SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A famous store — Williams-Sonoma — returns to its roots, three new wineries open tasting rooms, helicopter tours take off, a naked pig serves brunch, and a secret kitchen round out what's new in Sonoma County.

Visit Sonoma County and enjoy the views of vineyards turning colors – offering fall foliage that rivals New England. Plan a visit to see the magnificent colors by the end of the year and harvest ripe specials from Sonoma County wineries, restaurants, attractions, and accommodations. Visit www.SonomaCounty.com/deals for details.

 

FEATURED EVENT

Fort Ross – Seaview Wine Festival adds cheese tasting
This is the second year for the Fort Ross Seaview Wine Festival, which offers a grand tasting of wines from the area and a luncheon created by a group of well-respected chefs. This year the event adds a cheese sampling with local expert, Omar Mueller.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets and information are available at www.fortross-seaview.org/events.

Mueller, who owns the Freestone Artisan Cheese Shop and produces his own cheese, will present cheeses at the grand tasting during the wine festival. The tasting will also feature Fort Ross-Seaview growers and wineries that source grapes from within the wine region (or AVA). The luncheon is a four-course culinary experience served on a marine terrace overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Four of Sonoma County's top chefs will each prepare a course:

• John Ash, chef and James Beard award-winning author
• Barbara Hom, executive chef Fort Ross Vineyard
• Richard Whipple, executive chef Sea Ranch Lodge
• Marianna Gardenhire, pastry chef-proprietor Backyard, Forestville

The Fort Ross Seaview Wine Festival takes place at Fort Ross State Historic Park during the annual Fort Ross Harvest Festival. The Harvest Festival is a family-friendly day spent outdoors celebrating old-world seasonal abundance through song, dance, and crafts. Both events come together to showcase the abundance of what Fort Ross has to offer.

Fort Ross-Seaview Wine Festival
Fort Ross State Historic Park, Fort Ross 19005 Coast Highway
Jenner, CA 95450
www.fortross-seaview.org/events/
Media Contact: Holly Hansen Public Relations
707-526-6677
holly@hollyhansenpr.com

 

SHOPPING

Williams-Sonoma returns to its Sonoma roots
Some 60 years after launching his eponymous store that became the place to buy quality cookware, Chuck Williams has brought his store, Williams-Sonoma, back to Sonoma where it all started.

In 1956, Williams bought a little hardware store at 605 Broadway and started importing Le Creuset, along with other French cookware, to sell. He introduced a wide array of pots, pans, and other kitchen items from all over the world. And he revolutionized the way Americans cook.

The Williams- Sonoma retail space, features cooking equipment that Williams first imported and the company still sells. Also onsite is a cooking school that will offer classes and demos for cooks of all ages. A garden patio with a pizza oven and an annex with furniture and home décor for sale round out the complex.

Williams-Sonoma
599 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
707-939-8974
Media Contacts:
Carrie Crespo-Dixon: ccrespodixon@wsgc.com
Lauren Tarzia: ltarzia@wsgc.com

 

WINERIES

Fog Crest Vineyard opens tasting room, Sebastopol
Fog Crest Vineyard owners, James and Rosalind Manoogian, opened a tasting room in Sebastopol. The Tuscan-style villa is located on a hilltop that overlooks Laguna de Santa Rosa, offering riveting views.

Guests may take in these views from an outdoor terrace or enjoy the beautifully appointed tasting room. The $10 tasting fee is waived with the purchase of wine, which includes a Rose, Vin Gris, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir. Fog Crest Vineyard is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Originally, the Manoogians sold their grapes to such wineries as Stryker Sonoma. The Manoogians and winemaker Jerome Chery released their first wines in 2005.

Fog Crest Vineyard
7606 Occidental Road
Sebastopol, CA
707-829-2006
www.fogcrestvineyard.com
Media Contact: James Manoogian
707-829-2006

Landa Vineyards open by appointment
Landa Vineyards is a family-owned, premium estate winery located in the town of Sonoma, on land that held one of the first bonded wineries in the state. Today the Landa family produces Rhone varietals and they strive to uphold the rich winemaking history of their land by crafting wines in small lots, using traditional techniques.

Landa Vineyards is nestled at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains on 22 acres in Sonoma Valley and located just five minutes east of the Sonoma Plaza. General Vallejo's daughter lived in the pre-1900s farmhouse on the property. The foundation of the original winery, dug into the hillside, still remains. Tastings are offered by appointment only.

Landa Vineyards
1990 East Napa Street,
Sonoma, CA 95476
707-339-1303
www.landavineyards.com
Media Contact: Jennifer Landa
707-339-1303
Jen@LandaVineyards.com

Jigar Wines features tasting room, private cellar
Jigar Wines, located in the heart of Dry Creek Valley near the town of Healdsburg, is owned by husband and wife team, Jigar and Stephanie Patel. They've enlisted the expertise of winemaker Erik Miller, of Kokomo Wines, to craft the wines.

Their wine portfolio includes a Dry Creek Valley Cabernet and Zinfandel, and a Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Jigar Wines has a tasting room in Forestville that is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. They also offer private tastings in their cellar in Healdsburg by appointment.

Jigar Wines
6615 Front Street
Forestville, CA 95436
707-874-6123
www.jigarwines.com
Media Contact: Jigar Patel
707-874-6123
info@jigarwines.com

New Bocce in the Vineyard experience offered at Dry Creek Vineyard
Dry Creek Vineyard welcomes visitors to their new bocce court and vineyard walk area. Located next to one of their famed vineyards, the Bocce in the Vineyard experience can be reserved for two hours for up to 12 adults.

The experience includes tables, linens, umbrellas, a complimentary bottle of Chenin Blanc or Fumé Blanc, ice buckets, and a host who will provide guest services. Reservations are $150, $100 for wine club members.

Dry Creek Vineyard
3770 Lambert Bridge Rd.
Healdsburg, CA 95448
www.drycreekvineyard.com
Media Contact: Bill Smart
707-473-4728
BillS@drycreekvineyard.com

New fall wine and food pairing menu at Michel Schlumberger
Michel Schlumberger, located north of Healdsburg in Alexander Valley, offers a five-course wine and food pairing. Executive chef Michael Pryor guides guests through each course, discussing the pairings.

The latest menu includes a grilled sustainable salmon taco with spicy goat cheese crema and pumpkin seed tomatillo salsa paired with Michel Schlumberger's 2012 Pinot Blanc. Guests are also treated to a Jamaican jerk pork slider with jack cheese, avocado, and pickapeppa mayo paired with the winery's 2011 Faux Pas, a red blend.

Michel Schlumberger's fall wine and food pairing menu is offered Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Thursday through Sunday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. The cost is $59 per person, $42 for wine club members.

Michel Schlumberger
4155 Wine Creek Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
www.MichelSchlumberger.com
Media Contact: Tracy Bidia
707.433.7427 x127
tracy@michelschlumberger.com

RESTAURANTS & EATERIES

SEA Noodle Bar opens in Santa Rosa
Building on the success of his SEA Thai Bistro in Santa Rosa, chef Tony Ounpamornchai and his team have opened SEA Noodle Bar, with a menu featuring Thai-inspired comfort food. Ounpamaornchai uses fresh, local ingredients blended with authentic preparations and time-tested techniques to create unique dishes.

Noodle bowls range from $11 to $13 and include cold egg noodle salad made with grilled organic chicken, mixed greens, avocado, hard-boiled egg, roasted peanuts and a ponzu vinaigrette. Or a coconut noodle soup with organic chicken, Kaffir leaves, tomato, sugar snap peas, spinach, and cilantro. The menu also includes appetizers, salads, and rice bowls.

The SEA Noodle Bar is located inside the north main entrance of the Coddingtown Shopping Mall in Santa Rosa. It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

SEA Noodle Bar
286 Coddingtown Center
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-521-9087
www.seanoodlebar.com
Media Contact: Anthony Evangelista
707-521-9087

Eatery by the Sea: New restaurant featured at Jenner Inn
The Jenner Inn, located on the Sonoma Coast now has a new owner and a new restaurant. Eatery by the Sea overlooks where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean. Chef Monika Padua and her staff serve organic and locally sourced food, with many ingredients coming from the new garden planted on the property.

The menu includes burgers served on homemade brioche buns and house-cut fries. The signature smoked salmon chowder, sweet or savory crepes, and a choice of soups, salads, smoothies, and desserts are also available.

Eatery by the Sea is open Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They serve breakfast, lunch, and special events such as weddings and private parties. Plans for dinner service are on the horizon.

Eatery by the Sea
10400 Coast Route 1
Jenner, CA 95450
707-865-2377
www.JennerInn.com
Media Contact: Heidi Fiori Stroud
holly@jennerinn.com
707-865-2377

The Naked Pig features brunch
A new brunch destination has opened in Santa Rosa, offering an ever-changing menu of local, seasonal ingredients. The Naked Pig, owned by Santa Rosa natives Jason Sakach and Dalia Martinez, has already earned a reputation for great, made-from-scratch waffles.

However, customers won't find maple syrup here. The figs and pig waffle for instance is topped with fresh, local figs and a slice of ham from neighboring Sonoma Meat Company. Or bacon in the batter waffles drizzled with Santa Rosa Wildflower Honey.

Lunch choices are also available. Menu items range from $8 to $14.

The Naked Pig is open Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The restaurant is small, with three tables inside and a few outside. Take out is also available.

The Naked Pig Cafe
435 Santa Rosa Avenue (at Maple Avenue)
Santa Rosa, CA
707- 978-3231
Media Contact: Dalia Martinez
707- 978-3231

Metes and Bounds brings table to the farm
Chef Heath Thomson and maitre d' and sommelier Drew Duggan have turned the table on the “farm-to-table” movement. Instead, they bring the table to the farm.

Metes and Bounds is a traveling dining experience where lavish tables are set up between rows of crops on local farms. They create a five-course menu from the day's harvest at the farm, and pair it with local wine.

Farm dinners are open to guests who make reservations through the Metes and Bounds website. Dinners cost between $175 and $225 per person and are limited to 40 guests, with two seats reserved for host farmers and vintners.

Metes and Bounds
PO Box 2238
Healdsburg, CA 95448
707-385-9705
www.metesandbounds.co
Media Contact: Heath Thomson
707-385-9705

El Barrio: Mexican modern cocktail bar opens in Guerneville
This new Latin-themed cocktail and snack bar opened in the Russian River town of Guerneville. Owner Crista Luedtke already has several successful businesses in town: Big Bottom Market, boon eat+drink, and boon hotel+spa.

El Barrio's cocktail menu will focus on tequila, mescal, and bourbon, along with other classics. Luedtke also plans to serve a light menu of bar snacks such as street tacos, queso, and guacamole.

El Barrio
16230 Main St., Guerneville, CA
707-604-7601
www.elbarriobar.com
Media Contact: Crista Luedtke
707-604-7601

Seaside Metal Oyster Bar now open in Guerneville
This is the latest addition to what locals are calling Guerneville's “Restaurant Row.” Seaside Metal Oyster Bar is owned by Mike and Tim Selvera, twin brothers who own a popular restaurant in San Francisco called Bar Crudo.

The two were looking for a second location and had been spending time in Guerneville. Local restaurateur Crista Luedtke, who already owns four businesses in town, urged the pair to open a more rustic version of their Bar Crudo.

The menu includes small plates and hot dishes in addition to fresh oysters, clams, crab, and lobster. Diners may also choose seafood stews and pan roasts. Seaside Metal is open Wednesday through Sunday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Seaside Metal Oyster Bar
16222 Main Street
Guerneville, CA
707-604-7250
www.SeasideMetal.com
Media Contact: Tim Selvera
707-604-7250

Brasa Churrascaria and Brew Pub opens in Santa Rosa
A taste of Brazil has come to downtown Santa Rosa serving authentic dishes. The word churrascaria translated from Portuguese describes meat, fish, or produce cooked on a skewer over a hot grill.

Brasa serves eight rotisserie grilled meats including top sirloin, New York strip, chicken, pork loin, and sausages. A traditional Rodizio meal includes a non-stop parade of these meats served sizzling hot on a sword by men called gauchos.

The meal costs $40 and includes rice, beans, fried yucca, fried plantains, grilled pineapple, choice of vegetable, and soup and salad.

Customers may also want to sink their teeth into a wood-fired Brazilian pizza, a variety of croquettes, and Brazilian cheese bread. Brasa is open Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday) from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and until 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Brasa Churrascaria and Brew Pub
505 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-623-9382
www.theBrasa.com
Media Contact: Cristina Faga
707-623-9382

Rossi's Smokehouse and Dancehall features barbecue, dancing
Rossi's, formerly Little Switzerland, is a new, family friendly restaurant and bar in the El Verano area of Sonoma, about 1 ½ miles off the Sonoma Plaza. The historic venue is one of the few dancehalls left standing from the glory days of the '20s and '30s.

Owner Max Young has done extensive remodeling, but kept the historic nature of the building. The music and dancing tradition continues every Friday and Saturday night when local and touring bands take the stage.

Chef Rudy Mihal offers barbecue daily. Start with boiled peanuts or fried pickles, then sink your teeth into slow-smoked brisket, hand-pulled pork, pulled smoked chicken, or tender spare ribs.

Rossi's is open for supper at 5p.m. Wednesday through Sunday with a limited bar menu on Monday nights. A late-night menu is available until 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday.

Rossi's bar features 14 tap beers, a full bar, and three big-screen HDTVs with a wide selection of sports channels. The bar is open daily (except Tuesdays) at 3 p.m. and at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays for football.

Rossi's Smokehouse and Dancehall
401 Grove Street
Sonoma, CA
707-343-0044
www.Rossis1906.com
Media Contact: Max Young
707-343-0044

The Secret Kitchen appears in Petaluma
The word about good food is getting out and The Secret Kitchen is quickly becoming a foodie destination in Petaluma.

Chef Brenda Anderson, Janice Clement and their small staff of friends and neighbors are running a walk-up, take-out kitchen with dishes like Korean BBQ chicken rice bowls with kim chee, “hog in a blanket,” which is a pork brat with Lagunitas IPA mustard, cheddar cheese sauce, and caramelized onions. Those with a sweet tooth are satisfied with caramel rum cake and fresh peach strawberry galettes.

There are a few picnic benches to enjoy your food near The Secret Kitchen. Otherwise guests may get their food to go and enjoy at a local picnic spot. The Secret Kitchen is open 11a.m. to 7:30p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

The Secret Kitchen
4701 Bodega Avenue
Petaluma, CA
707- 787-8243
Media Contact: Brenda Anderson
707- 787-8243
skpetaluma@gmail.com

Earth's Bounty Kitchen & Wine Bar
Christopher and Amy Ludwick, owners of Grapevine Catering Company, have opened their first café and wine bar, Earth's Bounty.

During the day, it features locally roasted coffee and espresso, baked goods, sandwiches, salads, house-made desserts, and artisan produced specialty products. The deli also offers drop off catering with boxed lunch and party platter menus available upon request.

The café & wine bar is a full-service experience for guests who like to relax and unwind with a glass of wine and enjoy creations from their Sonoma Farm Country cuisine. The menu changes often and includes starters, wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and entrees like local wild king salmon with carrot-asparagus succotash, and herb salad. Or mac & cheese with Sebastopol mushrooms, roasted shallots, and Vella cheddar cheese.

Earth's Bounty Kitchen is open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday 11a.m. to 4 p.m.

Earth's Bounty Kitchen opens in Santa Rosa
5755 Mountain Hawk Way
Santa Rosa, CA
707-827-9700
www.EarthsBountyKitchen.com
Media Contact: Christopher Ludwick
707-827-9700

Fork Catering expands in Sebastopol
One of Sonoma County's most loved food trucks is parking, at least part time, in Sebastopol, on the way out to Bodega Bay.

Owner Sarah Piccolo plans to use the tiny roadhouse as a catering kitchen, a breakfast and lunch eatery, and will park her popular food truck next to the side patio to serve casual, quick food.

Piccolo plans to open the space in November and says it will be casual, approachable, and family-friendly.

Fork Catering
9890 Bodega Hwy
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-494-0960
Media Contact: Sarah Piccolo
707-494-0960

Shuffles Magical Ice Cream Shoppe features sleight of hand
Prepare for a spellbinding experience where hand-crafted ice cream and magic come together, literally. In addition to delicious ice cream, sorbets, and Italian ices, this downtown Santa Rosa shop also offers magic shows, lessons in magic, and supplies that any magician would need up their sleeve.

The ice cream menu includes favorite flavors such as vanilla bean, double chocolate fudge, and mocha almond fudge. It also teases your imagination with flavors like Snickers sleight of hand, magician tracks, and Pop Rock crunch.

While you enjoy your ice cream, take in the enchanting magic tricks performed table-side by in-house magicians. In addition, kids are welcome to a weekly magic show on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m., or bring the whole family to a monthly dinner magic show. Shuffles magicians are also available for private parties and meetings.

Shuffles Magical Ice Cream Shoppe
528 Seventh Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-544-3535
www.shufflesicecream.com
Media Contact: Cammie Scirica
Events@ShufflesIceCream.com
707-544-3535

Savvy on First opens in Cloverdale
Savvy on First is the dream of executive chef Kristine Bodily, who brings people and food together with the freshest, seasonal ingredients, and a unique, elegant presentation.

Savvy on First is open Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday brunch is served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes fresh pastries baked daily, homemade sandwiches and soups. Customers rave about the Friday night fried chicken dinners.

Savvy on First
116 E. First Street
Cloverdale, CA
707-894-3200
www.SavvyonFirst.net
Media Contact: Kristine Bodily
707-894-3200

Roast and Vine Coffee perks up in Petaluma
Grab a cup of coffee and quick bite at Roast and Vine Coffee Shop in Petaluma. Located in the Petaluma Hotel, Roast and Vine serves Equator Coffees and Teas from San Rafael. Equator is a company that focuses on sustainability, quality, and community, which also matches the philosophy of Roast and Vine.

That philosophy doesn't stop with the coffee. Roast and Vine uses ingredients from Petaluma and Sonoma County, including Clover organic milk, local pastries from Bovine Bakery, Lydia's Organics for gluten-free and vegan pastries, and Sonoma Muffin Works for pastries, bagels, and delicious breakfast burritos.

The café staff also makes specialty sandwiches in-house using Full Circle bread with locally grown produce and cheese.

Roast and Vine is open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Roast and Vine Coffee
100 Washington Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-364-3643
www.RoastandVine.com
Media Contact:
Management@RoastandVine.com
707-364-3643

New patio at Catelli's Restaurant now open
Domenica Cattelli, chef and co-owner of Catelli's Restaurant in Geyserville shopped, chopped, and cooked her way to a win on a recent episode of the Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games (host Guy Fieri is also a Sonoma County resident). When visitors come to taste her food for themselves, they can also check out the newly remodeled patio area of the restaurant.

The space includes a 3,500-square-foot patio area and a 3,500-square-foot garden area. When weather permits, diners enjoy it as an outdoor option, but it also available for wedding rehearsals, dance parties and other large gatherings.

Designer Kent Gordon England wanted to create an oasis within downtown Geyserville. The circular patio floor is made of an elaborate swirl of Italian, black-and-white checkerboard marble. A manicured gravel path garden is framed by flowers, in raised beds, bushes, trees and climbing a back wall.

Catelli's is open Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday) serving lunch and dinner.

Catelli's Restaurant
21047 Geyserville Avenue
Geyserville, CA
707-857-3471
www.mycatellis.com
Media Contact: Nick Catelli
707-857-3471

Native Kitchen and Kombucha Bar, Petaluma, caters to all
This new gluten-free and vegan-friendly eatery just opened its doors in Petaluma. Native Kitchen will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten/nut-free options. It also specializes in making its own kumbucha, a probiotic, lightly fermented beverage, using fresh fruit and herbs.

Owner Jasmine Dravis has created a menu of all local, organic and biodynamic health foods that she says have a healing intent. Meat and dairy lovers will also entrees to love.

Customers may also take the lifestyle with them, as Native Kitchen stocks house-made shrubs sold retail, along with handmade facial and body products, plus a packaged food-to-go case.

Native Kitchen
110 Petaluma Boulevard North
Petaluma, CA
707-787-8073
www.NativeKombucha.com
Media Contact: Jasmine Dravis
707-787-8073

 

ACTIVITIES

Obsidian Wine Tours features “green” wines
Obsidian Wine Tours introduces wine lovers to environmentally progressive wineries and vineyards, and gets them sniffing and swirling artisan “green” wines.

Anna Brittain, owner and operator, serves as a guide who brings visitors to visit small-production wineries, sip hard-to-find wines, and have down-to-earth conversations about grape growing and winemaking. She also helps visitors understand “green” wine and the progressive farming and business practices that are involved.

Brittain works with each client to plan a customized full day tour that can include up to six guests. Prices start at $289 per person for two people, and decrease with additional guests. Prices include travel in a Hybrid Toyota Highlander, a lunch made with local and sustainable foods, and taxes.

Obsidian Wine Tours
www.obsidiantours.com
707-347-9057
Media Contact: Anna Brittain
707-347-9057
wine@obsidiantours.com

New shop for BikePartners.net expands to Santa Rosa
Cycling is one of Sonoma County's favorite sports. Now there is a newly expanded shop in Santa Rosa's Historic Railroad Square that caters to the needs of cyclists, whether they're local, or visiting.

Owner Geoffrey Smith says the new shop has plenty of room to show off their beautiful Bike Friday and Montague bikes, and unique touring accessories. At BikePartners.net, customers can purchase or rent bicycles, get tour routes, or sign up for guided tours.

BikePartners.net
512 Wilson Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
855-483-3732
www.BikePartners.net
Media Contact: Geoffrey Smith
855-483-3732
rentabike@bikepartners.net

New helicopter tours from Helico Sonoma takes off
See Sonoma County from a new perspective during a helicopter tour with Helico Sonoma. Chief pilot and operating officer, Daniel King, a fifth generation resident, is as passionate about helicopters as he is about his home, Sonoma Wine Country.

Helico Sonoma offers 30-minute helicopter tours for $300 per person, and one-hour tours for $600 per person. They are also running a fall special that includes a 20-minute helicopter tour with wine and food pairing at Williamson Wines in downtown Healdsburg. The cost for the special is $265 per person.

Helico Sonoma
5000 Flightline Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-526-8949
www.HelicoSonoma.com 
Media Contact: Daniel King
707-526-8949
dan@helicosonoma.com

Karma Tales offers relaxing activities
Vacationers looking for a holistic Sonoma County experience can enlist the help of Karma Tales.

If guests are looking to relax and sip wine in the sun after receiving a massage and a home cooked Ayurvedic meal; or if they want to push themselves to the limits while hiking, doing yoga, archery, or dance, Karma Tales can customize a retreat.

They work with a number of destinations in Sonoma County and can help find lodging, or pick you up at the lodging of your choice for your wellness and adventure services.

Karma Tales
Bodega Bay, CA 94923‎
707-495-2855
www.KarmaTales.com
Media Contact: Hannah Gart
707-495-2855

Burlesque moves now found in Wine Country
Cabaret de Caliente is a company that adds spice to Sonoma County's nightlife. The production company offers burlesque and variety performance dance classes at a number of locations throughout the area.

Visitors may also enjoy live performances at Burlesque at Buck's, Buck's Rivermill Dinner Theater in Guerneville, and at the HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol for Bubbly Burlesque every third Thursday of the month. Dancers are also available to perform at private parties and events.

Cabaret de Caliente Bubbly Burlesque
230 Petaluma Ave.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
www.cabaretdecaliente.com
Media Contact: Eva D'Luscious
415-699-1282
evadluscious@gmail.com

Brew Brothers Brewery Tours specializes in local suds
Brew Brothers Brewery Tours is a tour company that specializes in guided tours of Sonoma County beer destinations.

Headed by two craft-beer enthusiasts on a mission to bring people to the craft beer brewed locally, the tours can accommodate groups large and small.

Tours can be customized to include lunch, snacks, and up to six breweries. Make it an all day event or only a couple of hours. Guests may opt for the VIBE (Very Important Beer Enthusiast) Tour. This excursion includes a driver/guide, three brewery stops with two to three tastings at each stop. The price of the VIBE tour is $75 per person.

Brew Brothers Brewery Tours
Sebastopol, CA
707-206 PINT (7468)
www.brewbrothersbrewerytours.com
Media Contact: Lou Oken
info@brewbrothersbrewerytours.com
707-206-7468

Beer Belly Brewing Supply helps home brewers
Craft beer is making its mark in Wine Country. And just like home winemakers, home beer brewers are inspired to create their own concoctions. Beer Belly Brewing Supply is the one-stop shop for home brewers looking for equipment, ingredients and advice.

Beer Belly Brewing Supply is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Beer Belly Brewing Supply
399 Business Park Court, Ste. 204
Windsor, CA 95492
707-837-5750
www.BeerBellyBrewingSupply.com
Media Contact: Christal Farias
707-837-5750

Sonoma Mancave opens store
The man cave has emerged as a “must have” space in most homes, and now Sonoma Mancave is a store that helps men outfit their own cave. The shop sells collector's neon beer signs, pint glasses, and tap handles bearing the names of breweries, beer trays and trinkets, shot glasses, beer pong game tables, and sports- and beer-themed wood plaques.

Sonoma Mancave is located on Windsor's Town Green and is open Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sonoma Mancave
513 David Clayton Lane
Windsor, CA 95492
707-953-2283
Media Contact: Natalee Tappin
707-953-2283
sonomamancave@gmail.com

 

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Sonoma County, located 45 minutes north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, provides a genuine, independent, and adventurous wine country experience, featuring more than 400 wineries, 100-plus organic farms, and over 50 miles of stunning Pacific coast.

For a free visitors guide or information on hotels, wineries, events, spas, attractions, and dining in Sonoma County, visit www.sonomacounty.com or call 800-576-6662.

 

Media Contact:
Birgitt Vaughan
bvaughan@sonomacounty.com
+1-707-522-5826