When you visit Sonoma Valley, you'll definitely spend some time on the Plaza and visiting wineries. Plan to hit the Plaza on your first day so you can stop by the Visitors Bureau (beautiful stone building on First Street East side of Plaza) to pick up coupons for the wineries. Most wineries now charge $10 to $20 for tastings. The... More

Went for our wedding anniversay and had a wonderful time. We have been to wine country in France and though the experiences are different we very surprised at the quality of the winerys in California. We will return on our next trip to San Francsico.

very beautiful farm land yes. Thing is the majority of the US is full of beautiful farm land. Reminded me of the Sacs fifth avenue of farming. Again gorgeous but all farming to me is? Unless you are a lush its way over rated. Great flowers, animals, and gardens.

Sonoma is the quiet/hidden sister valley to Napa. Everybody who goes to wine country thinks Napa up front, but the truth is, Sonoma valley is better. Its a quieter valley and has the same high quality experiences you'll get in Napa. We much preferred to stay in Sonoma for our tours and you'll think the same way once you check... More

When I graduated from the local high school in 1960, there were four wineries in the whole Valley. Since then the open space has been largely filled by vineyards rather than houses. We have the best Plaza in Wine Country and lots of gret places to eat, which I will comment on. Enjoy!

This beautiful wine growing region is less well known than Napa Valley, but in my opinion produces deeper and fuller flavoured wines due to the rocky terrain.There are an abundance of great wineries from the small and intimate cave setting of Deerfield Ranch, to the large Sterling winery, which deploys cable cars to allow you to sample their delights! Many... More

I have had the pleasure of driving through the vineyards for the past 18 years. So, if you are in the area, please take the drive through the Sonoma Valley and enjoy wine country

Sonoma valley is less known than Napa, but is less touristic. Renting a bike a the Sonoma Valley Bike Tours is a must. The Sonoma valley mountain road leads you to very quiet, but steep roads.

We visited Benziger's Family Winery in Sonoma on a tour.We saw the cave where they age the grapes in the barrels.We saw the vineyards with the different types of grapes growing. We had a great wine tasting from white to red.Their wines are all great.They sell many wine accessories in their store.The scenery on the ride up was lovely. We... More