Fall Colors in the Vineyard 2011 - Napa Valley, Sonoma and Santa Rosa California
Wineries featured in this video:
Duckhorn Vineyards
Gargiulo Vineyards
James Cole Estate Winery
Ledson Winery and Vineyards
Paraduxx Wines
Ridge Vineyards
Silverado Vineyards
Sunce Winery
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Sonoma is a perfect getaway when visiting San Francisco. It's situated 45 miles north of San Francisco. It's said to be as Napa Valley was 20 years ago, and it really feels genuine and picturesque. Make a stop in Sonoma City before entering the vineyards. Sonoma City is a beautiful little town with a historic town plaza.
On this episode of Next Stop, our show host Jon Olson, makes a stop in Sonoma Valley, and shows us a little more than just the wine country that Napa Valley is known for. Sitting down in one of the private luxurious patios, and enjoying their fine wines was definitely a treat as we get a gracious tour around the grounds, and talk about the wonderful Sonoma lifestyle.
We definitely will be back and explore more of what more Sonoma Wine Country has to offer.
Enjoy delicious wine and beautiful vineyards on the Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour. This full-day tour takes you to three of Northern California's best wineries and includes a stop for lunch in picturesque spots.
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On this episode we feature the number one wine growing region in the country, California wine country. Of course we will taste some great wines, pair it with fabulous foods and meet some of the colorful locals. That’s how you do wine country. The fun starts now!
There are many fun ways to tour wine country, later on in the show we will tour by limo, but today we are with Getaway Adventures for a Sip n Cycle bike tour of wine country.
Alright you guys welcome to the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, scored this spot right here as you can see, if you look behind us you’ll see all these vineyards that we have, but basically today’s ride is going to take us through some of the most beautiful vineyards you will ever see in this area. You can see the olive trees over here.
A lot of, still grape clusters left on the vines, big old oak trees here. This is it, the postcard baby! This what people come from all over the world to see. Go ahead and park your bikes right over here. Welcome to the Preston Winery here, we’re going to do a little wine tasting here. I want to introduce you to Robert here, he’s going to be pouring some wine for us today.
Alright you guys, welcome to a special treat here in the wine country, and that is sampling right out of the barrel. This is wine that has been aged now for a little while but we get to taste it before it hits the bottle, so this a really kind of special treat.
If you are a wine connoisseur, you probably store your wine. So here’s a little wine storage 101 for you. If you have a cooler, set the temp at 55 to 60 degrees, dessert wines at the bottom, whites in the middle, reds at the top. If you don’t have a wine cooler look for a room like this, no temperature fluctuations, cool, dry, perfect. Set the wines on it’s side, but never, ever, ever store your wines on top of the refrigerator. How many of you are just busted right now? Reason why, vibrations. Not good for the wine. There is your wine fast fact 101.
You know I was sort of the first,I mean, it was a long time ago. When I first came to Sonoma County, Santa Rosa there was so good food here, which was surprising because it was an amazing agricultural area. A winemaker friend of mine took me to what was then the best restaurant in town, and I will never forget this was the middle of summertime and here was all this wonderful stuff being grown around here, and this best restaurant in town was serving canned vegetables and I said ‘You know what, I could be a big fish in a small pond’.
Please, come up and join us for a moment. This is a rose of pinot noir. We make this from our best grapes, this has a nose, it has a taste. Key elements of wine in particular a pinot noir, even a rose of pinot noir is that there A, should be balance, but the three basic things is there is a nose, you have a smell, that the taste they call it the mid palette is consistent with the smell. And the after taste, or the finish is long and also consistent.
Now we can enjoy the pinot noir which is the hardest, often conceived of, I don’t want to start an argument with other winemakers or things, but basically this is generally considered the hardest wine to make. It’s a very thin grape, the balances are very, the farming it is a very difficult thing. It’s a many layered grape, it doesn’t have that much tannin, you just really have to do this right to get it so, this is really a, this is one reason we attracted our wine maker here, she really wanted to...
Well the unique part about Stark’s Steak House is there is several different ways to get your meat on. What I like to do is get several cuts on the table, several different sauces and just everybody get a little bit of everything.
Behind the Scenes Meeting Artisans of Sonoma County
The best way to explore Sonoma is biking through the vineyards and farmlands. It lets you slow down and appreciate the rolling hills of the wine country. Our host Kati joined Randy Johnson of Getaway Adventures for a Sip and Cycle excursion with stops along for tastings. They started at Martorana, picking grapes and learning about optimal harvest times. Each step of the winemaking process becomes a deeper connection to the land, something Kati experienced firsthand with Chris Benziger of Benziger Family Winery. In a similar way, Kyle and Katina Connaughton, the husband and wife team behind the inventive Single Thread farm and restaurant, transform the freshest seasonal produce from the farm into genius culinary creations. Video produced by Matador Network. More info about Sonoma County:
River Fun in Sonoma County
Come find the sun at Sonoma County’s three rivers. Go kayaking or canoeing on the Russian River; try some stand-up paddling in the Petaluma River; or hiking along the Gualala River, in northern Sonoma County, is a way to embrace solitude and get away from the crowds.
Spend the night and discover world-class wineries, laid back towns and fantastic dining. It all starts just an hour north of San Francisco. Start planning your visit at
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Pig Roast at River Bend RV Resort
The River Bend Rv Resort in Forestville, CA is in the heart of the Russian River Valley in Sonoma Counties wine country. They have RV sites, cabins, and even tent camping for those who don’t need all the comforts of hime when traveling. It is the perfect location to explore all that Sonoma County has to offer without going very far from your campsite.
The resort has a general store, a number of children’s play structures, an old-fashioned gaming arcade, horseshoe pits, and a sweet private beach right on the river. And guess what? The beach is just perfect for stargazing at night!
Set amidst several world-famous wineries. Korbel Champagne Cellars is walking distance from the resort property. The quaint towns of Forestville & Guerneville are just a few miles away and have great shopping and restaurants. River Bend has a lot of sites that overlook the Russian River too, so don't forget to bring shoes to wear in the water because it is a rocky beach. Towels, a beach blanket and chairs are a great idea!
The town of Guerneville is only a couple miles down the road and is full of rustic charm. It should definitely make your Wine Country short list. Even though the town has been a country getaway from San Francisco for many, many years, it retains its woodsy, down-to-earth personality that brings visitors back year after year.
Wine Tasting
There are hundreds of wineries within a 30 minute drive of Riverbed Resort, with flavors and prices to suit any budget. Korbel has been a part of Sonoma County wine industry since 1882, when the winery was founded by the Korbel brothers. It’s one of our favorites because it’s walking distance from the resort. All of their sparkling wines are made in the traditional method or methode champenoise, where the second fermentation takes place in the bottle, creating millions of tiny bubbles.
Tours of the winery and the gardens are offered daily, and it’s a great experience for anyone interested in wine. Bella and Lola suggest visiting the awesome deli on-site and picking up some picnic supplies to pair with your bubbles out in the redwood forest near by or along the river. Sonoma County’ is pretty lax about picnicing, more so than Napa Valley anyway and we really enjoyed the picnic basket we filled up at Korbel’s deli.
Hike Among Giants
The Armstrong Redwoods are also just a short drive from the resort. Great hiking trails wind through majestic Sequoia trees that are over 500 years old and over 200 feet tall. The Reserve offers parking, picnic facilities, a visitor center, and several self-guided nature trails. Lola and I sure do love the woods as you probably suspected.
Check out Ogle, it’s the largest tree in the park. It’s higher than a football stadium is long, at 310 feet and it’s 1,400 years old. Now that’s really old, my Dad isn’t even that old.
Adventures on the Russian River
The wide and lazy Russian River is the perfect place to spend a hot, sunny day. You can rent an inner tube, canoe, kayak, or paddleboard from one of the many river outfitters located in Guerneville and venture out on your own or join a tour group for the day. We think a canoe is the best way to see wildlife on the river or better yet just jump into the water like we did and see where the river takes you.
See you soon.
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Lil’ Bella and Lola
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Dragnet: Eric Kelby / Sullivan Kidnapping: The Wolf / James Vickers
Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first several months were bumpy, as Webb and company worked out the program's format and eventually became comfortable with their characters (Friday was originally portrayed as more brash and forceful than his later usually relaxed demeanor). Gradually, Friday's deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring. (Dunning, 210) Friday's first partner was Sergeant Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. After Yarborough's death in 1951 (and therefore Romero's, who also died of a heart attack, as acknowledged on the December 27, 1951 episode The Big Sorrow), Friday was partnered with Sergeant Ed Jacobs (December 27, 1951 - April 10, 1952, subsequently transferred to the Police Academy as an instructor), played by Barney Phillips; Officer Bill Lockwood (Ben Romero's nephew, April 17, 1952 - May 8, 1952), played by Martin Milner (with Ken Peters taking the role for the June 12, 1952 episode The Big Donation); and finally Frank Smith, played first by Herb Ellis (1952), then Ben Alexander (September 21, 1952-1959). Raymond Burr was on board to play the Chief of Detectives. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio's top-rated shows.
Webb insisted on realism in every aspect of the show. The dialogue was clipped, understated and sparse, influenced by the hardboiled school of crime fiction. Scripts were fast moving but didn't seem rushed. Every aspect of police work was chronicled, step by step: From patrols and paperwork, to crime scene investigation, lab work and questioning witnesses or suspects. The detectives' personal lives were mentioned but rarely took center stage. (Friday was a bachelor who lived with his mother; Romero, a Mexican-American from Texas, was an ever fretful husband and father.) Underplaying is still acting, Webb told Time. We try to make it as real as a guy pouring a cup of coffee. (Dunning, 209) Los Angeles police chiefs C.B. Horrall, William A. Worton, and (later) William H. Parker were credited as consultants, and many police officers were fans.
Most of the later episodes were entitled The Big _____, where the key word denoted a person or thing in the plot. In numerous episodes, this would the principal suspect, victim, or physical target of the crime, but in others was often a seemingly inconsequential detail eventually revealed to be key evidence in solving the crime. For example, in The Big Streetcar the background noise of a passing streetcar helps to establish the location of a phone booth used by the suspect.
Throughout the series' radio years, one can find interesting glimpses of pre-renewal Downtown L.A., still full of working class residents and the cheap bars, cafes, hotels and boarding houses which served them. At the climax of the early episode James Vickers, the chase leads to the Subway Terminal Building, where the robber flees into one of the tunnels only to be killed by an oncoming train. Meanwhile, by contrast, in other episodes set in outlying areas, it is clear that the locations in question are far less built up than they are today. Today, the Imperial Highway, extending 40 miles east from El Segundo to Anaheim, is a heavily used boulevard lined almost entirely with low-rise commercial development. In an early Dragnet episode scenes along the Highway, at the road to San Pedro, clearly indicate that it still retained much the character of a country highway at that time.