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TRAVELING WITH JORDAN
WHILE YOU'RE HERE
Noble Folk

Green Music Center

Barlow Fizz, Spoonbar

Hog Island Oyster Farm

OUR TOP 20 THINGS TO DO IN SONOMA COUNTY
Living in a culinary vacation destination has more than its fair share
of perks when it comes to food, drink and scenery. Here are some of
our staff's favorite insider tips for your wine country bucket list.
Sip espresso martinis during the
afternoon at Rustic restaurant's bar
at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in
Geyserville. - John Jordan
francisfordcoppolawinery.com

Attend the Russian River Beer Revival
and BBQ Cook Off in August, hosted
on the banks of the Russian River.
- John Duckett, Winemaking
stumptown.com/revival

Bring your favorite bottle of wine and
a blanket to a concert on the sweeping
lawn of the new Green Music Center in
Rohnert Park.
- Sean Brosnihan, Guest Services
gmc.sonoma.edu

Bike the Alexander Valley on a quiet
Sunday morning, ending up at Jimtown
Store for a sandwich and a beer.
- Rob Davis, Winemaking
jimtown.com

Order a Barlow Fizz at Spoonbar's
open-air bar in downtown Healdsburg.
- Lydia Stafford, Guest Services
spoonbar.com
Watch sunset at the Lake Sonoma
Overlook with a bottle of crisp white
wine and Laura Chenel goat cheeses.
- Regina Sanz, Marketing
russianrivertravel.com
Enjoy the Venetian Breakfast at Graton's
cozy Willow Wood Market Café.
- Claire Smith, Guest Services
willowwoodgraton.com
Get a facial and sip herbal tea in the
tranquil gardens of Osmosis Day Spa in
Freestone.
- Nitsa Knoll, Hospitality & Events
osmosis.com
Imbibe a tasting flight at Spirit Works
Distillery in Sebastopol's Barlow district.
- Drew Ross, Marketing
spiritworksdistillery.com

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Start a long day of wine tasting with a
plate of Chilaquiles at El Molino Central
in Sonoma.
- Whitney Beery, Guest Services
facebook.com/elmolinocentralsonoma
Have a Dictator pizza (only on the
dinner menu) in the backyard patio
at Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria in
Geyserville.
- John Jordan
diavolapizzeria.com
Drive to the coast and have a light
lunch at Hog Island Oyster Farm's
waterfront picnic area on the Marin
County border.
- Lisa Mattson, Marketing
hogislandoysters.com/visit
Experience the peace and beauty of
wine country with Yoga Hike Sonoma.
- Lori Green, Marketing
meetup.com/yogahike-sonoma
Play shuffleboard while enjoying $7
drinks at Healdsburg's dive bar, John &
Zeke's. - Maribel Soto, Guest Services
yelp.com

Mingle with the locals at Café Lucia in
Healdsburg during Oyster Hour. Fresh
oysters are $1 and glasses of sparkling
are $5 from 5 to 6 p.m. daily.
- Todd Knoll, Culinary
cafelucia.net
After a hike at Goat Rock Beach, stop
for Sonoma's best fish and chips (made
with local rock cod) at The Boat House,
just north of Bodega Bay.
- Pat Fallon, Winemaking
yelp.com
Indulge in a "plate of a thousand fries"
and a glass of bubbly at Bistro Ralph on
the Healdsburg square.
- Carrie White, Guest Services
bistroralph.com
Relax on the hidden patio at Mateo's
Cocina Latina in Healdsburg, sipping
rare tequilas paired with hamachi
ceviche.
- Maribel Soto, Guest Services
mateoscocinalatina.com
Drive to the coast on Sunday morning
for fried chicken and waffles at Rocker
Oysterfeller's in Valley Ford.
- Sean Brosnihan, Guest Services
rockeroysterfellers.com
Try an affogato with maple cornflake ice
cream at Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie
Bar in Healdsburg.
- Maggie Kruse, Winemaking
thenoblefolk.com

http://www.thenoblefolk.com http://gmc.sonoma.edu http://www.spoonbar.com http://www.hogislandoysters.com/visit https://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com http://www.stumptown.com/revival http://www.cafelucia.net http://www.jimtown.com http://gmc.sonoma.edu http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-boat-house-bodega-bay http://www.spoonbar.com https://www.facebook.com/elmolinocentral http://www.bistroralph.com http://www.russianrivertravel.com/parks-lakesonoma.htm http://www.diavolapizzeria.com http://www.mateoscocinalatina.com http://www.willowwoodgraton.com http://www.hogislandoysters.com/visit http://www.rockeroysterfellers.com http://www.osmosis.com http://www.meetup.com/yogahike-sonoma http://www.thenoblefolk.com http://www.spiritworksdistillery.com http://www.yelp.com/biz/john-and-zekes-bar-healdsburg

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