diverse wine country region and only 70 miles north from the Golden Gate Bridge. The residents of this area are attracted to the local amenities associated with the region, including bicycling, hiking, proximity to the world-class Mayacama Golf Club, wineries and highly acclaimed restaurants and shopping. These attributes, combined with the natural beauty of the wine country make this an ideal primary or secondary residential choice.
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Hotel Healdsburg Sonoma w Amicis Tours.MOV
Part of the Sonoma Winery Tour Apps. This charming hotels is located across the street from the Healdsburg Plaza. It is minutes from numerous wineries and some very nice restaurants. They have a second property down the street call H2. AmicisTours.com. Sonoma, lodging, wine, tour, B&B, apps
Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA, day trip to wine country 2016
Cousins, Brenda and Nancy, travel to Healdsburg in Northern Sonoma County to visit two wineries, Mazzocco Winery and Seghesio Family Vineyards. Lunch was at a charming restaurant in Healdsburg, Campo Fina.
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Our friends Bobby and Jessica invited us to Napa for Jessica's birthday party - a house party on a vineyard! We said yes (of course!) and flew into SFO where we rented a Silvercar Audi A4 for the drive to Sonoma (Healdsburg) California. This region is also known as the Russian River valley and is known for the pinot noir from here (Napa is about an hour east of this). We went wine tasting at Chateau Diane, then Ferrari Carrano, and eventually ended up back at the vineyard house. We played badminton and grilled out, and had a chef cater a vegetarian dinner for us at sunset (we got some EPIC drone shots!). We ended the night tasting wine and watching movies under the stars - if you ask me it was a pretty amazing birthday. Thanks for the invite Bobby and Jessica, now we have to think of an epic birthday adventure to invite YOU two on!
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Sonoma Wine Country | Travel Guide
Sonoma Wine Country | Travel Guide
When it comes to wine country, Sonoma often gets overlooked for its close cousin, Napa, but some of the most notable wines come from the Sonoma region. Here's a travel guide and quick look into some of the best hotels and wineries in Sonoma.
Kenwood Inn & Spa
A boutique Mediterranean-style, adults-only hotel built in the 1900s featuring 31 guest rooms, a 24 hour pool and spa, and a lush courtyard. The property is pet friendly and has a clothing optional pool policy. Yes, you read that right. Clothing optional.
Jordan Winery
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Armstrong Redwoods State National Reserve
A beautiful flat hike through the redwood trees.
Farmhouse Inn
An award-winning luxurious property with 25 private guest rooms, a spa and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Perfect for couples, this romantic retreat is in the heart of Sonoma Wine Country.
La Crema Wines
Safari West
Safari West is a wildlife preserve with 400 acres of over 900 wildlife animals including giraffe, buffalo, ostrich, zebras and flamingos. Visitors can book a safari tour and get up close to some of the wildlife at Safari West and you can also stay in one of their safari tents and wake up to the sounds of nature (and animals) -- a true safari experience! Safari West is perfect for families and kids.
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The Napa & Sonoma Valley is one of the most scenic and beautiful wine country to visit in Northern California. October is a perfect month because the fall colors turns to red & gold which showcases a more dramatic hills & valleys of the vineyards. Because Napa is very close to where we live, my wife and I often spend our weekends there because of its beauty and great places to eat. When I got my first drone, it is here where I practiced aerial videos and revisited the same places where we had gone before for photography. To this day, we are still discovering new wineries and restaurants.
There are over 430 Wineries in Napa Valley and over 380 wineries in Sonoma Valley. An astounding 95% of Napa Valley wineries are family-owned. It was The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, known as the Judgment of Paris event which placed Napa Valley on the map worldwide. This blind, comparative tasting pitted Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay from California against the best wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy in a blind tasting. When the tasting was done, the judges had given top honors to Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon. Napa Valley would never be the same and transformed Napa Valley into one of the premiere wine regions in the world.
Charles Krug is credited with establishing Napa Valley's first commercial winery in 1861: including Schramsberg (founded in 1862), Beringer (1876) and Inglenook (1879).
Aside for its wines (especially Cabernet Sauvignon wines), Napa Valley is also renowned for its fine and diverse cuisine. In fact, the region’s 100-plus restaurants have won more Michelin stars per capita than any other wine country in the world. Among the popular Michelin-starred restaurants include La Toque, The Restaurant at Auberge and The French Laundry.
Besides its arts & culture, you can go around the valley by biking or hiking, sip beer and spirits, see the Old Faithful geyser in Napa city of Calistoga, attend museums and music festivals, go shopping, and ride a hot-air balloon at sunrise.
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